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Penn State women's basketball coach Coquese Washington was signed to a five-year contract extension on Wednesday making her the leader of the program through the 2017 season.

Penn State will enter the 2011-12 women's basketball season as the Big Ten favorites.

The Tar Heels are coming to the BJC this season, as the Penn State Lady Lions are ready to make a return appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Penn State women's basketball hadn't quite been itself for about five or six seasons. I would imagine many of the casual fans who flocked to games and watched on TV during the Portland era were...