Feb. 15, 2017
Penn State Women's Basketball
Penn State at Illinois
Feb. 14, 2017
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
// Junior Lindsey Spann led the team with 15 points and in the process moved up two spots on the career scoring list. Spann passed Ariel Edwards (1,054, 2011-14) and Nancy Kuhl (1,061, 1976-79) to move into No. 33 on the list with 1,063 tallies.
// Senior Sierra Moore poured in 14 points for her 16th double-figure scoring game of the season.
// Moore added a team-high-tying nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in the game.
// Sophomore Teniya Page produced her 10th-straight double-digit scoring game and 48th of her career with 14 points.
// Page moved into the No. 39 spot on the career scoring list, passing Dana Eikenberg (952, 1989-92) and ending the night with 966 points.
// Page also ticked up one spot on the career assist charts with six helpers vs. Illinois, moving her career total to 227 and vaulting past Carol Fultz (224, 1982-84) for No. 23 all-time.
// Adding to Page's night was a career-high nine rebounds, to push her career total to 203.
// Senior Kaliyah Mitchell also reached double-figures with 11 points, adding nine rebounds.
TEAM NOTES
// Penn State won its fourth-straight game over Illinois to improve to 34-15 all-time vs. the Illini.
// With the victory, Penn State is now 9-6 all-time when playing on Valentine's Day, including a 5-4 mark in Big Ten play.
// The Lady Lions out-rebounded the Illini 51-28, marking the most rebounds in a game since corralling 62 boards vs. Northwestern last season on Dec. 31, 2015.
// Making eight 3-pointers, Penn State posted its 11th game this year with eight-or-more made triples.
// The eight makes from distance give Penn State 170 for the season, which ranks No. 6 on the single season charts. The Lady Lions are just two shy of entering the top-5 in school history, as the 2000-01 squad knocked in 172 triples, which currently sits in the No. 5 spot.
// Penn State's bench out-scored Illinois' reserves, 34-13, to mark the 23rd time this season the bench owned the scoring advantage.
// Penn State led from start to finish tonight, marking the third time in 2016-17 they never trailed. The other two instances came against Saint Peter's and Iona in the non-conference slate.