| Senior post player Amanda Brown and the Lady Lions will take on #13 Purdue Sunday at 2 p.m., in West Lafayette, Ind. Brown posted her fourth double-double of the season in Thursday's overtime loss to Illinois. |
- Purdue Game Notes
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.; December 30, 2006 ?? The Lady Lions (7-7, 0-1 Big Ten) close out a four-game road trip in tall order against #13/13 Purdue (12-2, 1-0) at Mackey Arena on Sunday at 2 p.m. Penn State is coming off its second overtime game of the season, a 74-65 loss to Illinois, and is in search of its first Big Ten win of the season. A win over the Boilermakers would also mark PSU??s first win over a ranked opponent since Dec. 2004.
The contest can be heard on the Penn State Sports Radio Network with Jerry Fisher calling the action. The game will air locally on WMAJ and WBUS. The audio feed will also be available at www.GoPSUSports.com along with a link to live stats.
The Lady Lions are 14-17 all-time against Purdue, but lead the series in Big Ten games by a 13-11 margin. PSU is just 4-10 all-time in West Lafayette. The Boilermakers have won the last three meetings in the series.
Last time out, Illinois converted on back-to-back three-point plays and iced the game with perfect free throw shooting in the final two minutes to hand Penn State a heartbreaking 74-65 overtime loss. The Lady Lions had a balanced attack as eight players scored in the game, led by junior guard Kam Gissendanner??s (Clairton, Pa.) season-high 18 points. Senior post player Amanda Brown (Kennett Square, Pa.) notched her fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 16 rebounds, while freshman guard Tyra Grant (Youngstown, Ohio) was the third Lady Lion in double figures with 14 tallies.
Brown ranks in the top 15 in the Big Ten conference in scoring (13.5), rebounding (9.4), blocks (23), field goal percentage (.552) and free throw percentage (.772). Grant is also averaging double figures in the scoring column at a 12.3 per game clip, while sophomore guard Brianne O??Rourke (Pittsburgh, Pa.) surpassed the 300-point plateau for her career with seven points in the overtime loss to Illinois.
The Boilermakers, ranked 13th in both the AP and Coaches polls, are 12-2 overall and 1-0 in conference play this season. Senior Katie Gearlds is the team??s leading scorer with an 18.2 scoring average, which is second in the Big Ten. Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton has had a solid start to the season, averaging 14.3 points, a team-high 8.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game.
The Lady Lions return home for the first time in nearly a month when they host Northwestern on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m., in their Big Ten home opener. After a road game at Michigan on Jan. 7, Penn State returns home to face nationally-ranked Ohio State (Jan. 11) and Michigan (Jan. 14).
Single-game tickets and ??Sunday FunDay?? mini-plan packages for the Lady Lions may be purchased by visiting the ticket section of GoPSUsports.com or by calling the ticket office at 814-865-5555. Women's single game tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for students and youth (under 18). Mini ticket plans are also available.