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Postgame Notes: Northwestern (Feb. 14, 2018)

Feb. 14, 2018

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Penn State Women's Basketball
Northwestern at Penn State
February 14, 2018

Individual Notes

Teniya Page
// Junior Teniya Page scored in double-figures for the 19th time this season and 73rd time in her career with 22 points.
// Page posted her 31st career 20-point game against the Wildcats, and her 10th of the season.
// With her 82nd career start, Page moved into a tie for No. 24 on the career charts with Mia Nickson (2011-2013).
// Page reached the 500-make mark for her career, ending the night with 503 career makes from the field, passing Maren Walseth (500; 1998-2001) for No. 22 all-time.
// Page moved into the top-25 on the single-season free throws made charts with seven makes in the game. She pushed her season total to 116, passing six Lady Lions and ending the night in a tie for No. 22 with Suzie McConnell (116; 1987-88) and Nickson (2010-11).

Jaida Travascio-Green
// Sophomore Jaida Travascio-Green tied a B1G best with five rebounds, marking the third time this season, the last coming at Iowa on Feb. 8.
// With one make from 3-point range, Travascio-Green moved into the top-10 in single season 3-pointers made with her 67th of the season. She is tied for No. 10 with Lisa Shepherd (1998-99).

Amari Carter
// For the 24th time this season and 33rd time in her career, redshirt-sophomore Amari Carter hit double-figures, scoring 17 points in the contest.
// With her two rebounds on the night, Carter moved her career total to 200.

Siyeh Frazier
// Sophomore Siyeh Frazier set Big Ten career highs for steals (4), assists (4) and blocked shots (3).
// The three blocked shots are also a career-best total.
// The four steals give Frazier three-plus steals in five games this season.

De'Janae Boykin
// Redshirt-sophomore De'Janae Boykin tied a team best with seven rebounds.
// Boykin now has five-plus rebounds in 23-of-24 games played this season.
// The seven boards marks the 19th time this season and 21st time in her career that she has led the Lady Lions on the glass.

Alisia Smith
// Freshman Alisia Smith made her first career start dawning the blue and white, joining De'Janae Boykin, Siyeh Frazier and Jaylen Williams as first-time starters this season for Penn State.

Team Notes
// Penn State improves to 38-7 all-time vs. Northwestern, winning 13-straight games in the series.
// Dating back to a loss in Feb. 2008, the Lady Lions have won 13-straight games over the Wildcats, marking the longest winning streak against one opponent in the program's 26-year Big Ten tenure.
// The streak was tied with a pair of 12-game runs: vs. Minnesota (1995-2003) and Northwestern (1998-2004).
// The streak is now one shy of the program record for consecutive wins against one opponent, as Penn State has defeated UMass 14-straihgt times. The 14-straight wins vs. UMass are an active streak that began in 1985 and was last contested in 1991.
// Penn State is 10-6 all-time on Valentine's Day.
// Tonight's starting lineup for Penn State is the fifth different combination for the Lady Lions this season.
// With the 10 steals in the game, Penn State hit double-digits in steal column for the 10th time this season and sixth time in Big Ten play.
// Penn State is now 7-0 when holding opponents to 59 points or fewer in a game.