Despite question marks about her status with the program, coach Carolyn Kieger is sticking around.
According to a report by Jon Sauber of the Centre Daily Times, Kieger will be back for the 2025-2026 season.
Source: Penn State set to retain women’s basketball coach Carolyn Kieger.More here:https://t.co/DMXkDRY5QE
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) March 6, 2025
She increased her win total every year since taking over during the 2019-2020 season, with her best being during the 2023-2024 campaign where the Lady Lions were on the cusp of making the NCAA Tournament. It ended in the WBIT Final Four with a loss to Villanova, and was the program's best single-season win total since 2013-2014 with 22 victories.