Feb. 28, 2011
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Penn State Lady Lion (22-8, 11-5) guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) finished out the regular season in style with her conference-record eighth Big Ten Freshman of the Week award after averaging 15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals in a 1-1 week for the Lady Lions. Additionally, Lucas moved into a tie with Kelly Mazzante for first place on the Penn State single-season three-pointers list.
Lucas averaged 15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game as the Lady Lions split a pair of contests last week. In Thursday's tough two-point loss to Purdue, Lucas tallied 10 points to go along with four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals. Lucas was stellar in the regular-season finale win over Northwestern Sunday as she posted her 12th 20-point game of the season with 21 tallies on 7-of-13 shooting, including a trio of three-pointers. In her first career start, Lucas handed out a career-best four assists to go along with a pair of steals.
With her three three-pointers against the Wildcats, Lucas tied Mazzante's single-season three-pointers record with her 102nd triple of the season. She is just the third player in Big Ten history to have 100 long range shots in a season (Mazzante and OSU's Caity Matter). Lucas is sixth in the Big Ten in scoring at a 16.3 per game clip and she leads the league in three-pointers per game (3.4). The Narberth, Pa. native is also third in the Big Ten and in the Top 10 nationally in three-point field goal percentage (.449).
The Lady Lions head to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament as the #2 seed where they will face the winner of the Purdue-Indiana game on Friday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m. Penn State has clinched a first round bye for the first time since 2007. The Lady Lions are 21-14 all-time in Big Ten Tournament games and has won two titles (1995, 1996).
Penn State will be hosting the first and second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 19 and Monday, March 21. Tickets are available in all-session packages or as single-session tickets. Tickets can be purchased by calling 814-865-5555 or visiting the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office.
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