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Postgame Notes: Fordham (Dec. 6, 2017)

Dec. 6, 2017

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Penn State Women's Basketball
Penn State vs. Fordham
December 6, 2017

Individual Notes

Teniya Page

// Junior Teniya Page ticked up two more spots on the career scoring charts, passing Jess Brungo (1,142; 2001-04) and Lisa Faloon (1,162; 1984-87) to earn the No. 27 spot on Penn State's career points list at 1,165 tallies.
// Tallying 27 points, Page reached double-digits for the 57th time in her career and posted her 23rd career game with 20-plus points.
// With five assists, Page moved her career total to 252 helpers in 67 career games.
// Page is now one of 13 Penn Staters to reach the 1,000-point and 250-assist mark in a career.
// The 11 made field goals are tied for the most in a single game for Page. She also made 11 field goals vs Minnesota on March 2, 2017 at the Big Ten Tournament.

Jaida Travascio-Green
// Sophomore Jaida Travascio-Green tallied 6 points and reached 300 career points.

Amari Carter
// Redshirt-sophomore Amari Carter tallied 19 points and reached a career milestone of 400 points.
// Carter reached double-digit points for the eighth time this season and 17th time in her career.
// Carter pushed her assist total to 178, tying Jackie Donovan (111, 1991-94) for No. 38 on the career assist charts.

Jaylen Williams
// Junior Jaylen Williams posted her seventh game this season with multiple blocked shots, rejecting three shots vs. Fordham.
// Williams has multiple blocked shots in 13 career games, including seven of 10 games this season.

Team Notes
// With the win, Penn State now has a 5-0 record against Fordham.
// The Lady Lions are now 7-6 all time on Dec. 6, owning a 1-1 record at the Bryce Jordan Center.
// Penn State remains undefeated at home at 6-0, marking the 18th time in program history and fifth time under head coach Coquese Washington that the Lady Lions opened a season unblemished through six games.
// This is the second-straight season Penn State opened the year 6-0 at home.
// The Lady Lions shot 55.8 percent (24-of-43) from the field, marking the first time since Nov. 13, 2016 vs. Saint Peter's that the Blue and White ended a game with a shooting percentage of 55 percent or better.
// The 93.3 percent clip (14-of-15) from the line marked the first time since Feb. 8, 2017 vs. Minnesota that Penn State eclipsed the 90-percent mark from the free throw stripe.