Feb. 24, 2018
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State women's basketball will close out the regular season at the Bryce Jordan Center in the 12th annual Play4Kay benefitting Pink Zone game against No. 15/14 Ohio State. The Big Ten contest between the Lady Lions (15-13, 6-9 B1G) and Buckeyes (23-6, 12-3 B1G) will tip off at noon on ESPN2.
Tickets
// Single-game tickets for the final regular season game are still available. For information or to purchase tickets visit GoPSUsports.com, call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office weekdays from 9 a.m-4:30 p.m.
Gameday Promotions
// 12th Annual Play 4 Kay benefiting Pink Zone
// Cheer and Dance Clinic
// Postgame Jersey Auction
Follow Along
// Fans can follow along with Penn State's home contest vs. Ohio State on Twitter and Instagram (@PennStateWBB), or via live audio, live stats and live video with the links to the right.
Series Quick Facts
// Penn State and Ohio State will meet for the 64th time in program history and second time this season, with the Lady Lions owning a 36-27 edge, but the Buckeyes have won the last six meetings. MORE ON PAGE 4
// The two teams met earlier this season on Jan. 31 in Columbus, with No. 17/18 Ohio State grabbing a 94-64 decision.
// Penn State is 7-2 all-time on Feb. 25, including a 3-1 mark in Big Ten play, with the lone loss coming by one points to Michigan in 2001. MORE ON PAGE 5
Opening Tips
// Entering the 12th edition of its Play4Kay benefitting Pink Zone game, Penn State owns a 7-4 record, including a 76-75 win over No. 25 Michigan last season.
// Penn State currently ranks among the NCAA top-30 as a team in free throws attempted and free throws made, leading the Big Ten in the later. MORE ON PAGE 14 & 25
// Redshirt-sophomore Amari Carter posted her 21st multi-steal game of the season at Nebraska on Feb. 22 and continues to lead the Big Ten in steals with 75 on the season. MORE ON PAGE 9 & 32
// Junior Teniya Page joined an exclusive group of Lady Lions, as she is the fifth player in program history to score 1,500 points and hand out 300 assists in a career. MORE ON PAGE 7
// Sophomore Jaida Travascio-Greenmade her 100th career 3-pointer at Purdue on Jan. 28, making her the 16th Lady Lion to reach the century mark from distance. MORE ON PAGE 6, 10 & 48
// Head coach Coquese Washington is looking for her 200th career victory, entering the game with 196 career wins. MORE ON PAGE 13
// The Lady Lions play its sixth Big Ten game against a ranked opponent when Ohio State visits the Bryce Jordan Center to close the regular season, tying for the most games vs. ranked teams in its 26-year tenure in the conference. MORE ON PAGE 16
// Penn State is one of 11 Division I programs to enter the 2017-18 season with zero seniors on its roster, including one of only two power five conference teams. MORE ON PAGE 13
Last Five Games
// Penn State is 2-3 over its last five games, with wins over Michigan State (Feb. 4) and Northwestern (Feb. 14) at the Bryce Jordan Center.
// Looking at the three main statistical categories, Penn State is minus-4.4 in scoring margin, a minus-11.6 in rebounding margin, while owning a plus-6.2 edge in turnover margin.
// The Lady Lions have 53 steals (10.6 spg) over the last five games, including four games with 10-plus swipes.
// The 53 steals have helped Penn State force 86 turnovers (17.2 tpg) during that stretch, including back-to-back 20-turnover games vs. Michigan State and at Iowa.
// Junior Teniya Page is scoring 18.6 points per game, reaching double-figures in each contest, including three 20-point contests. She reached the 20-point plateau at Iowa (23), at Minnesota (22) and vs. Northwestern (22).
// Redshirt-sophomore Amari Carter has scored in double-figures in six-straight games and is averaging 14.6 points per game over the last five contests.
// Carter also has a team-best 15 steals (3.0 spg) and 19 assists (3.9 apg) during that stretch.
// Carter, Page and Siyeh Frazier are all in double-figures in the steals column over the last five games, with 15, 12 and 14 swipes, respectively.
// Frazier is adding 10.4 points per game during that stretch, as well.
// Freshman Alisia Smith earned her first career start against Northwestern on Feb. 14 and has started each of the last two games, averaging 6.8 points and 4.8 rebounds.
Scouting the Buckeyes
// Ohio State enters the regular season final ranked No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the AP Top-25 with a record of 23-6 and a 12-3 mark in Big Ten play.
// The Buckeyes can clinch the outright Big Ten regular season title on Sunday with a win, as they own a one-game edge in the loss column over Maryland and Nebraska.
// Ohio State has held its last seven Big Ten opponents to under 70 points, including limiting Penn Stat to 64 points on Jan. 31.
// Kelsey Mitchell is the Big Ten's all-time leading scorer, either male or female, with 3,264 career points and is currently fourth in NCAA history. She is just 19 points behind Britteny Griner for third all-time in NCAA history.
// Mitchell also owns the NCAA record for career 3-pointers made (475) and has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 86-straight games.
// Linnae Harper has done a little bit of everything this season for the Buckeyes, averaging 15.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game.
// Harper is one of only four players in the country to average more than 15 points, 8.5 rebounds, two assists and two steals per game this season.
Last Meeting -- at Ohio State 94, Penn State 64 (Jan. 31, 2018)
// For the 17th time in 2017-18, Jaida Travascio-Green hit double-digits with a team-best 14 points.
// Travascio-Green led the team in scoring for the fourth time this season and sixth of her career.
// With four made 3-pointers in the game, Travascio-Green has hit at least three 3-pointers on 10 occasions this season.
// The four makes from 3-point range pushed her season total to 58 made 3-pointers. She was tied for No. 16 in a single season passing Tyra Grant (55; 2008-09), Suzie McConnell (56; 1987-88) and Tina Nicholson (57; 1995-96), and equaling the mark of Jess Strom (58; 2004-05).
// Teniya Page started her 78th career game to move into the No. 25 on the career charts.
// Page reached double-figures for the eighth-straight game with 13 points. It was the 15th game of the season and 69th of Page's career she has scored at least 10 points.
// Amari Carter handed out three assists to move into a tie for No. 16 all-time at Penn State with 217 career helpers. She passed Vanessa Paynter (216; 1984-87) and pulled even Jess Brungo (217; 2001-04) and Lindsey Spann (217; 2015-17) in the game.
// Carter pulled down a career-high nine rebounds, besting her previous mark of eight rebounds, which she did on two occasions, last vs. Central Connecticut State earlier this season.
// Carter ended the night with 12 points to mark her 19th game of the season and 28th of her career in double-figures.
// Freshman Kamaria McDaniel moved into a tie for No. 10 on the freshman 3-pointers made list with one make at Ohio State. Her 21 3-pointers made equlaed the mark of Alex Bentley (2009-10).
// McDaniel tied her career high with six rebounds in the game, equaling her total vs. Wake Forest earlier this season.
// Siyeh Fraziermoved past 200 career points in the game, ending the night with 203 career tallies.
// De'Janae Boykin pulled down her 200th career rebound in the game, ending the night with five rebounds and 203 for her career.
Complete notes packet available by clicking here.