- Game Notes
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.; February 10, 2007 ¡ª The Lady Lions (12-12, 5-6 Big Ten) have a lot of items on their check list heading into Sunday's match-up against Northwestern (6-19, 0-12) at Welsh-Ryan Arena at 2 p.m. (Central). A win over the Wildcats would secure a series sweep over Northwestern, would be the Lady Lions' first Big Ten road win of the season and would even PSU's conference record at 6-6.
The game can be heard on the Penn State Sports Radio Network with Jerry Fisher (play-by-play) and Chris Morelli (analyst) describing play. Locally the game will air on the radio on WMAJ and WBUS. The audio feed and a link to GameTracker are available at www.GoPSUSports.com.
The Lady Lions are 24-5 all-time against Northwestern, including a 21-4 mark in Big Ten games. PSU has won 16 of the last 17 meetings, including an 85-53 decision over the Wildcats on Jan. 4. The Lady Lions own a four-game win streak versus NU.
The Lady Lions shot 72.7% in the first half and never looked back on the way to an 85-53 win over Northwestern on Jan. 4. Junior guard Kam Gissendanner (Clairton, Pa.) led four Lady Lions in double figures with a season-high 23 points, including a perfect 9-for-9 effort from the free throw line. Freshman guard Tyra Grant (Youngstown, Ohio) added 18 tallies and six rebounds, while senior post Amanda Brown (Kennett Square, Pa.) chipped in 17 points and six caroms.
Grant is coming off back-to-back 20-point performances after accounting for 22 points at Michigan State Feb. 1 and adding 28 tallies against Wisconsin on THINK PINK Day Feb. 4. Grant is second on the squad in scoring with a 13.4 per game average and is now ninth on the Penn State freshman season scoring list with 322 points. Brown, who was selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District second team Thursday, continues to lead the Lady Lions in scoring at a 13.8 clip. She leads the Big Ten and in 25th in the country in rebounding (9.8) and is second in the league with nine overall double-doubles.
The Wildcats have lost their last 18 games entering Sunday's contest and are 6-19 on the season. Senior A.J. Glasauer has been the top scoring threat for Northwestern, averaging 12.2 points per outing. Sara Stutz is also averaging double figures at an 11.3 per game clip, while freshman Kaitlin McInerney accounts for 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
The Lady Lions return to the friendly confines of the Bryce Jordan Center to face Minnesota on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. Penn State will be celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day by recognizing all of the women's athletic teams at halftime.