Despite a 23-point effort from Big Ten Player of the Year Maggie Lucas, the #1 seeded Lady Lions were upset by the #4 seeded Michigan State Spartans on Saturday night, 54-46.
The #8 Lady Lions will take on the unranked Buckeyes in the semi-finals of the Big Ten Tournament tonight in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Maggie Lucas was named Big Ten Player of the Year by the coaches and media following a 34-point performance against Nebraska last night. In addition, Coquese Washington was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by the media for the second year in a row.
The Penn State Lady Lions basketball team clinched sole possession of the Big Ten Conference title for the second season in a row after beating Nebraska, 82-67, in Lincoln on Sunday night.
For just the fourth time this season, the Lady Lions (23-4, 13-2) were handed a loss, this time by the Golden Gophers (17-12, 9-6) of Minnesota, 89-81. Set in Minneapolis Thursday night, and coming off of a huge conference title-clinching win against Michigan, Penn State couldn't get back on top after trailing by as many as 13 points in the second half.
In front of a Pink Zone crowd of over 14,000, the Lady Lions clinched at least a share of the Big Ten Championship with a win over Michigan, 68-57.