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 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 10, 2017 and ended with the Final Four title game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 2018. Practices officially began in September 29, 2017. Season headli ...

. The Lady Lions, led by 11th-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season of 16–16, 6–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated

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in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to

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. 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 Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

and Fordham before losing to

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in the third round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References