Dec. 6, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Penn State Lady Lion guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) garnered her third consecutive Big Ten Freshman of the Week award after averaging 19.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Lady Lions. Her three Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors are the third-most since the award's inception last season. Iowa's Jaime Printy and Illinois' Karisma Penn each claimed four awards last year.
In a tough overtime loss at Boston College in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Lucas had a career-high 28 points, including six three-pointers. She was 6-for-13 from long range in the game. Lucas also pulled in three rebounds and blocked her second career shot versus the Eagles. The native of Narberth, Pa., was also a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. In Sunday's wire-to-wire win over the Big 12's Texas Tech, Lucas was 4-for-8 from the field on the way to 10 points. She nailed two critical three-pointers to thwart Lady Raider runs in the second half.
The native of Narberth, Pa., is second on the team and eighth in the Big Ten in scoring at a 16.1 per game rate. Lucas is also 12th in three-point field goal percentage (.426) and first in in three-pointers made (3.2). Additionally, she is tied for second in the Big Ten in free throw percentage with a 94.7% (18-19) from the charity stripe.
The Lady Lions continue their seven-game homestand against Army on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at a special 6:30 p.m. start. Any military members can present their ID to get a free ticket to the game. The first 200 fans will receive a camouflage Coquese's Corps t-shirt. 2010-11 Lady Lion Basketball Single-game tickets are available by calling 814-863-1000 or 800-NITTANY. The PNC Flex Books are available again this year for $99. The Flex Book gives fans 12 vouchers, including one for the Coaches vs. Cancer game and one for the Pink Zone game, that can be redeemed for Nittany Lion and Lady Lion Basketball tickets in any combination.
The 2011 WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State will take place on Sunday, Feb. 27 at noon as the Lady Lions take on Northwestern in the Bryce Jordan Center. The game can be seen on the Big Ten Network. Last year, the Lady Lions donated more than $80,000 for breast cancer causes. This year's fundraising efforts will benefit the Mount Nittany Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. For more information on the Pink Zone at Penn State, visit the official Pink Zone website at www.gopsusports.com/pinkzone. The WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State is also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pinkzoneatpennstate.
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