Nov. 18, 2017
Penn State Women's Basketball
Penn State at Providence
November 18, 2017
Individual Notes
Amari Carter
// Redshirt-sophomore Amari Carter posted her second career 20-point game and 13th career double-figure scoring game with a career-high 23 points, besting her 22-point effort at Maryland on Jan. 11, 2017.
// Carter moved past the 300-point mark for her career in the second quarter and ended the game with 313 career tallies.
// The 23 points led the team and marked the fourth time Carter led Penn State in scoring.
Siyeh Frazier
// Sophomore Siyeh Frazier reached double-figures for the fourth-straight game to start the season, chipping in 10 points.
//Frazier scored Penn State's first points for the third time this season, starting the second-straight game with a steal and layup.
// It was also the fourth-straight game Frazier scored Penn State's first field goal. Jaylen Williams had a free throw to start the scoring vs. Drexel, but Frazier hit the first field goal for the Lady Lions.
// Frazier added one blocked shot to tie her career high, done three times now, most recently against Siena in the 2017-18 season opener on Nov. 10, 2017.
Sam Breen
// Freshman Sam Breen hauled in a career-high six rebounds at Providence, surpassing her four-rebound effort vs. Siena in the season opener on Nov. 10, 2017.
// Breen added three points to her stat line in a career-high 17 minutes of court time.
Kamaria McDaniel
// Freshman Kamaria McDaniel grabbed her second career steal in the game, marking the second-straight game with a steal for the rookie.
// McDaniel hit a pair of 3-pointers to end the game as one of three Lady Lions to score six points.
Alisia Smith
// Freshman Alisia Smith brought in a career-high five rebounds to go along with six points.
// Smith added her first career blocked shot vs. the Friars.
Jaylen Williams
// Junior Jaylen Williams handed out a career-high tying three assists, equaling her personal best mark from earlier this season vs. Drexel on Nov. 12, 2017.
// The three assists led the team, which marks the first time in Williams' career she led the team in assists.
// Williams was one of three Lady Lions to chip in six points in the win.
Team Notes
// The victory pushed Penn State to 5-0 all-time vs. Providence, including 3-0 inside Alumni Hall.
// Penn State improved to 32-12 all-time vs. the current alignment of the BIG EAST.
// Head coach Coquese Washington started a season 4-0 for the third time in her 11 seasons. It is the first since 2012-13, when they began the season 5-0. The other instance was the 2010-11 season when Penn State began the year 5-0, as well.
// The last time Penn State won its first two true road games came during the 2012-13 campaign, when they defeated No. 16/13 Texas A&M, 63-58, on Nov. 14 and Cal State Northridge, 85-73, on Nov. 24.
// The 21-18 score at halftime marked the lowest scoring first half for Penn State and its opponent. The previous mark for Penn State was 36 points at Marshall (11/15/17) and the opponent low had been 22 by Siena (11/10/17).