| PENN STATE at MINNESOTA | |
| Wednesday, Jan. 28 - 8 p.m. (ET) | |
| Williams Arena | Minneapolis, Minn. | |
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| Statistics: Penn State | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| INSIDE THE NUMBERS | ||
| PSU | MINN | |
| 63.7 | Scoring Offense | 76.1 |
| 70.2 | Scoring Defense | 66.7 |
| -6.4 | Scoring Margin | +9.5 |
| .402 | Field Goal % | .438 |
| .243 | 3pt Field Goal % | .312 |
| .646 | Free Throw % | .708 |
| 41.8 | Rebounds | 44.0 |
| 13.1 | Assists | 17.6 |
| 8.2 | Steals | 7.4 |
| 0.7 | Assist-to-Turnover | 1.2 |
Jan. 26, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The Penn State Lady Lions (5-15, 2-7) will look to add to their two-game winning streak when they visit Minnesota (16-4, 5-3) on Wednesday at 8 p.m. (ET). The game is available on BTN Plus and on BTN2GO for a fee.
WEBSTREAM
- The game is available on BTN Plus and on BTN2GO for a fee.
RADIO
- The game is on 1390 The Fanatic locally with Jerry Fisher calling the action.
- The audio feed is available at www.GoPSUsports.com for a fee.
LAST TIME OUT
- Sophomore Alex Harris came off of the bench to score 11 points and grab 10 rebounds for her first career double-double and sophomore Kaliyah Mitchell grabbed a career-high 15 boards and scored 10 points for her second straight double-double as the Lady Lions edged Northwestern, 76-75, on Sunday.
- Harris and Peyton Whitted led the scoring effort by the reserves with 11 points each.
- Harris grabbed the final rebound of the game off of a Northwestern last second shot to seal the victory to collect her 10th rebound and her first career double-double.
- The starting five also played a major role in the victory, with Candice Agee, Mitchell and Sierra Moore all reaching double-digits.
- Agee connected on just two field goals, but knocked down a career-high 6-of-8 shots from the free throw stripe to account for 10 points.
- Moore turned in a team-best 18 points for her 14th double-digit scoring game of the season and in the process moved past the 300 career point mark.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA
- Despite losing Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year Rachel Banham to an ACL injury, the Golden Gophers are 16-4 overall and 5-3 in Big Ten play with wins over Nebraska, Purdue, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Indiana.
- Amanda Zahui B. has stepped up for the Gophers, averaging a double-double via 17.6 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. Zahui B. ranks second in the Big Ten in rebounding.
- Shae Kelley has been stuffing the stat sheet this season, accounting for 16.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and a team-best 1.8 steals per game.
- Carlie Wagner rounds out the double-digit scorers for Minnesota with 10.4 tallies per outing, while Shayne Mullaney is second in the Big Ten with a 6.9 assists average.
ALL-TIME VERSUS THE GOLDEN GOPHERS
- The Lady Lions are 27-12 all-time against Minnesota, but are just 9-9 in road games against the Golden Gophers.
- Penn State has won seven of its last eight games against Minnesota.
- The Lady Lions have lost eight of their last nine games in Minneapolis.
- The Lady Lions won the only meeting between the teams last season with an 83-53 victory at the Bryce Jordan Center on Jan. 26.
LAST TIME VERSUS MINN
- Senior guard Dara Taylor posted her second career double-double with 15 points and 10 assists to lead the Lady Lions to a runaway 30-point win over Minnesota, 83-53, on Jan. 26, 2014.
- Taylor orchestrated the high-powered attack by scoring 15 points and dishing out a Penn State career-high 10 assists while only committing one turnover for her second career double-double and first in the Blue & White.
- Fellow senior Maggie Lucas added a game-high 25 points, scoring 15 of her 25 points in the first half.
- Ariel Edwards also reached double figures as the senior poured in 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting and chipped in five rebounds and two assists.
- Freshman forward Alex Harris showed some pop off of the bench with five points and five rebounds, while fellow rookies Peyton Whitted and Jenny DeGraaf added four points each.
- The Lady Lions' defensive unit was also a major factor in the outcome. Through 35 minutes of play, Penn State allowed only three Golden Gophers to make a mark in the scoring column.
DOUBLE DIGITS DEJA VU
- For the second-straight game, the Lady Lions landed five players in double figures in the win over Northwestern on Jan. 25.
- This marked the first time since the 2010-11 season that Penn State had back-to-back games with five players reaching double figures.
- 2014-15 Season: vs. Indiana (1/22/15): Kaliyah Mitchell (20), Sierra Moore (15), Candice Agee (13), Peyton Whitted (12), Lindsey Spann (11); vs. Northwestern (1/25/15): Moore (18), Alex Harris (11), Whitted (11), Mitchell (10), Agee (10).
- 2010-11 Season: vs. Ohio State (1/30/11): Alex Bentley (21), Maggie Lucas (18), Julia Trogele (14), Nikki Greene (12), Mia Nickson (10); at Michigan (2/3/11): Lucas (23), Greene (14), Zhaque Gray (11), Bentley (11), Trogele (10).
MITCHELL MARKS OFF A DOUBLE-DOUBLE
- Sophomore Kaliyah Mitchell posted her second straight double-double with 10 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in the win over Northwestern on Jan. 25.
- It is the first time a Lady Lion has posted consecutive double-doubles since Nikki Greene did so on Jan. 27 and Jan. 30, 2011. Greene had 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Ohio State (1/30/11) and 16 points and 14 rebounds at Illinois (1/27/11).
- Mitchell posted her eighth double-figure scoring game of the season and fourth 10-plus rebound effort versus Northwestern.
- She also added a career-high four assists, besting her previous high of three set against Indiana on Thursday, Jan. 22.
- Mitchell's 15 rebounds were the most for a Penn State player since Nikki Greene had 16 boards in the NCAA Tournament game at LSU on March 26, 2013.
HARRIS HITS DOUBLES
- Sophomore Alex Harris scored a career-high 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to post her first career double-double versus Northwestern on Jan. 25.
- She is the sixth different Lady Lion to record a double-double this season, with all of them marking their first such career efforts.
- The double figure scoring effort was the first of Harris' career, while she pulled down 10-or-more rebounds for the fourth time in her career.
- Harris set career-highs in field goals made (5) and field goals attempted (7) and matched career-high with one steal against the Wildcats.
WHITTED WARMING UP
- After a slow start to the season, sophomore Peyton Whitted seems to be heating up as January draws to a close.
- In her last two games, Whitted is averaging 11.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks with a 71.4 percent effort from the field.
- She reached double figures in the scoring column in consecutive games for the first time in her career on Sunday vs. Northwestern.
- Whitted had 11 points against the Wildcats after scoring a career-best 12 points versus Indiana on Thursday (1/22).
- In the first 18 games of the season, Whitted averaged 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game with a 31.5 shooting percentage.
The 2014-15 Penn State Lady Lion Basketball season is presented by Kish Travel and Kish Insurance. The Lady Lions continue their road trip at Rutgers Sunday for a game that will appear on the Big Ten Network. 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.