Nov. 24, 2016
Penn State Women's Basketball
Postgame Notes vs. Georgia State
Nov. 24, 2016
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Freshman Jaida Travascio-Green scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed a personal-best six rebounds.
- Travascio-Green connected on a career-best five 3-pointers, shooting 5-of-7 from beyond the arch.
- Senior Peyton Whitted collected her first double-double of the season and eighth of her career with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
- Whitted also added two blocked shots, one assist and one steal.
- The 11 rebounds give Whitted 495 for her career, just five shy of becoming the 33rd member of Penn State's 500-rebound club.
- Senior Sierra Moore scored her 400th point in a Penn State uniform on Thrusday, moving her total as a Lady Lion to 402 points.
- Moore also grabbed her 200th career rebound.
- Redshirt-freshman Amari Carter and junior Lindsey Spann also reached double figures, scoring 10 and 11 points, respectively.
- Sophomore Teniya Page scored nine points, to go along with six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
- Page played a career-low 24 minutes.
TEAM NOTES
- Penn State is now 1-0 against Georgia State and has defeated all three of its first time opponents in 2016-17.
- For the fourth-straight game, Penn State started the lineup of Amari Carter, Teniya Page, Lindsey Spann, Peyton Whitted and Ashanti Thomas.
- Penn State put four players in double-figures for the third time in five games in 2016-17.
- For the fourth time in 2016-17, Penn State connected on at least eight 3-pointers, making 9-of-22 shots from distance.
- The Lady Lions pulled down a season-best 44 rebounds
- Penn State held the Panthers to an opponent-low 42 points and 27.4 percent shooting from the field.
- The Blue and White also forced an opponent-high 21 turnovers.