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Postgame Notes vs. Pittsburgh (Dec. 10, 2016)

Dec. 10, 2016

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Penn State Women's Basketball
Postgame Notes vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 10, 2016

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
// Junior Lindsey Spann's notched her sixth game this season and 49th career game scoring 10-plus points.
// It is the third game this season and 13th time in her career that Spann notched 20-plus points, hitting exactly 20 points against Pittsburgh.
// Spann tied current Pittsburgh Director of Operations and former Lady Lion Brianne O'Rourke for No. 9 on the all-time 3-point charts with her 120th career made 3-pointer, going 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.
// Freshman Amari Carter scored a career-high 13 points, marking the second time this season and in her career that she has recorded a double-digit scoring effort.
// Sophomore Jaylen Williams had a career day, scoring a career-high nine points and tying her career best with eight rebounds.
// Teniya Page scored double digits for the ninth time this season with 13 points for the Lady Lions.
//Page also added seven assists, marking her 21st career game with at least 10 points and four assists.
// Freshman Jaida Travascio-Green hit three 3-pointers in the game, marking the third time in her career she connected on multiple shots from distance.

TEAM NOTES
// Penn State started a season 5-0 at home for the 20th time in program history, with five of those coming under head coach Coquese Washington.
// The Lady Lions improve to 28-13 all-time against Pittsburgh and 18-1 at home against the in-state foe.
//Penn State's 25 second quarter points tied for the most in a second quarter this season as it also scored 25 against Saint Peter's, Nov. 13.
// The Lady Lions shot a season-high 52.9 percent from beyond the arc, going 9-for-17 from 3-point range.
// Penn State shot 47.1 percent from the floor, which ranks second in the 2016-17 season as it shot 51.9 percent from the floor at Holy Cross on Dec. 7.
// The Lady Lions have shot 45 percent or better for three-straight games.
// Penn State recorded a season-high 47 rebounds, with 19 coming on the offensive glass.
// Penn State held a 34-14 edge in bench scoring, marking the ninth time in nine games they held the advantage in reserve scoring.
// For the eighth time in 10 games, Penn State outscored its opponent in points off turnovers. The Lady Lions held a 28-15 advantage over Pittsburgh, the seventh time this season they scored at least 20 points off of opponent missteps, including the fourth-straight game.