Lady Lions Meet DePaul Monday in NCAA Tournament Second RoundLady Lions Meet DePaul Monday in NCAA Tournament Second Round

Lady Lions Meet DePaul Monday in NCAA Tournament Second Round

March 20, 2011

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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Coming off of their first NCAA Tournament win in seven years, the No. 6 seeded Penn State Lady Lions (25-9, 11-5) continue their postseason march against No. 3 seed DePaul (28-6, 13-3 Big East) in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament Monday at 7 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center. The first 100 Penn State students will get in for free at Gate A with their ID, courtesy of the Lady Lion Cager Club. The game will be televised on ESPNU and ESPN2, based on a coverage map, or on ESPN3.com. The winner of Monday's game will advance to the Sweet Sixteen to face the winner of the Duke-Marist game in Philadelphia on Sunday, March 27.

Tickets for Monday's 2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Second Round game are now available and can be purchased by calling 814-865-5555 or visiting the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office on Monday beginning at 10 a.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth and students. Groups of 20 or more can purchase single-session tickets for $8 each. The first 100 Penn State students will get in for free for Monday's game, courtesy of the Lady Lion Cager Club.

The Lady Lions used a 25-point performance from sophomore guard Alex Bentley (Indianapolis, Ind.) to post their first NCAA Tournament win since 2003-04 with a 75-66 decision over No. 11 seed Dayton (21-12) Saturday. Penn State is now a perfect 9-0 in NCAA Tournament games in the Bryce Jordan Center. Bentley connected on 12 field goal attempts en route to her game-high 25 points. Sophomore forward Mia Nickson (Ashburn, Va.) posted her sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. She was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line.

The Blue Demons advanced with a hard-fought 56-43 win over No. 14 seed Navy Saturday. Felicia Chester had a double-double for DePaul with 12 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four assists and six steals. Anna Martin and Katherine Harry added 10 tallies each to help the Blue Demon cause.

The Blue Demons are ranked 12th in the Associated Press Poll and 10th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. DePaul are 28-6 overall record and 13-3 mark in Big East play. Keisha Hampton paces five Blue Demon players averaging double figures with a 15.8 scoring mark. Felicia Chester accounts for 11.3 points and a team-best 6.6 rebounds per game, while Anna Martin (10.9 ppg) and Sam Quigley (10.2 ppg) also average double-digits.

The Lady Lions are a perfect 4-0 all-time against DePaul, including a 2-0 mark in home games. The squads last met Dec. 30, 1992 when Penn state picked up an 85-78 win in Chicago. Penn State and DePaul have met once in NCAA Tournament play with the Lady Lions claiming a 77-54 win at University Park in the second round of the 1992 NCAA tourney.

NCAA Tournament Notes:

  • The Lady Lions are 27-21 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including a 17-4 mark in home games.
  • Penn State picked up its first NCAA Tournament win since 2003-04 with a 75-66 win over Dayton Saturday.
  • The Lady Lions are a perfect 9-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament games at the Bryce Jordan Center.
  • Penn State is 13-3 all-time in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
  • The Lady Lions continue to lead the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage (.422).
  • Penn State holds a 9-7 record in second round NCAA Tournament games.
  • With a win over DePaul, the Lady Lions would advance to their 12th Sweet Sixteen.
  • With 226 threes this year, the Lady Lions need three three-pointers to break the single-season record for three-pointers made, which is currently held by the 2002-03 squad (228).
  • With 12 points against Dayton, Maggie Lucas passed Kahadeejah Herbert for 16th on Penn State's single season scoring list (545).
  • With a pair of three-pointers against Dayton, Lucas tied James Madison's Dawn Evans for 12th on the NCAA's single-season three-pointers list (112).
  • With eight rebounds against Dayton, Nikki Greene passed Susan Robinson for 15th on Penn State's season rebounding list (266).
  • Greene also passed Mary Donovan for sixth on PSU's season blocks list (74) with a pair of rejections against Dayton.
  • Greene surpassed the 500-point plateau for her career (504) with five tallies against the Flyers. She is the 61st player in school history to reach the mark.
  • Alex Bentley attempted 28 field goals against the Flyers, the most field goal attempts by a Penn State player in the NCAA Tournament, besting the mark of 26 set by Kelly Mazzante against Florida International on March 17, 2002.
  • Mia Nickson recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Penn State is making its 22nd overall NCAA Tournament appearance and first since losing in the first round of the 2005 tourney.
  • Penn State is one of 12 teams to earn 22 or more NCAA Tournament berths.
  • Lucas surpassed Kelly Mazzante's freshman season scoring record with 545 points this year.
  • Bentley is 10th on Penn State's career assists average chart (4.5) and 13th in scoring (13.1).
  • Lucas is 12th on Penn State's career three-pointers list (112), while Zhaque Gray is 13th (101).

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