Full 2019-20 Schedule
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Almost everything is locked in for the 2019-20 Penn State women's basketball campaign, as the Big Ten Conference has announced the dates and opponents for the conference season. Times and television designations will be announced later this fall.
In addition to the seven non-conference home games scheduled, Penn State will host nine Big Ten contests in the friendly confines of the Bryce Jordan Center where the Lady Lions have gone 36-15 over the last three seasons. The Big Ten slate begins with a Saturday, Dec. 28 home showdown with Minnesota.
Penn State will hit the road for back-to-back tilts against Michigan (Dec. 31) and Wisconsin (Jan. 4) before returning home to welcome Michigan State to the Bryce Jordan Center for a Thursday night showdown on Jan. 9.
The Lady Lions travel to Columbus to take on Ohio State on Jan. 12 before hosting Rutgers in the front end of a home-and-home on Jan. 16. After a trip to Northwestern on Jan. 19, Penn State will host Indiana on Jan. 23 before traveling to Purdue on Jan. 26.
Penn State will then play three of its next four games at home, beginning with a Thursday night game against Iowa on Jan. 30. Northwestern then travels to Happy Valley on Sunday, Feb. 2. Penn State heads to Rutgers on Thursday, Feb. 6 before returning home to host Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 9. The game against the Illini will serve as Penn State's 14th-annual Play4Kay Game Benefiting Pink Zone.
The final five games of the regular season feature three away games at Nebraska (Feb. 13), Iowa (Feb. 23) and Michigan State (March 1). The two home games during the final stretch include a Sunday, Feb. 16 tilt against defending regular-season Big Ten champ Maryland and a Thursday, Feb. 27 contest against Michigan.
Schedule Breakdown
Home/Away – Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Rutgers
Home Only – Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota
Away Only – Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
A New Era Begins
Penn State will enter its first season under head coach Carolyn Kieger in 2019-20. Kieger, a 2019 Naismith Women's Coach of the Year Award semifinalist, guided Marquette University to the top of the Big East Conference and three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances as the Golden Eagles' head coach.
Kieger, a 2006 Marquette graduate, comes to Happy Valley after five years at the helm of her alma mater, posting a 99-64 overall record. During the past three seasons, Kieger led the Golden Eagles to sparkling 76-26 mark (43-11 in Big East), which included a pair of Big East regular-season championships and a Big East Tournament Championship. Marquette made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in 20 years, advancing to the round of 32 the past two seasons.
Catch Every Game
Season tickets are available for purchase by clicking HERE, by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting the Athletic Ticket Office in the BJC. The 2019-20 season ticket holder benefits include a pre-season open practice and meet-and-greet with the coaches and team, an in-season chalk talk, and monthly VIP season ticket holder experiences.
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