Dec. 16, 2016
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women's basketball program continues its four-game homestand against American on Sunday, Dec. 18 inside of Bryce Jordan Center. The Lady Lions and Eagles will tip at 1 p.m. and the game will air live on the Penn State Sports Network and BTN2go.com.
Promotions
- Growing the Game Night: There will be a free youth clinic following the game in South Gym. For more information, contact 1-800-NITTANY
- Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night: Each Lady Lion player will honor a professor they selected as someone that has made a difference in their academic career.
- Subway Full Court Four Pack: Enjoy 4 Tickets, 4 Subs, & 4 Drinks for just $40! Call 1-800-NITTANY to purchase your package
- Ticket Promotions: This game is a part of the 6th Man Ticket Package.
Follow Along
- Fans can follow along with today's game on Twitter (@PennStateWBB), or via live stats, live video or live audio with the links to the right.
Inside the PDF
- Sophomore Teniya Page logged her 21st career game with 10-plus points and 4-plus assists in game with 13 tallies and seven helpers vs. Pittsburgh on Dec. 10. MORE ON PAGE 10 & 32
- Redshirt freshman De'Janae Boykin is eligible to make her collegiate debut on Sunday vs. American after transferring from Connecticut last season. MORE ON PAGE 14 & 50
- Ranking No. 2 in the NCAA, redshirt freshman Amari Carter leads the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio at 4.27. MORE ON PAGE 14 , 21 & 26
- As a team, Penn State has shot better than 45 percent from the field in each of its last three games.
- The Penn State's reserves have given the team a huge lift this season and are averaging 22.8 points per game. MORE ON PAGE 8
- Penn State became the 16th program in NCAA women's Division I basketball to earn 900 program wins on Nov. 13 vs. Saint Peter's. MORE ON PAGE 8 & 9
Scouting American
- American enters today's contest with a 3-6 overall record, including a 1-2 mark on the road.
- The Eagles have already played four overtime games in 2016-17, including two straight contests with bonus basketball. Their record in overtime this season is 1-3, with their victory coming vs. George Washington, 66-61, on Dec. 7.
- The two teams have one common opponent, each playing Georgia State in the San Juan Shootout. Penn State defeated the Panthers, 69-42, while American fell to GSU, 59-58, in overtime.
- Leading scorer Emily Kinneston tallied 10-plus points in six of her first seven games, but has failed to reach double-digits in each of her last two. She enters the game with a 10.8 scoring average on the year.
- Cecily Carl is also averaging in double-figures for the Eagles, tallying 10.7 points per contest. She has hit the 10-point mark in each of her last four games, including a 21-point effort at Hofstra in the overtime setback on Dec. 10.
- Lauren Crisler leads the team with 5.7 rebounds per game, Maria Liddane is the team's assist leader at 4.4 helpers per game and Katie Marenyi paces the squad with 1.7 steals per contest.
Series Notes
- Sunday's meeting will mark the fourth time that the Lady Lions have matched up with American on the court and the third time they have played them at home.
- Penn State holds a 3-0 record against the Eagles but have not played them since the 1990 season when the Lady Lions picked up a 93-56 victory on the road against American.
- Penn State will match up with a member of the Patriot League for the second time this season as it earned an 84-48 victory at Holy Cross, Dec. 7.
- The Lady Lions hold a 26-1 overall record against the current alignments of the Patriot League, having taken on six institutions in the conference. MORE ON PAGE 8
Last Time Out -- at Penn State 91, Pittsburgh 62 (Dec. 10, 2016)
- Lindsey Spann 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jaida Travascio-Green hit three 3-pointers in the game, marking the third time in her career she connected on multiple shots from distance.
- 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 shot a season-high 52.9 percent from beyond the arc, going 9-for-17 from 3-point range.
- 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.
Last Five Games
- Penn State owns a 4-1 record in its last five games and enter today's matchup riding a four-game winning streak. The last loss for Penn State came on Nov. 25 vs. Georgetown at the San Juan Shootout.
- Penn State owns a +11.4 scoring margin in its last five games, owning a 74.2-62.8 scoring edge.
- The Lady Lions have out-rebounded each of their last four opponents and own a +7.8 edge on the boards overall in the last five games.
- Three players are averaging in double-figures for Penn State over the last five games, led by Teniya Page's 20.2 points per game. Lindsey Spann is tallying 12.8 points a contest, while Sierra Moore is chipping in 10.6 points per outing.
- Kaliyah Mitchell leads the way on the glass with 5.8 rebounds per game, while Peyton Whitted is pulling down 5.6 boards per contest over the last five games.
- Amari Carter continues to value the basketball, posting just seven turnovers in the last five games. She also has 21 assists and seven steals in that time frame.
Next Up
- Penn State will play its final non-conference game of the season on Dec. 20 vs. Iona. The Lady Lions and Gaels will tip off at 7 p.m. inside the Bryce Jordan Center, with the game carried live on the Penn State Radio Network and BTN2go.com.