After it was announced yesterday that Penn State Lady Lions would be featured on ESPN’s Big Monday for the third year in a row, the Big Ten released the conference schedule for the upcoming season.
Coming off of an epic 26-6 season that ended in a shocking loss to LSU in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the back-to-back conference champions are set to take to the court again with head coach Coquese Washington and 2012-2013 Big Ten Player of the Year Maggie Lucas at the helm.
The team opens up a 16-game conference schedule when they travel to Iowa on January 5 and head to Illinois on January 9. Their first home game against a Big Ten opponent takes place on January 12 against Purdue.
The toughest opponents they’ll see (after their strong non-conference slate) will be Nebraska on February 24, Purdue in the home opener and on January 30, and Michigan State on January 19. Each of those three teams went 25-9 on the season in 2012-2013.
It was also announced that the Big Ten Tournament would begin on March 6. The entire Big Ten’s Women’s Basketball schedule can be found here.
The Lady Lions will host the Eighth Annual Pink Zone at Penn State on Sunday, February 16 against Wisconsin. Penn State looks to continue its 20-game winning streak at home in the Bryce Jordan Center. The season begins on November 8 when the Lady Lions take on St. Francis.
