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| 2025–26 Penn State Lady Lions basketball |
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| Big Ten Conference |
| 11–18 (4–14 Big Ten) |
| Carolyn Kieger (7th season) |
| Shenise Johnson |
| Sean Bair |
| Bob Dunn |
| Adrienne Motley |
| Bryce Jordan Center |
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.
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.
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
There was no recruiting class of 2025.
| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2025*1:00 p.m. | California (PA) | Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA | ||||||
| November 3, 2025*5:00 p.m., B1G+ | Bucknell | W 83–55 | 1–0 | 24 – .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Tied | 7 – Evans | 7 – McMiller | Rec Hall (1,446)State College, PA | |
| November 7, 2025*6:00 p.m., B1G+ | Cincinnati | W 82–77 | 2–0 | 20 – McMiller | 12 – Merkle | 7 – McMiller | Rec Hall (1,609)State College, PA | |
| November 12, 2025*11:30 a.m., B1G+ | Coppin State | W 90–62 | 3–0 | 21 – McMiller | 9 – McMiller | 4 – Tied | Rec Hall (1,816)State College, PA | |
| November 16, 2025*2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Saint Joseph's | W 89–77 | 4–0 | 25 – Merkle | 11 – Merkle | 6 – Murray | Hagan Arena (1,522)Philadelphia, PA | |
| November 22, 2025*1:00 p.m. | vs. Princeton Battle 4 Atlantis | L 93–100 | 4–1 | 39 – Merkle | 7 – Merkle | 8 – McMiller | Imperial Arena (218)Paradise Island, Bahamas | |
| November 24, 2025*12:00 p.m. | vs. San Diego State Battle 4 Atlantis | W 83–67 | 5–1 | 26 – Merkle | 12 – Merkle | 4 – McMiller | Imperial Arena (367)Paradise Island, Bahamas | |
| November 30, 2025*1:00 p.m., B1G+ | Yale | W 82–64 | 6–1 | 19 – McMiller | 8 – Merkle | 6 – McMiller | Rec Hall (1,461)State College, PA | |
| December 6, 20251:00 p.m., B1G+ | Nebraska | L 83–101 | 6–2(0–1) | 23 – Merkle | 6 – McMiller | 5 – McMiller | Bryce Jordan Center (1,619)State College, PA | |
| December 9, 2025*7:00 p.m., BTN | Arizona State | L 60–74 | 6–3 | 17 – Merkle | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Bryce Jordan Center (1,590)State College, PA | |
| December 14, 2025*3:30 p.m., ESPN | at No. 3 South Carolina | L 55–95 | 6–4 | 22 – McMiller | 9 – Tied | 3 – McMiller | Colonial Life Arena (15,601)Columbia, SC | |
| December 20, 2025*3:30 p.m. | vs. VCU 4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic | W 78–66 | 7–4 | 18 – Murray | 12 – Merkle | 8 – Cleante | Henrico Sports & Events Center (553)Henrico, VA | |
| December 21, 2025*2:30 p.m. | vs. Richmond 4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic | L 54–70 | 7–5 | 15 – Merkle | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Henrico Sports & Events Center (703)Henrico, VA | |
| December 28, 20254:00 p.m., BTN | at No. 14 Iowa | L 76–99 | 7–6(0–2) | 21 – Cleante | 11 – Merkle | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)Iowa, City, IA | |
| December 31, 20252:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 4 UCLA | L 61–97 | 7–7(0–3) | 15 – Merkle | 7 – Smith | 7 – Cleante | Rec Hall (2,189)State College, PA | |
| January 4, 20264:00 p.m., BTN | at Wisconsin | L 73–74 | 7–8(0–4) | 36 – McMiller | 12 – Evans | 3 – Cleante | Kohl Center (3,615)Madison, WI | |
| January 8, 20266:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 9 Michigan | L 65–105 | 7–9(0–5) | 18 – Merkle | 7 – Merkle | 7 – McMiller | Rec Hall (1,468)State College, PA | |
| January 11, 20263:00 p.m., BTN | Illinois | L 76–92 | 7–10(0–6) | 24 – Merkle | 7 – Merkle | 7 – McMiller | Bryce Jordan Center (1,945)State College, PA | |
| January 14, 20256:30 p.m., B1G+ | at No. 14 Ohio State | L 84–108 | 7–11(0–7) | 25 – Murray | 11 – Merkle | 7 – McMiller | Value City Arena (5,884)Columbus, OH | |
| January 18, 20261:00 p.m., B1G+ | Rutgers | L 72–76 | 7–12(0–8) | 27 – McMiller | 11 – McMiller | 5 – Tied | Rec Hall (1,838)State College, PA | |
| January 21, 20269:00 p.m., B1G+ | at No. 25 Washington | L 65–81 | 7–13(0–9) | 19 – Merkle | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,096)Seattle, WA | |
| January 24, 20265:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Oregon | L 59–89 | 7–14(0–10) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Mendelson | 4 – McMiller | Matthew Knight Arena (6,106)Eugene, OR | |
| January 28, 20266:00 p.m., B1G+ | Minnesota | L 66–87 | 7–15(0–11) | 23 – McMiller | 8 – Mendelson | 3 – McMiller | Rec Hall (1,546)State College, PA | |
| February 4, 20267:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Purdue | W 85–82 OT | 8–15(1–11) | 30 – McMiller | 20 – Merkle | 9 – McMiller | Mackey Arena (3,712)West Lafayette, IN | |
| February 7, 20261:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 12 Michigan State | L 70–81 | 8–16(1–12) | 37 – McMiller | 8 – McMiller | 4 – Ranisavljevic | Rec Hall (2,011)State College, PA | |
| February 12, 20267:00 p.m., Peacock | at No. 20 Maryland | L 62–81 | 8–17(1–13) | 30 – McMiller | 7 – Merkle | 4 – Cleante | Xfinity Center (7,015)College Park, MD | |
| February 15, 20264:00 p.m., BTN | Northwestern | W 81–71 | 9–17(2–13) | 32 – McMiller | 12 – McMiller | 4 – Tied | Rec Hall (3,074)State College, PA | |
| February 21, 20264:00 p.m., BTN | at Rutgers | W 87–78 | 10–17(3–13) | 37 – McMiller | 6 – Merkle | 8 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,218)Piscataway, NJ | |
| February 25, 20266:00 p.m., B1G+ | USC | W 85–82 | 11–17(4–13) | 40 – McMiller | 9 – McFadden | 6 – McMiller | Rec Hall (1,650)State College, PA | |
| February 28, 20262:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Indiana | L 59–93 | 11–18(4–14) | 22 – Merkle | 10 – Merkle | 4 – Merkle | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,447)Bloomington, IN | |
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
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