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Postgame Notes vs. Akron (Nov. 16, 2016)

Nov. 16, 2016

Penn State Women's Basketball
Postgame Notes vs. Akron
Nov. 16, 2016

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

  • Sophomore Teniya Page scored a game and season-high 23 points for her seventh career 20-point game.
  • Page connected on five 3-pointers in the first half, which are the most connections from distance in a half since Maggie Lucas hit six against Michigan State on March 9, 2013.
  • Page added a game-high seven assists, to go along with six rebounds and one steal.
  • Page played all 40 minutes, marking the ninth time in her career she played every minute of a game.
  • Junior Lindsey Spann registered 21 points, giving her 12 career 20-point games.
  • Spann posted her 17th career game with three-or-more made 3-point bakets, hitting on 3-of-6 attempts.
  • Senior Sierra Moore corralled a season-high seven rebounds.
  • Senior Kaliyah Mitchell posted her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
  • Mitchell tied her career high with seven made free throws, going 7-of-8 from the chartity stripe and equaling her makes from Feb. 20, 2014 - her freshman season - against Northwestern.
  • Freshman Jaida Travascio-Green blocked her first career shot in the second quarter.

TEAM NOTES

  • Penn State is now 1-0 against Akron and improves to 7-0 all-time vs. Mid-American Conference foes.
  • In head coach Coquese Washington's 10 years on the bench, Penn State has started its home slate 2-0 on eight occasions.
  • Penn State turned 16 Akron turnovers into 29 points.
  • The eight turnovers in the game are tied for 11th on Penn State's single game charts since at least the 1990-91 season.
  • Penn State held a 43-41 advantage on the boards and has out-rebounded each of its first three opponents.