Oct. 17, 2007
Lady Lion Media Day Photo Gallery
Coach Washington Press Conference Transcript (10/17)
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The 2007-08 Lady Lions held their annual basketball media day on Wednesday at the Bryce Jordan Center. First-year head coach Coquese Washington held a formal press conference for 30 minutes before giving way to tri-captains Kam Gissendanner (Clairton, Pa.), Brianne O'Rourke (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Mashea Williams (Erie, Pa.). The entire team and coaching staff were available for interviews following the player press conference.
The Lady Lions return three starters, including two-time All-Big Ten honorable mention selection Gissendanner, who is closing in on 1,000 points for her career, and 2006 All-Big Ten honorable mention choice O'Rourke, who is just the 15th player in school history with 200 assists. Williams will also serve as a team captain after accounting for 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game a season ago.
The Lady Lions open the 2007-08 season with an exhibition game against Millersville on Oct. 31 and then host the WBCA/Basketball Travelers Classic at the Bryce Jordan Center November 9-11. Penn State will face Arizona on Nov. 9, before meeting Charlotte (Nov. 10) and in-state rival Pittsburgh (Nov. 11).
This season, Penn State introduces a new seven-game Lady Lion Flex Plan package where fans will receive a ticket to the Duke (Sun., Dec. 2) and Georgetown (Sun., Dec. 9) games and the second annual THINK PINK Day versus Iowa (Sun., Feb. 10), as well as four flex vouchers to redeem in any ticket combination for Big Ten games. Fans can purchase single-game tickets or flex plan packages by visiting the Bryce Jordan Center box office, calling 814-865-5555 or 800-863-3336 or by clicking on the ticket link on www.GoPSUsports.com.