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

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.