The 2025–26 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions are led by seventh-year head coach Carolyn Kieger and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season The Lady Lions finished the 2024–25 season 10–19, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big Ten women's tournament.
Offseason Departures Penn State departures Gabby Elliott 0 G 5'10" Graduate Student Detroit, MI Transferred to Arizona State Cam Rust 1 F 6'1" Freshman Wakefield, RI Transferred to Seton Hall Tamera Johnson 5 F 5'11" Senior Lafayette, LA Graduated Grace Hall 7 F 6'2" Junior Homewood, IL Transferred to SMU Ariana Williams 11 F 6'2" Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to IU Indy Jayla Oden 12 G 5'9" Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated Talayah Walker 20 G 5'10" Freshman Odenton, MD Transferred to Georgia Tech Alli Campbell 22 G 6'0" Senior Altoona, PA Transferred to Fairfield Jill Jekot 24 G 5'11" Freshman Enola, PA Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Incoming transfers Penn State incoming transfers Maggie Mendelson 4 C 6'5" Senior North Ogden, UT Walk-on; Penn State volleyball Amiya Evans 14 F 6'2" Senior Penscaola, FL Georgia Kiyomi McMiller 23 G 5'8" Sophomore Silver Spring, MD Rutgers
Recruiting There was no recruiting class of 2025.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=10 style=""| Regular season
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Rankings
See also 2025–26 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
References