Feb. 4, 2017
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -A trip to Welsh-Ryan Arena and a meeting with Northwestern awaits the Penn State women's basketball program on Sunday, Feb. 5. The Lady Lions and Wildcats will tip at 3 p.m. ET and the game will be carried on the Penn State Radio Network and on BTN2go.com.
Promotions
- National Girls Women in Sports Day: Stop by one of the Penn State women's athletic teams tables on the concourse to meet some of our student-athletes
- Alumni Weekend: Join us as we welcome back former Lady Lions during our alumni weekend
- White Out the BJC: Wear white and grab your white shaker at the door
- Autographs: Entire Team -->
Follow Along
- Fans can follow along with Sunday'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. 11 in the NCAA, redshirt freshman Amari Carter sits NO. 3 in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.94. MORE ON PAGE 3, 12 & 30
- Sophomore Teniya Page registered a career-high 32 points on Feb. 1 at Ohio State, canning six 3-pointers and going 10-of-10 from the free throw line. MORE ON PAGE 8, 14 & 36
- True freshman Jaida Travascio-Green continues to move up the freshmen 3-pointers made charts after reaching the 30-make mark at Indiana. MORE ON PAGE 3, 13 & 50
- Penn State posted three-straight games with 10-or-fewer turnover from Jan. 16-23, marking the only time in program history that has occurred. MORE ON PAGE 15
- 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 17
- 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 15 & 18
Series Notes
- Penn State and Northwestern will meet for the 44th time in program history for the only regular season meeting in 2016-17. MORE ON PAGE 5
- The Lady Lions are 36-7 all-time against the Wildcats, including a 14-5 record on the road.
- Penn State is 35-6 vs. Northwestern in Big Ten contests, including 11 straight victories.
- The two teams first met on Dec. 17, 1979 when Northwestern traveled to Happy Valley. The game was won by Penn State, 79-74.
- Penn State won both meetings last season, taking a 79-72 decision on Dec. 31, 2015 in Happy Valley, before winning 73-54 at Northwestern on Feb. 17, 2016.
Scouting Northwestern
- Northwestern enters the game with a 17-5 overall record and a 6-3 mark in Big Ten play. The Wildcats are 13-1 at home this season, with the lone loss to Ohio State, 94-87, on Jan. 3, 2017.
- The Wildcats are averaging 71.5 points per game and own a plus-8.4 scoring margin on the season.
- As a team, Northwestern commits only 13.4 turnovers per game, while forcing 16.1 opponent missteps per contest. Of the 16.1 opponent turnovers, 8.9 of those come via the steal.
- Blocking 5.9 shots per game, Northwestern ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 14 nationally in that category.
- Nia Coffey ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 19 nationally with 11 double-doubles on the season and enters the game averaging a team-best 18.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game.
- Coffey is also adding a team-best 33 blocked shots and ranks second on the team with 68 assists.
- Point guard Ashley Deary controls the offense and captains the defense, leading the team with 148 assists and 85 steals on the season, adding 11.1 points per game.
- Christen Inman is the third Wildcat averaging in double-figures, sitting at 13.4 points per game..
Last Five Games
- Penn State is 3-2 overall in the last five games, averaging 76.4 points per contest, while allowing 68.0 points, making the scoring margin plus-8.4 points per game
- The Lady Lions have forced 85 turnovers (17.0 tpg) and committed just 60 missteps (12.0 tpg) in that span, good for a plus-5.0 turnover margin.
- Penn State has 68 assists, 37 steals and 27 blocked shots over the last five games.
- Teniya Page is averaging 19.0 points per game over her last five contests - all starts - and has added 17 assists (3.4 apg) and 15 boards (3.0 rpg).
- Page is shooting 16-of-17 from the free throw line (.941) and 13-of-31 from 3-point range (.419).
- Also averaging in double-figures over the last five games are Sierra Moore (11.4 ppg) and Lindsey Spann (11.4).
- Amari Carter has added 22 assists in five starts, averaging 4.4 helpers per game, while Moore is leading the way on the boards with 6.2 rebounds per game.
Last Time Out ââ'¬" at Ohio State 87, Penn State 72 (Feb. 1, 2017)
- Teniya Page scored a career-high 32 points, besting her previous high of 31 points, which she set twice.
- It is Page's fourth career 30-point game, moving her into a tie for No. 4 on the Penn State career charts. She is behind only Kelly Mazzante (27), Maggie Lucas (7) and Kahadeejah Herbert (6) on the list.
- Page tied her career best with six made 3-pointers.
- Page knocked down 10-of-10 shots from the free throw line in the game.
- Sierra Moore pulled down a team-best nine rebounds to go along with eight points.
- Moore also added four assists and two steals.
- Amari Carter handed out four assists and collected four steals.
- Carter pulled down seven rebounds and scored seven points in the game.
- With her four assists, Carter moved her season total to 100 helpers, moving her past Tanisha Wright (2001-02) and into a tie for No. 10 on the freshman assist charts with Tina Nicholson (1992-93).
- The Lady Lions owned the rebounding edge for the 18th time in 2016-17, pulling down 40 rebounds to Ohio State's 38.
- Of the 40 PSU rebounds, 14 of them were offensive and led to 19 second chance points. That is the highest total in Big Ten play and second-highest of the season, behind 24 vs. Pittsburgh.
- Penn State made nine 3-pointers, giving this 10 games this season with at least eight makes from distance.
- Penn State's eight steals are the second most in a Big Ten game this season, behind a 10-steal night vs. Wisconsin..
Last Meeting - Penn State 73, at Northwestern 54 (Feb. 17, 2016)
- Teniya Page reached the 400 career point mark at Northwestern with 10 tallies, ending the night with 400 points in 26 games to rank No. 7 on the PSU freshman scoring list.
- Page also notched her 100th career assist vs. the Wildcats. She ended the game with a then-career-high eight assists to push her season total to 104.
- Page's eight assists helped her jump two spots on the Penn State freshman assists charts, passing Tanisha Wight (97, 2001-02) and Tina Nicholson (100, 1992-93).
- Just the third player in school history to score 400 points and dish out 100 assists as a freshman, Page joined Suzie McConnell (1984-85) and Corrine Gulas (1979-80).
- Lindsey Spann scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three-point range.
- Spann grabbed seven rebounds, handed out four assists and notched three steals.
- Candice Agee secured her 400th career rebound in the fourth quarter.
- Agee added 11 points for her eighth double-digit scoring game of 2015-16.
- Kaliyah Mitchell nabbed a career-high seven steals, making the first time a Penn State player notched seven steals in a game since Dara Taylor collected seven steals vs. Alcorn State on Dec. 22, 2013.
- Mitchell added 13 points, five rebounds and two assists.
- Peyton Whitted posted her sixth double-double of 2015-16 with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
- The 14 points marked her 11th double-digit scoring game, while her 12 rebounds were her 10th double figure output.
Next Up
Penn State will return home for a pair of games inside the Bryce Jordan Center, beginning with a matchup with Minnesota on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The game will tipoff at 7 p.m. and will be carried on the Penn State Radio Network and BTN2go.com.