| PENN STATE vs. NORTHWESTERN | |
| Sunday, Jan. 25 - 2 p.m. | |
| Bryce Jordan Center | University Park, Pa. | |
| Game Day Information: | |
| GAME DAY LINKS |
| TV: none |
| Radio: Penn State Sports Network/ 1390 The Fanatic (State College) |
| Live Audio: GoPSUsports.com ($) |
| Live Stream: BTN Plus ($) |
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| Game Notes: Penn State | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Statistics: Penn State | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| INSIDE THE NUMBERS | ||
| PSU | NU | |
| 63.1 | Scoring Offense | 73.6 |
| 69.9 | Scoring Defense | 59.7 |
| -6.8 | Scoring Margin | +13.9 |
| .398 | Field Goal % | .447 |
| .241 | 3pt Field Goal % | .342 |
| .639 | Free Throw % | .686 |
| 41.5 | Rebounds | 38.4 |
| 13.1 | Assists | 17.7 |
| 8.3 | Steals | 11.4 |
| 0.7 | Assist-to-Turnover | 1.1 |
Jan. 23, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The Penn State Lady Lions (4-15, 1-7) complete their two-game homestand at the Bryce Jordan Center when the host Northwestern (14-4, 4-3) Sunday at 2 p.m. The game is a Subway Full Court 4 Pack game and fans can get their favorite Lady Lions' autograph at a postgame autograph session.
TICKET PROMOTIONS
- Subway Full Court 4 Pack - Four tickets, one voucher for four 6" subs and four 21 oz. fountain drinks at any of the seven State College Subway locations for just $40.
KIDS FUNZONE
- The Lady Lions will have their Kids Funzone on the concourse for Sunday's game.
- The Funzone will feature a face painter, airbrush tattoos, caricature artist and a create-a-station.
SOUVENIR KEY CHAIN REDEMPTION
- Sunday is the fourth and final game in which fans can redeem their B1G Championship Key Ring voucher that were given out at the Albany game on Nov. 16.
- Vouchers can be redeemed at Portal 3.
BAG POLICY
- No backpacks or duffle bags are permitted during varsity athletic events, other athletic and non-athletic events at this venue.
- No bags or purses larger than 8.5"x11"x6" will be permitted.
- All other bags will be searched upon entrance to the facility.
WEBSTREAM
- The game is available on BTN Plus and on BTN2GO for a fee.
RADIO
- The game is on the Penn State Sports Network and 1390 The Fanatic locally with Jerry Fisher and Julia Trogele calling the action.
- The audio feed is available at www.GoPSUsports.com for a fee.
LAST TIME OUT
- Behind five players in double figures and a double-double by sophomore Kaliyah Mitchell, the Lady Lions edged Indiana, 79-75, on Thursday evening inside the Bryce Jordan Center.
- The Lady Lions saw five players reach double figures for the first time since Feb. 2, 2014 at Northwestern.
- As a team, Penn State dished out a season-best with 20 assists and tied their season-low with 12 turnovers.
- Mitchell pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds and tied her personal best with 20 points for her second career double-double.
- Sophomore Sierra Moore flirted with a triple-double as she scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and handed out seven assists.
- Peyton Whitted tallied a career-best 12 points and added four rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals.
- For the fourth-straight game, junior Candice Agee reached double figures with 13 points and posted career bests of four assists and four steals. She also pulled down six rebounds.
SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN
- The Wildcats are 14-4 overall and 4-3 in Big Ten play with wins over Illinois, Michigan State and Wisconsin.
- Sophomore Nia Coffey paces Northwestern with team bests of 14.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per outing.
- Maggie Lyon is the deep threat for the Wildcats, knocking down a team-best 48 three-pointers en route to a 13.5 scoring average.
- Christen Inman accounts for double figures at a 10.8 per game clip with a 51.8 percent mark from the field, while Lauren Douglas adds 10.2 points per game with 4.7 rebounds.
- Point guard Ashley Deary jumpstarts the offense with 5.3 assists per game and 3.4 steals, both of which rank in the top three in the Big Ten.
- The Wildcats lead the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense with a 35.7 percent effort.
ALL-TIME VERSUS THE WILDCATS
- The Lady Lions are 33-7 all-time against Northwestern, including an 18-1 record in home games against the Wildcats.
- Penn State has won its last eight games against Northwestern and 13 of the last 15 meetings.
- The Lady Lions swept the regular-season series last year, including an 83-73 win at home on February 20.
LAST TIME VERSUS NU
- Maggie Lucas connected on five three-pointers en route to 26 points to lead the Lady Lions to an 82-73 win over Northwestern on Feb. 20.
- Tori Waldner had one of the best performances of her collegiate career with a personal-best 14 points.
- With the performance, Lucas (32 at Indiana; 25 vs. Wisconsin; 26 vs. Northwestern) became the first player since Kelly Mazzante (31 vs. Baylor; 31 vs. Pittsburgh; 29 vs. Louisiana Tech) in Dec. 2003 to have three consecutive games with 25 or more points.
- Waldner was 6-for-11 from the field en route to her 14 points and pulled in nine rebounds and tied her personal best with five blocked shots.
- Senior Ariel Edwards was quiet early, but had back-to-back three-point plays to spark her to 15 points with six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- Fellow senior Dara Taylor rounded out the list of Lions in double figures with 11 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists.
FIVE REACH DOUBLE DIGITS
- The Lady Lions had five players reach double figures in a 79-75 win over Indiana on Jan. 22, marking the first time since that five Lady Lions cracked double figures in the same game since Feb. 2, 2014 at Northwestern.
- Kaliyah Mitchell (20), Sierra Moore (15), Candice Agee (13), Peyton Whitted (12) and Lindsey Spann (11) each posted double-digits against the Hoosiers.
- Mitchell tied her career high of 20 points, which was set earlier this season against Wagner (12/7/14).
- Whitted set a career high with 12 points and six made field goals. Her previous career high was 11 against Northwestern on Feb. 2, 2014.
SIE STUFFS THE STAT SHEET
- Sophomore Sierra Moore filled the stat sheet from all angles with 15 points, a career-high-tying seven assists and eight rebounds in the win over Indiana on Jan. 22.
- Moore now has five games with at least 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on the season.
- Moore ties her personal assists mark with seven, equalling the efforts against Rider (12/14/14) and Wagner (12/7/14) earlier this season.
MITCHELL POSTS ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE
- In the Jan. 22 win over Indiana, sophomore Kailyah Mitchell scored a career-high-tying 20 points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds to collect her second career double-double.
- Her first double-double came earlier this season against Rider (12 pts, 10 reb) on Dec. 14, 2014.
- Mitchell reached double figures in scoring for the seventh time this season and she posted her fourth game with 10-plus rebounds in 2014-15.
- Her 20 points also moved her past the 300-point plateau for her career.
- Additionally, Mitchell knocked down two three-pointers against the Hoosiers, marking the first time in her career she made more than one triple in a game.
The 2014-15 Penn State Lady Lion Basketball season is presented by Kish Travel and Kish Insurance. The Lady Lions hit the road for a pair of games next week at Minnesota (Wednesday) and Rutgers (Sunday). Penn State is back in the BJC against Maryland on Thursday, Feb. 5. The Maryland game is Social Media Day, fans can like the Lady Lions on Facebook or follow them on Twitter to print out a Social Media Dollar Day coupon ($1 ticket, free parking, $1 soda).
Lady Lion Basketball single-game are available by calling 1-800-NITTANY. Single-game tickets range from $10-17 for adults and seniors and $5-11 for youth (12 and younger). The PNC Flex Books are $120 and give fans 12 vouchers, 10 that can be redeemed in any combination for Nittany Lion and Lady Lion Basketball tickets throughout the year and two extra vouchers for the Nittany Lions' Coaches Vs. Cancer game and the Lady Lions' Pink Zone game.
The Lady Lions are on Twitter. Follow sports information contact Kris Petersen (@ladylionsid) and the Lady Lions and coaches (@pennstatewbb) to get the inside scoop. The Lady Lions are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennstateladylions.