Jan. 3, 2018
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Penn State Women's Basketball
Penn State vs. Indiana
January 3, 2018
Individual Notes
Amari Carter
// Redshirt-sophomore Amari Carter scored a career-high 26 points in the victory over Indiana, marking her fifth career 20-point game and fourth of the season.
// It was Carter's first 20-point effort since Nov. 24 vs. Louisiana Tech in Las Vegas, Nevada.
// The double-figure scoring effort was the fourth-straight and 13th of the season for Carter.
// She added a game-high six assists for her 17th career game with five-plus assists and two-or-fewer turnovers, committing just two missteps in the game.
// Her six assists pushed her career total to 197 helpers and moved her past Julia Trogele (192; 2007-11) and Katina Mack (192;1991-96) and into No. 33 all-time at Penn State.
// Her four 3-pointers tie her career high, done so on four occasions now, last vs. Kansas State on Nov. 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the second time in her career she hit four 3-pointers in a Big Ten contest, equaling that mark at Rutgers last season.
Siyeh Frazier
// Sophomore Siyeh Frazier posted her sixth double-figure scoring effort of the season and eighth of her career with 10 points.
// Her 10 points came on five made field goals, which ties her career high that was set at Marshall earlier this season.
// The 10-poitn effort vs. the Hoosiers mark the highest scoring Big Ten game in Frazier's career, besting her eight-point outing at Michigan on Dec. 28, 2017.
Jaida Travascio-Green
// Sophomore Jaida Travascio-Green notched 11 points against Indiana for her fourth-straight game in double-figures and 11th double-digit scoring game of the season.
// Travascio-Green went 4-of-4 from the free throw line and has made her last eight free throws, dating back to her last miss at American.
Teniya Page
// Junior Teniya Page tallied 10 points for her eighth double-figure scoring game of the season and 62nd in 73 career games played.
// Page added four assists in the game, as well.
// Page blocked her second shot of the season and sixth of her career, tying her career high which has been done on six occasions now, most recently at Michigan on Dec. 28, 2017.
// Five of her six career blocked shots have come in Big Ten play, with three coming during her freshman season and two coming this season.
Alisia Smith
// Freshman Alisia Smith posted her third double-digit scoring effort of the year with a personal Big Ten-best 10 points.
// The rookie tied for team-high with seven rebounds (Boykin) to mark the first time she led the team in rebounding in her career.
// The seven boards were also a Big Ten personal best and the second-highest total of her career.
// Smith also added a career-high two steals.
De'Janae Boykin
// Redshirt-sophomore De'Janae Boykin pulled down a team-best-tying seven rebounds (Smith) and has led the team in rebounding in 11 of her 13 games played.
Team Notes
// Penn State's win snapped a four-game skid vs. Indiana and moved the Lady Lions to 33-13 all-time vs. the Hoosiers.
// The Lady Lions also improved to 8-3 all-time on Jan. 3, including 4-0 at home on the date.
/// Penn State remained unblemished when shooting 45 percent or better in a game (4-0) and when scoring at least 70 points (6-0).
// The 26 first quarter points are tied for the most in an opening frame this season, equaling the output for Penn State vs. Manhattan on Dec. 3, 2017.
// Five Lady Lions reached double figures against Indiana to mark the third time this season that the team placed five players in double-digits. Penn State also did it at Marshall (11/15/17) and vs. Manhattan (12/3/17).
/// For the second time this season, Penn State shot 55 percent or better in a half. The Lady Lions hit 55.1 percent of their shots in the opening 20 minutes. The other time it occurred this season was in the second half vs. Fordham (12/6/17).