Dec. 11, 2015
| GAME 10 | |
| Saturday, December 12 - 1:30 p.m. ET | |
| Reilly Center | St. Bonaventure, N.Y. | |
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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y.. -- The Penn State women's basketball program (4-5) will travel up US-219 for a Saturday, December 12 showdown with St. Bonaventure (7-2) inside the Riley Center. The game will available with live video and audio, as well as on the Penn State Sports Network.
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Series Notes
// The former Atlantic 10 foes meet for the 12th time in program history. Penn State owns a 10-1 edge in the all-time series.
// Penn State and St. Bonaventure met last on Nov. 25, 2014, with the Bonnies claiming a 56-54 decision thanks to a Nyla Rueter layup with 1.4 seconds left.
// The Lady Lions are 116-14 all-time against current Atlantic 10 schools
// Penn State spent eight seasons as a member of the Atlantic 10, posting a 96-26 record in the conference, winning two regular season and five A-10 Tournament championships during that span.
At A Glance
// For the second straight game, junior Kaliyah Mitchell led Penn State in scoring vs. Youngstown State. She has 34 points in her past two games, including a double-double effort vs. the Penguins.
// Freshman Teniya Page handed out four assists on Tuesday vs. Youngstown State. She now has at least four assists in eight of nine game in 2015-16.
// Senior Brianna Banks has poured in at least 10 points in each of her last two games since returning from injury. The senior had 10 at USF and 12 vs. Youngstown State.
// Sophomore Lindsey Spann is averaging 12.8 points over her last five games - which includes three starts. She is also shooting 34.5% from three point range during that span.
// Penn State has seen at least three players reach double figures in scoring in eight of nine games this season.
// Penn State will play its final tuneup before beginning Big Ten play as they host Sacred Heart for a Noon tipoff on Sunday, Dec. 20 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Scouting St. Bonaventure
// The Bonnies have won six consecutive games including three straight at home, dropping Big East foe Georgetown, James Madison and rival Buffalo to move to 7-2 overall on the season.
// The Bonnies are riding a six-game winning streak for the first time since Nov. 22 -- Dec. 7, 2014.
// After missing two games, Katie Healy returned and led St. Bonaventure to a 59-32 victory over Buffalo. Healy led all players with 15 points and six assists, trying for the game-high with nine rebounds.
// Healy currently leads the team in scoring average (15.3), rebounding average (7.3) and blocked shots. She is second on the team in assists (21) and steals (10).
// Miranda Drummond picked up the slack with Healy on the bench, scoring 25 points against James Madison and 17 points vs. Georgetown.
// Drummond added 11 rebounds against the Dukes to post her first career double-double.
Last Time Out - Youngstown State (Dec. 8, 2015)
// Kaliyah Mitchell grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds -- her highest total of the season -- and added 16 points for her first double-double of the season.
// It was the fifth of Mitchell's career and her first since March 4, 2015 against Indiana at the Big Ten Tournament (13p, 10r).
// Candice Agee netted 10 points against the Penguins, adding four rebounds and three assists.
// Brianna Banks posted her second straight double-digit scoring effort with 12 points.
// Lindsey Spann finished the night with 13 points.
// Keke Sevillian grabbed a career-high five rebounds against the Penguins.
// Sevillian added three steals to give her at least one theft in 10 straight games, the longest streak of her career. She now has 19 steals in nine games this season.
Back to Its Roots
// Most of Penn State's athletic programs were a part of the Atlantic 10 Conference from 1982-1991.
// The Lady Lions won five Atlantic 10 Tournament titles and two regular season crowns during their time in the conference. NOTE: Penn State also won the 1982 A-10 Tournament title, prior to playing its first season as a conference member.
// Penn State's all-time record in Atlantic 10 play finished at 96-26.
// The Lady Lions all-time record against the current alignment of the Atlantic 10 is 116-14.
Mitchell's Double Digit Streak
// After not reaching the scoring column in the season opener vs. Holy Cross, junior Kaliyah Mitchell secured double figures in scoring in the next five games.
// Mitchell led the team in scoring at USF with 18 points, just two points shy of her career-best effort.
// Mitchell posted her first double-double of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 8 against Youngstown State with 16 points and a game-high 12 boards.
// She has also cashed in at the free throw line, making 27-of-30 shots from the charity stripe
// Mitchell made 19 in a row from the third quarter vs. Central Connecticut State to the third quarter against Youngstown State, including a 6-of-6 effort vs. BYU on Nov. 28 .
Getting Jiggy Whitted
// Peyton Whitted is having a great start to her junior season. She has already set career-highs for points (22), rebounds (16), assists (7), field goals made (8) and free throws made (6).
// Whitted entered today ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 33 nationally with 83 rebounds in nine games.
// Her three double-doubles ranked No. 3 in the conference and No. 47 nationally.
// She was the first player since Nikki Greene (2013) to post four straight games with at least 10 rebounds.
// Whitted has posted her first three career double-doubles in 2015-16, accomplishing the feat vs. Holy Cross (22p, 11r), at Tennessee (17p, 16r) and vs. Central Connecticut State (15p, 15r).
// Her effort against Fordham was also impressive, with nine points, 11 rebounds and a career-best seven assists.
// Whitted was named to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll after averaging 16.0 points and 15.5 rebounds for the week of Nov. 16-22.
// Entering the season, Whitted had just one double-digit rebound game. She has four this season.
Agee Sending It Back
// Senior Candice Agee blocked three shots vs. Cal State Northridge to become just the 10th Lady Lion to record 100 career rejections.
// She enters the game against Youngstown State with 103 blocks for her career.
// She trails Tori Waldner (120, 2012-15) for the No. 8 spot on the career charts.
// Agee has 29 career games with two-plus blocks.
// The Victorville, Calif., native enjoyed a 13-game streak with at least on blocked shot in 2014-15. She rejected shots in each game from Jan. 6 - Feb. 26, 2015.
// Agee recorded a career-high five blocks in a win over Rider on Dec. 14, 2014.
// Agee is looking to become just the 10th player in Penn State history to register 1.0 blocks per game for a career. She is currently at 1.08 bpg.
On the Right Page
// True freshman Teniya Page has been impressive as the Lady Lion point guard to begin her career, reaching double figures in the scoring column in each of her first eight career games.
// The Chicago, Ill., native poured in a career-high 26 points to go along with personal best marks of eight rebounds and four steals against Cal State Northridge on Nov. 27.
// Page opened her career with seven straight 10-plus point, four-plus assist efforts.
// Her eight straight games of 10-plus points to open her career is a feat not accomplished by Penn State's top two career scoring leaders, Kelly Mazzante and Maggie Lucas.
// She scored 15 points with seven assists vs. Holy Cross, handed out six helpers with 11 points vs. Fordham to open her career.
// Page currently ranks No. 8 in the Big Ten and No. 74 nationally with a 2.16 assist to turnover ratio and is No. 24 in the conference at 14.2 points per game.
Spann Heating Up
// After leading the team in scoring last season as a redshirt-freshman, Lindsey Spann didn't get off to a strong start to her sophomore campaign, but has started to heat up recently.
// Spann notched her first 20-point effort of the season vs. Virginia Tech on Dec. 3, pouring in 20 points.
// Against the Hokies, she tied a career-best with six made free throws (6-of-6) and made 6-of-12 field goals.
// She has ranked second on the team in scoring in each of the last two games, scoring 17 at USF and netting 13 vs. Youngstown State.
Among NCAA Victory Leaders
// Penn State is one of only 16 teams in NCAA Division I to accumulate 890 or more victories in program history.
// The Lady Lions are one of just three Big Ten teams to amass 890 or more victories. Ohio State (948), Maryland (891) and Penn State are the three B1G schools to reach the mark.
// Penn State's win total has reached that mark in large part thanks to its 26 20-win seasons.
Injury Bug Strikes
// Senior guard Brianna Banks missed most of a four-game stretch due to a lower leg injury from Nov. 18 - Nov. 28. She came out of the Tennessee game with the injury, missed all of the next two contests and played sparingly in the BYU game.
// Junior guard Sierra Moore and freshman guard Amari Carter will both miss the 2015-16 season due to injuries (knee).
// Moore averaged 12.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists, and added 15 blocked shots and 35 steals in 30 games last season.
// Carter also missed her senior year of high school due to a knee injury.
2016 Pink Zone at Penn State
// The 10th Annual Pink Zone at Penn State will be held Sunday, January 17 in the Bryce Jordan Center when the Lady Lions take on Michigan. The game time will be 2 p.m. ET.
// Last year, the Lady Lions donated $999,999 after setting a record with $310,000 raised for breast cancer causes in 2013-14.
// All totaled, the Lady Lions have donated more than $1.375 million for breast cancer research and awareness in the first nine years.
// Money raised this year will be disbursed to six different beneficiaries: Mount Nittany Medical Center, The Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, PA Breast Cancer Coalition, JC Blair Memorial Hospital, and Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital.
// For more information on the Pink Zone at Penn State, visit the official Pink Zone website at www.pennsylvaniapinkzone.org.
Adding Two for 2016-17
// Head coach Coquese Washington and her coaching staff added a pair of top-25 guards during the early signing period in Siyeh Frazier and Jaida Travascio-Green.
// The 5-foot-11 Frazier averaged 18.5 points and nine rebounds per game as a junior at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Mich.
// She added nearly seven assists and six steals per game to earn AP All-State honors and Detroit Free Press Dream Team.
// An all-conference performer since her freshman year of high school, Travascio-Green garnered all-state honors after averaging 17 points, six rebounds, nearly four assists and two steals per game as a junior.
// A state qualifier and school-record holder in the high jump, Travascio-Green earned 2015 honorable mention all-state from the Chicago Tribune.
#WePlayOn
Penn State ended the WNBA season with four players on active rosters, including one All-Star and one WNBA Finals participant.
// Alex Bentley and Nikki Greene each suited up for the Connecticut Sun, Maggie Lucas played for the Indiana Fever and Tanisha Wright spent the season with the New York Liberty.
// Bentley ranked among the top-15 in the WNBA in steals (1.9) and scoring average (14.7), sitting third and 11th, respectively.
// Bentley was selected to the WNBA East All-Star roster and scored a team-best 23 points off the bench and handed out five assists.
// Lucas saw action in 30 games with a career-best 5.7 points per game average. She helped the Fever to an Eastern Conference championship and push the Minnesota Lynx to five games in the WNBA Finals.
// Wright ended her 11th season in the league with 7.4 points, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
// Her assist total ranked ninth in the WNBA in 2015 and she moved into No. 14 in league history with 1,127 helpers in 364 career games.
// Greene played in 12 games as a late-season signing for the Sun, averaging 1.2 points and 2.0 rebounds.