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2017–18 Penn State Lady Lions Basketball Team
The 2017–18 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 11th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 16–16, 6–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to Michigan. They received an at-large to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Radford in the first round. Previous season The Lady Lions finished the 2016–17 season 21–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ohio and Fordham before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquese Washington
Coquese Makebra Washington (born January 17, 1971) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player and former associate head coach at Notre Dame. She is currently the head basketball coach for the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights women's basketball team. Washington holds a law degree and was the first president of the WNBA Players Association, holding that position from 1999 to 2001. She played high school basketball at Flint Central High School and collegiate basketball at the University of Notre Dame. High school Washington attended high school at Flint Central High School in Flint, Michigan. She was the starting point guard for all four years of her high school basketball career, the first player at Central to earn a starting position in all four years. Washington earned all-state honors in back to back years. In her senior year she scored 373 points to set a school scoring record for a single season, And went on to score a total of 1,123 points in her career. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |