2013–14 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Women's basketball
|year=2013–14
|team=Penn State Lady Lions
|image=Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank= 15
|APRank= 14
|record= 24–8
|conf_record= 13–3
|head_coach=Coquese Washington
|hc_year = 7th
|asst_coach1=Fred Chmiel
|asst_coach2=Kia Damon
|asst_coach3=Maren Walseth
|stadium=Bryce Jordan Center
|champion=Junkanoo Jam Champions
Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
|tourney=NCAA women's tournament
|tourney_result=Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}
The 2013–14 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 7th year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–8 overall, 13–3 in Big Ten play to share the Big Ten Regular Season title with Michigan State. They lost in the quarterfinals to Ohio State in the 2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Wichita State in the first round, Florida in the second round before being eliminated by Stanford in the sweet sixteen.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dara|last=Taylor|link=n|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SR|rs=y|home=Wilmington, Del.|high_school=Caravel Academy/Maryland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Talia|last=East|link=n|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=SR|rs=|home=Philadelphia, Pa.|high_school=Friends' Central School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Keke|last=Sevillian|link=n|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=FR|rs=|home=Goodrich, Mich.|high_school=Goodrich}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alex|last=Harris|link=n|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=FR|rs=|home=Lorain, Ohio|high_school=Lorain}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lindsey|last=Spann|link=n|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=FR|rs=|home=Laurel, Md.|high_school=Good Counsel}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kaliyah|last=Mitchell|link=n|num=15|pos=GF|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Stone Mountain, Ga.|high_school=Stephenson}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Infiniti|last=Alston|link=n|num=20|pos=C|ft=6|in=5|class=FR|rs=|home=Baltimore, Md.|high_school=Digital Harbor}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ariel|last=Edwards|link=n|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=SR|rs=|home=Elmont, N.Y.|high_school=Christ the King}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Peyton|last=Whitted|link=n|num=25|pos=GF|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Suwanee, Ga.|high_school=North Gwinnett}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Maggie|last=Lucas|link=y|num=33|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SR|rs=|home=Narberth, Pa.|high_school=Germantown Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sierra|last=Moore|link=n|num=35|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=y|home=Hanover, Pa.|high_school=Delone Catholic/Duke}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jenny|last=DeGraaf|link=n|num=41|pos=GF|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=Springboro, Ohio|high_school=Springboro}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tori|last=Waldner|link=n|num=44|pos=FC|ft=6|in=5|class=JR|rs=|home=Milton, Ga.|high_school=Milton}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|head_coach=Coquese Washington|asst_coach=Fred Chmiel
Kia Damon
Maren Walseth |roster_url=http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/psu-w-baskbl-mtt.html|accessdate=2013-08-16}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2013-14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2013|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 | Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 10/27/2013
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Lock Haven
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,443
| tv =
| score = 102–51
| overtime =
| record = –
}}
|-
!colspan=9| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/08/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,908
| tv =
| score = 117–77
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/10/2013
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,834
| tv =
| score = 78–61
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2013
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,194
| tv = BTN
| score = 52–71
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Bucknell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,646
| tv =
| score = 92–49
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2013
| time = 3:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = St. George HS Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Freeport, BAH
| gamename = Junkanoo Jam semifinals
| attend = N/A
| tv =
| score = 61–56
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2013
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = St. George HS Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Freeport, BAH
| gamename = Junkanoo Jam championship
| attend = 236
| tv =
| score = 72–60
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2013
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename = ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 5,805
| tv = BTN
| score = 67–77
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2013
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McDonough Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| attend = 529
| tv =
| score = 77–68
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/11/2013
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Frost Arena
| site_cityst = Brookings, SD
| gamename =
| attend = 1,713
| tv =
| score = 79–83
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/15/2013
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,777
| tv =
| score = 66–58
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2013
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Alcorn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = N/A
| tv =
| score = 89–65
| overtime =
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2013
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,629
| tv =
| score = 70–56
| overtime =
| record = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2014
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,230
| tv =
| score = 87–71
| overtime =
| record = 10–3 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2014
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,317
| tv = BTN
| score = 82–76
| overtime =
| record = 11–3 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2014
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,853
| tv = ESPN
| score = 74–84
| overtime =
| record = 11–4 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,964
| tv = BTN
| score = 66–42
| overtime =
| record = 12–4 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2014
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Breslin Center
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 9,232
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 66–54
| overtime =
| record = 13–4 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,828
| tv =
| score = 65–52
| overtime =
| record = 14–4 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,292
| tv = CBS
| score = 83–53
| overtime =
| record = 15–4 (6–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 7,785
| tv = BTN
| score = 75–72
| overtime =
| record = 16–4 (7–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,698
| tv =
| score = 79–75
| overtime =
| record = 17–4 (8–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,033
| tv = BTN
| score = 70–73
| overtime =
| record = 17–5 (8–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 6,591
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 74–54
| overtime =
| record = 18–5 (9–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,115
| tv =
| score = 71–63
| overtime =
| record = 19–5 (10–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/16/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 12,585
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 78–68
| overtime =
| record = 20–5 (11–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,960
| tv = BTN
| score = 82–73
| overtime =
| record = 21–5 (12–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 7,253
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 74–94
| overtime =
| record = 21–6 (12–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2014
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,494
| tv = BTN
| score = 77–62
| overtime =
| record = 22–6 (13–3)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 | 2014 Big Ten Conference women's tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2014
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 11
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 5,903
| tv = BTN
| score = 82–99
| overtime =
| record = 22–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 | 2014 NCAA women's tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/23/2014
| time = 12:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Wichita State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename = First Round
| attend = N/A
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 62–56
| overtime =
| record = 23–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/25/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 3,500
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 83–61
| overtime =
| record = 24–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/30/2014
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| attend = N/A
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 57–82
| overtime =
| record = 24–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Rankings
{{main|2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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See also
References
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