Lady Lion Basketball Announces 2016-17 Non-Conference Schedule

Penn State Lady Lion basketball’s 2016-17 non-conference slate will feature eight home games, three true road games and a trip to the San Juan Shootout, the program announced Wednesday.

The Lady Lions open the regular season on the road for just the third time in head coach Coquese Washington’s tenure, traveling to Drexel on Friday, Nov. 11 to open the season. That will be the first road opener for the program since traveling to the University of Dayton to begin 2010-11.

Four straight home games lead the team into a Thanksgiving trip to Puerto Rico, beginning with the home opener on Sunday, Nov. 13 against St. Peter’s University. A home date with Akron is slated for Wednesday, Nov. 16, before the Lady Lions host 2016 NCAA Elite Eight qualifier Tennessee at the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday, Nov. 20. After hosting NCAA participant St. Bonaventure on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the program heads to San Juan, Puerto Rico for a pair of game in the San Juan Shootout.

While on the Caribbean island, the Lady Lions will face Georgia State of the Sun Belt Conference on Friday, Nov. 25 and BIG EAST foe Georgetown on Saturday, Nov. 26. Upon returning to the states, a trip to Chestnut Hill, Mass. and a date with Boston College awaits on Wednesday, Nov. 30 for the 10th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The fourth game in nine days will bring the Lady Lions back to the Bryce Jordan Center for a tilt against Marshall on Saturday, Dec. 3.

The final road trip of the non-conference season will come on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in the form of another trip to Massachusetts and a game at Holy Cross. The final three non-conference games will keep the Lady Lions in Happy Valley, beginning with the Saturday, Dec. 10 meeting with former Penn State point guard Suzie McConnell-Serio’s Pittsburgh squad. American University will come to the University Park campus on Sunday, Dec. 18, while Iona will serve as the final tune-up prior to the beginning of Big Ten play on Dec. 21.