Jan. 10, 2017
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Capping a quick two-game road swing, the Penn State women's basketball program travel to College Park, Md. for a meeting with No. 3/3 Maryland on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m. The contest between the Lady Lions and Terrapins is available on the Penn State Sports Network and at BTN2go.com.
Follow Along
- Fans can follow along with Wednesday's game on Twitter (@PennStateWBB), or via live stats, live video or live audio with the links to the right.
Inside the PDF
- Ranking No. 14 in the NCAA, redshirt freshman Amari Carter sits No. 2 in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.92. MORE ON PAGE 3, 12 & 28
- True freshman Jaida Travascio-Green made her first career start on Jan. 3 vs. Iowa and scored a team-best 16 points on five 3-pointers. MORE ON PAGE 3, 13 & 48
- Sophomore Teniya Page logged her third career 30-point game on Sunday, Dec. 18. Only one other Lady Lion has more 30-point games as a freshman and sophomore in program history. MORE ON PAGE 10 & 34
- The Penn State's reserves have given the team a huge lift this season and are averaging 23.8 points per game. MORE ON PAGE 8 & 18
- In the classroom, the quartet of Sarah McMurtry, Kaliyah Mitchell, Lindsey Spann and Peyton Whitted all earned Dean's List honors in the fall semester. MORE ON PAGE 13
- 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 9 & 16
Scouting Maryland
- Maryland enters the game with a 15-1 overall record. The Terrapins fell to the University of Connecticut on December 29th, 81-87, in their only loss.
- The Maryland Terrapins are currently ranked No. 3 in both the ESPN Coaches and Associated Press polls.
- As a team, Maryland has an average of 90.4 points per game, which leads the Big Ten and ranks No. 3 nationally.
- Maryland is entering this game on a three-game winning streak, defeating Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern to start conference play.
- There are three Maryland players averaging in double-figures, led by senior Brionna Jones' 17.8 points per game. She also leads the team with 22 blocks and 34 steals in 16 games.
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Destiny Slocum are each in double-digits with 16.7 and 11.4 points per game, respectively. Slocum has also handed out a team-best 72 assists.
- The inside presence for Maryland is strong, with Kaih Gillespie, Kaila Charles and Brianna Fraser all averaging better than 4.3 rebounds per game. Jones leads the team with 10.3 rebounds per game.
Series Notes
- Penn State and Maryland will meet for the 26th time in program history on Wednesday evening inside the XFINITY Center, with
- Penn State owning a 14-11 edge in the series. MORE ON PAGE 5
- While Penn State owns the edge in the all-time series, Maryland has enjoyed success lately in the series, winning three-straight games.
- Over the last 10 meetings, the Lady Lions are 6-4 against the Terrapins.
- Only one game in Penn State history has ended without a win or a loss. That game is a Feb. 21, 1981 meeting with Maryland in University Park, Pa. that was ruled no-contest.
Last Time Out ââ'¬" at Purdue 64, Penn State 51 (Jan. 11, 2017)
- Junior Lindsey Spann led the team with 10 points for her ninth double-figure scoring game of the season and 51st of her career.
- Spann connected on Penn State's lone 3-pointer in the fourth quarter.
- Furthermore, with her one assist, Spann is just one shy of producing 200 career assists.
- Sophomore Ashanti Thomas scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds, equaling her high marks for Big Ten play.
- With four rebounds, senior Kaliyah Mitchell moved into a tie for No. 23 on the career rebounding charts with 595 career caroms. She is tied with Sue Martin, who work the blue and white from 1977-80.
- Penn State is now 19-30 all-time versus Purdue.
- The Penn State bench continued to lead the way, outscoring the opposition's reserves 24-6.
- On the season, Penn State bench owns a 382-187 edge in scoring, that is a plus-12.2 points per game average.
- For the 10th time in 2016-17, Penn State owned the advantage in points in the paint, outscoring Purdue, 32-30 in the paint..
Last Five Games
- Penn State enters the meeting with Maryland with a 2-3 record in the last five games. The Lady Lions are currently 2-3 in true road games this season.
- Penn State is being outscored 339-317 in the last five games, but are dominating the boards with a 38.2-34.4 edge in rebounding average.
- Three-point effectiveness has been a difference, with the opposition hitting 35 3-pointers and shooting 36.1 percent, while Penn State has 30 made shots from distance at a 31.9 percent clip.
- In the last five games, Penn State owns a -1.2 turnover margin, committing 17.6 missteps per game to just 16.4 for the opponent.
- Teniya Page is joined by Amari Carter averaging in double-figures over the last five games, with the pair going for 13.5 and 10.2 games, respectively.
- Peyton Whitted is the lone Lady Lion averaging better than 5.0 rebounds per game over the last five contests, pulling in 6.0 caroms per game.
Last Meeting - Maryland 89, at Penn State 53 (Jan. 27, 2016)
- Lindsey Spann led the Lady Lions in scoring with 14 points, marking the sixth time this season she paced the team in the scoring column.
- Spann notched double-digit scoring for the 13th time this season and 33rd time in her career.
- Teniya Page posted her fifth consecutive double-digit scoring effort and 17th of the season.
- Page led Penn State with four assists, marking the 10th time this season she had at least 10 points and four assists.
- Page did not commit a turnover in 36 minutes of action, marking her fourth game this season with zero turnovers.
- For the 14th time this season, Page committed two or fewer turnovers from the point guard position.
- Peyton Whitted led Penn State with 10 rebounds, her eighth game this season with at least 10 boards.
- Sarah McMurtry netted her first career points as a Lady Lions, putting up a three pointer in the fourth quarter.
- The Lady Lions led the Terrapins in fast break points, 12-4. It is the 17th time this season Penn State held the advantage on the break..
Next Up
- Penn State will play just two games in the next 11 days, with both coming in the friendly confines of the Bryce Jordan Center. The Lady Lions are next in action on Monday, Jan. 16 vs. Wisconsin. That contest will tip off at 7 p.m. and air live on the Big Ten Network and the Penn State Radio Network.