2023-24 PSU WBB Thread

[Tom McAndrew]

smh. PSU gets a block, but then tries a length-of-the-court pass, which a Nova defender touches and then the ball goes off the intended PSU target and OOB.

50-54, with 7.8 sec left, and PSU takes over after a missed FT. PSU calls a TO.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

PSU throws the ball away on the inbounds play, so this game is basically over.

 

[CoolBean]

Coaching lost this game with personnel selection

 

[PSUJam]

Coaching lost this game with personnel selection

Have you been watching all season?

 

[@jayhimes]

Down 4, 8 seconds left and Brigham inbounds to the far side of the court and over the heads of everybody.

 

[CoolBean]

Tennessee fired the coach for not get past the sweet 16, PSU will probably give this coach an extension for making the final 4

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Final: 58-53, Nova

 

[fairgambit]

This was a game they needed to win. They failed. Of course, losing on a Monday at 2:30 in the afternoon, helps. Almost no one will notice or care.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[PSUJam]

This team will look a LOT different next season with losing their 2 top scorers in Owusu and Marisa with no eligibility left. They also lose Pinto, Brigham and Valladay. Valladay's knee injury turned out to be huge as the team play looked much different down the stretch with her out for the season.

The have 5 2024 recruits coming in to replace those that leave, and also with all the transfers they took last season (Owusu, Valladay, Pinto and Brigham being 4 of them), I'd have to imagine they look for another veteran scorer or two in the portal. All of this assuming they bring Kreiger back.

 

[BobPSU92]

SURGING.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[psuro]

Tough loss for the Lady Lions - but the program has made a steady improvement under Coach K.

 

[psuro]

Tennessee fired the coach for not get past the sweet 16, PSU will probably give this coach an extension for making the final 4

Considering the disparity between the two programs, especially the last few years, that would be fine.

Penn State

2014–15	Coquese Washington	6–24	3–15	13th
2015–16	Coquese Washington	12–19	6–12	11th
2016–17	Coquese Washington	21-11	9-7	7th	WNIT Third Round
2017–18	Coquese Washington	16-16	6-10	11th	WNIT First round
2018–19	Coquese Washington	12-18	5-13	12th
Coquese Washington:
Carolyn Kieger (Big Ten) (2019–Present)​
2019–20	Carolyn Kieger	7–23	1–17	14th
2020–21	Carolyn Kieger	9–15	6–13	11th
2021–22	Carolyn Kieger	11–18	5–13	12th
2022–23	Carolyn Kieger	14–17	4–14	T–12th
2022–23	Carolyn Kieger	19–12	9–9	T–6th	WBIT

2014–15	Tennessee	30–6	15–1	T-1st	NCAA Elite Eight
2015–16	Tennessee	22–14	8–8	T-7th	NCAA Elite Eight
2016–17	Tennessee	20–12	10–6	5th	NCAA Second Round
2017–18	Tennessee	25–8	11–5	T-4th	NCAA Second Round
2018–19	Tennessee	19–13	7–9	T-8th	NCAA First Round
Kellie Harper (2019–2024)​
2019–20	Tennessee	21–10	10–6	T–3rd	No postseason - COVID-19
2020–21	Tennessee	17–8	9–4	3rd	NCAA Second Round
2021–22	Tennessee	25–9	11–5	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2022–23	Tennessee	23–11	13–3	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2023–24	Tennessee	20–13	10–6	T–4th	NCAA Second Round

 

[PSU1969A]

Have you been watching all season?

Yes, can not figure out why our 2,000+ point scorer is getting so few minutes? When game on the line, want our best player #20 on the court with #5.

 

[PSUJam]

Well this sucks.

Report: Penn State women's basketball guard Shay Ciezki enters transfer portal

Penn State lost one of its star youngsters to the transfer portal.

www.psucollegian.com

 

[PSUJam]

This one doesn't hurt so much.

 

[GrimReaper]

Well this sucks.

Report: Penn State women's basketball guard Shay Ciezki enters transfer portal

Penn State lost one of its star youngsters to the transfer portal.

www.psucollegian.com

Definitely not good. A solid players on a team that didn't have many.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[PSUJam]

This is getting really concerning.

 

[GrimReaper]

This is getting really concerning.

Not good. Solid player. Committed to Kieger at Marquette and flipped when Kieger changed jobs,

 

[BobPSU92]

Kieger’s got this.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[GrimReaper]

Well this sucks.

Report: Penn State women's basketball guard Shay Ciezki enters transfer portal

Penn State lost one of its star youngsters to the transfer portal.

www.psucollegian.com

This one doesn't hurt so much.

This is getting really concerning.

Pondering why three players who one would expect to see considerable minutes are transferring leads me to wonder whether there is something going on with Kieger's retention.

 

[PSUJam]

Pondering why three players who one would expect to see considerable minutes are transferring leads me to wonder whether there is something going on with Kieger's retention.

Agree. Her decisions wrt playing time down the stretch were questionable at best.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[BobPSU92]

Kieger really has lost the locker room. Time to hire Dawn Staley.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[GrimReaper]

Nothing new here. Kieger goes through assistants like someone with chronic diarrhea goes through toilet paper.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Achowalogan]

Not sure how Gracie Merkle fits Coach K’s fast-pace, push the ball up the floor system…..

 

[@jayhimes]

Not sure how Gracie Merkle fits Coach K’s fast-pace, push the ball up the floor system…..

Not sure either. Maybe at 6.6 you can sacrifice some speed? Her profile is impressive however. Don’t know the extent of her injury in sitting out all of last season MEd RS.
https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/sports/womens-basketball/roster/gracie-merkle/8258

 

[Tom McAndrew]