Dec. 20, 2011
Bucknell Game Notes (12/21/11)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The #16/16 Penn State Lady Lions (9-2, 0-0 Big Ten) close out their non-conference schedule with a short trip to visit Bucknell (2-9, 0-0 Patriot) Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game is on WRSC locally with Jerry Fisher and Brian Tripp calling the action. The audio feed and live stats are available at www.GoPSUsports.com.
RADIO/LIVE STATS: The game is on WRSC locally with Jerry Fisher and Brian Tripp calling the action. The audio feed and live stats are available at www.GoPSUsports.com.
LAST TIME OUT: Behind 57 points in the first half, the Lady Lions earned a 103-42 win over Wagner Sunday. Four Lady Lions posted double-digit points to give Penn State an undefeated home non-conference record for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Junior guard Alex Bentley and sophomore guard Maggie Lucas led the Lady Lions with 23 points apiece. Bentley also added five steals and two assists, while Lucas chipped in four rebounds and a steal. Senior Zhaque Gray posted 13 points and Ariel Edwards rounded out Penn State's top scorers with 11 points to go along with six rebounds.
SCOUTING BUCKNELL: The Bison are 2-9 on the season with wins over St. Peter's and Fordham. Amy Zehner leads Bucknell in scoring at a 9.8 clip, while Shelby Romine accounts for 9.3 points and 3.2 assists per game. Lindsay Horbatuck pulls in a team-best 7.8 rebounds per outing to go along with her 6.2 scoring mark.
ALL-TIME VS. THE BISON: The Lady Lions are a perfect 11-0 all-time versus Bucknell, including a 4-0 mark in Lewisburg. The teams have met each of the last four years. Last season, Penn State posted a 96-48 win over the Bison. The Lady Lions are 18-0 all-time against Patriot League schools.
LAST TIME VERSUS BU: The Lady Lions scored 40 points off of 34 Bucknell turnovers en route to a 96-48 victory Dec. 30. Maggie Lucas paced five Lady Lions in double figures with 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting from three-point range. She also added five rebounds and two assists. Mia Nickson was 7-for-11 from the field en route to 18 points to go along with six rebounds and a career-best six steals. Alex Bentley scored all 16 of her points in the second half.
PERFECT HOME NON-CON SLATE: The Lady Lions completed a perfect home non-conference schedule with a dominating 103-42 win over Wagner Dec. 18. Penn State was victorious in all six home non-conference games for the first time since going 7-0 in the 2007-08 campaign, Coquese Washington's first season.
CENTURY MARK TIMES THREE: The Lady Lions reach the 100-point mark for the third time this season with a 103-42 victory over Wagner Dec. 18. Penn State also posted 103 tallies in wins over North Carolina (103-84) and Nevada (103-65). The three 100-point games are tied for the fourth-most 100-point games in a season in school history. The record for 100-point contests is six by the 1984-85 squad. The 1992-93, 1980-81 and 1978-79 teams each reached the century mark three times in their respective seasons.
WALDNER WAILS ON BOARDS: Freshman post player Tori Waldner posted the first double-digit rebounding performance of her career with 10 caroms against Wagner Dec. 18. The rookie hauled in three offensive boards and seven defensive caroms to lead all players. Her previous personal best was nine rebounds against UMES.
GRAY TO 700: With 13 tallies against Wagner Dec. 18, senior guard Zhaque Gray reached the 700-point mark for her career. After scoring just 233 markers in her first two seasons in Happy Valley, Gray has become a solid third scorer for the Lady Lions alongside Maggie Lucas and Alex Bentley.
ANOTHER 20-POINTER FOR LUCAS: Sophomore guard Maggie Lucas posted her third consecutive 20-point game with a game-high 23 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Lucas has also reached at least 20 tallies in five of the last six games.
GRAY INTO TOP 10: Senior Zhaque Gray moved up to ninth place in the Penn State three-point field goals record books with a triple against Wagner Dec. 18. Gray is tied with Tanya Garner for ninth place in all-time three-point field goals made (118). She needs a pair of triples to tie Brianne O'Rourke (120) for eighth place.
After a break for the holiday, the Lady Lions open the Big Ten slate at home against conference newcomer Nebraska on Friday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. The game will be a Subway Full Court 4-Pack where fans can get four tickets, a voucher for four Subway subs and four sodas for $40. Additionally, there will be a Kids FunZone on the concourse. Lady Lion Basketball single-game tickets are available by calling 800-NITTANY. 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 2012 WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26 as the Lady Lions take on Minnesota in the Bryce Jordan Center. Last year, the Lady Lions donated nearly $200,000 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, J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital and Lewistown 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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