UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--Just before the New Year rolls in at midnight on Friday morning, a new phase of the season will be starting up for the Lady Lions basketball team Thursday afternoon. That new phase is the Big Ten portion of the schedule, and head coach Coquese Washington has her team prepared to face a strong conference this season.
"It's certainly different than non-conference play," Washington said. "We look at the season as phases; you have the non-conference phase, you have the conference phase, then you have the Big Ten Tournament and postseason play. We're in phase two and we're ready to get it going.