Dec. 31, 2016
Penn State Women's Basketball
Postgame Notes at Rutgers
Dec. 31, 2016
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
// Redshirt freshman Amari Carter led the team in scoring for the first time in her career with a career-high 17 points.
// Carter sank a career-best four 3-pointers in the game.
// She added four assists and three steals.
// Senior Sierra Moore made her first start since March 4, 2015. She missed last season due to injury and came off the bench in the first 13 games.
// Moore finished second on the team with 14 points in the game.
// She added five rebounds, two steals and one assist.
//Senior Peyton Whitted tallied 10 points ââ'¬" eight coming in the second half ââ'¬" and tied for game high with seven rebounds.
// Whitted's seven rebounds move her career total to 544 caroms, pushing her past Maggie Lucas (541, 2011-14) for No. 27 all-time at Penn State.
// Sophomore Ashanti Thomas tied for game high with seven rebounds.
TEAM NOTES
// The Lady Lions used just its third starting lineup combination of the season at Rutgers; starting Amari Carter, Kaliyah Mitchell, Sierra Moore, Lindsey Spann and Ashanti Thomas.
// Penn State is now 18-24 all-time vs. Rutgers.
// Penn State controlled the boards to the tune of a 45-30 rebounding margin.
//The plus-15 rebound margin marks the second-highest margin of the season (Pittsburgh, +18) and the third time in 2016-17 the rebound margin has been plus-10 or better in favor of Penn State.
// Of the 45 rebounds, 23 of them came on the offensive end. The 23 offensive rebounds are the most since grabbing 24 caroms on the offensive end against Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 2, 2012.
//The 23 offensive boards are the most in a Big Ten game since pulling down 29 vs. Ohio State on Feb. 20, 2012.
// Penn State's four points in the first quarter are the fewest in any quarter this season and the fewest since the NCAA went to quarters at the start of the 2015-16 season.