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Postgame Notes: vs. Virginia Tech (WNIT Third Round)

March 23, 2017

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Penn State Women's Basketball
Penn State vs. Virginia Tech
WNIT ââ'¬"Third Round
March 23, 2017

Individual Notes
// Sophomore Teniya Page moved past the 600-point mark for the season, becoming just the ninth Lady Lion to score 600 points in a single season. Her 23 points gave her 618 points for the year.
// Page now ranks No. 31 on the career scoring charts with 1,107 tallies, passing Missy Masley (1,106; 1991-95), teammate Lindsey Spann (1,091) and Brianne O'Rourke (1,084; 2006-09) in the game.
// With the 23 points tonight, Page reached double-digits for the 16th-straight games. She scored at least 10 points in 30-of-32 games during the 2016-2017 season.
// Her three assists tonight moved her into No. 20 on the career charts with 240 helpers in two seasons, passing Mashea Williams (239, 2006-09).
// Page registered her 15th 20-point game of the season and 21st of her career.
// With three makes from 3-point range, Page became the 15th Lady Lion to eclipse 100 makes from distance in a career.
// On the single season charts, Page finished No. 3 with four 30-poit games, No. 4 in 3-point field goal percentage (.441), No. 7 in scoring average (19.9), No. 9 in points (618), No. 11 in 3-pointers made (64), No. 12 in free throws made (136) and No. 20 in field goals made (209).
// With her start tonight, Amari Carter tied for No. 4 on the freshman starts chart with Louise Leimkuhler(1979-80) at 32 starts.
// Carter scored 10 points for her eight double-figure scoring game of the season and third-straight in the WNIT.

Team Notes
// Penn State ended the season with a 21-11 overall record and a school-record tying 16 wins at home (16-2).
// Penn State is now 6-2 all-time in its three appearances in the WNIT.
//Penn State finished with 14 points, which ended their season with 13.0 turnovers per game, which is a school record.
// With five made 3-pointers, the Lady Lions finish the season with 193 makes from distance to rank No. 3 in Penn State single-season history.