Dec. 8, 2008
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The Penn State Lady Lions (4-4) finish their non-conference home schedule against I-80 foe Bucknell (3-3) on Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. The game will tip at 6:30 p.m., and can be seen on the Big Ten Network.
PROMOTIONS:
Tuesday is Toys for Tots night for Lady Lion basketball where fans who donate a new unwrapped toy can receive a free youth ticket or a $5 adult ticket. Fans will also have an opportunity to win tickets to see the Nittany Lion football team take on the USC Trojans in the Rose Bowl.
TV/RADIO/WEB: 
The game can be seen on the Big Ten Network with Jenn Hildreth (play-by-play) and Theresa Grentz (color) calling the action. The contest can also be heard on the Penn State Sports Radio Network with Jerry Fisher (play-by-play) and Kellie Goodman (color) describing play. The game will air locally WMAJ. The audio feed and a link to GameTracker are available at www.GoPSUSports.com.
LAST TIME OUT:
A slow start on Saturday afternoon spelled doom for the Penn State Lady Lions (4-4) as they dropped a 67-66 decision to Dayton (6-3) at the Bryce Jordan Center, snapping a 16-game non-conference home winning streak. Penn State missed its first 10 shots and shot just 25.0% from the field with nine turnovers in the first half. Sophomore post Janessa Wolff led three Lady Lions in double figures with 17 points, including her first career three-pointer. Junior Tyra Grant, who connected on a three-pointer in traffic with two seconds left to make it a one-point game, had 14 points and two assists.
SCOUTING BUCKNELL:
 The Bison are 3-3 on the season, but have lost three in a row heading into the Jordan Center. Amanda Brown leads Bucknell in scoring at 15.0 per game clip, while Joyce Novacek accounts for 9.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
ALL-TIME VS. THE BISON:
The Lady Lions are 8-0 all-time against the Bison, including a 5-0 mark in Happy Valley. Last season, Penn State posted a 64-55 win at Bucknell last season, thanks in part to a 17-point, 11-rebound effort by Mashea Williams and a 20 point night from Tyra Grant.
LAST TIME VS. BU:
Tyra Grant scored 14 of her game-high 20 points in the second half to lead the Lady Lions to a 64-55 victory over Bucknell on Dec. 15, 2007. Mashea Williams posted her first career double-double with 17 points and a career-best 11 rebounds, while freshman Evelyn Lewis registered her first career double-digit rebounding effort with 10 caroms.
OLD HIGH SCHOOL FOES MEET AGAIN:
The last time Penn State's Julia Trogele and Bucknell's Joyce Novacek its was on the floor of the Bryce Jordan Center at the 2007 PIAA State Championship game. Novacek was the victor that day as she led Hopewell to a 37-36 victory over Trogele and Villa Maria Academy in the Class AAA final. Novacek had 12 points, three rebounds and four blocks and Trogele 14 points and eight rebounds for Villa Maria.
MASHEA ON THE ATTACK:
In the two games since returning from a hand injury, Mashea Williams looks like she has not missed a step. The senior guard has registered four steals in both games since returning the lineup and is averaging 9.0 points and 3.0 assists in appearances against Florida State and Dayton.
THIEVERY TIMES 10:
The Lady Lions have accumulated at least 10 steals in each of their last four games against Texas A&M (15), Coppin State (10), Florida State (11) and Dayton (14). The last time Penn State had four consecutive contests with 10 or more steals was the 2004-05 season when the Lady Lions had 10 or more steals in four-straight games (2/17/05-3/4/05).
MAGGIE DIXON CLASSIC:
The Lady Lions will participate in the Third Annual Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008. Penn State faces off against 2008 Final Four participant and five-time national champion Connecticut in the second game of the doubleheader, while Army and Rutgers square off in the first game of the day. Both games will be televised on ESPNU. The tournament is named for former Army women's basketball coach Maggie Dixon who died suddenly of a cardiac arrhythmia on April 6, 2006.
The Lady Lions travel to New York City and Madison Square Garden for the Third Annual Maggie Dixon Classic. The Lady Lions will face the top-ranked Connecticut Huskies at 2 p.m., as part of a doubleheader. Both Maggie Dixon Classic games will be televised on ESPNU. Penn State returns home for its Big Ten opener against Michigan State on Sunday, Dec. 21 at noon, a game that can be seen on the Big Ten Network. For information on Lady Lion Basketball tickets, call the Penn State ticket office at 814-865-5555.
The 2009 WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State proudly supported by Mimi Barash Coppersmith (formerly known as THINK PINK Day) will take place on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m., as the Lady Lions take on Iowa in the Bryce Jordan Center. The game can be seen on www.bigtennetwork.com. The first two Pink Zone events have raised more than $50,000 for breast cancer awareness. This year's fundraising efforts will benefit the Penn State Hershey Breast Cancer Institute, the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition and the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. For more information on the Pink Zone at Penn State, visit the official Pink Zone website at www.gopsusports.com/pinkzone.