#39 Penn State Women's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Penn State Lady Lions
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #39
 
Conference Rank: #12 Big Ten
 
 
2024-25 Record: 10-19, 1-17
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Carolyn Kieger
Coach Record: 73-105 at Penn State, 172-169 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Gabby Elliott, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg
Alli Campbell, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 4.1rpg, 4.4 apg
Jayla Oden, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.7 apg
Grace Hall, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.4 apg
Talayah Walker, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Tamera Johnson, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.9 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Moriah Murray, Junior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.7 apg
Vitoria Santana, Senior, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.8 apg
 
Key New Players:
Tea Cleante, Freshman, Guard
Amiya Evans, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Georgia
Nyla McFadden, Freshman, Forward
Kiyomi McMiller, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Rutgers
Maggie Mendelson, Senior, Center, Transfer from Nebraska
Gracie Merkle, Junior, Center, Transfer from Bellarmine
Rachael Okokoh, Freshman, Forward
Viktoria Ranisavljevic, Freshman, Guard
Shayla Smith, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.1 (67th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.7 (313, 16)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (22,5)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.0 (330, 16)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.9 (194, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.7 (44, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.6 (233, 14)
Rebound Margin: 5.5 (42, 5)
Assists Per Game: 17.7 (14, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 20.3 (340, 18)