Postgame Notes: vs. Michigan (March 1, 2018)Postgame Notes: vs. Michigan (March 1, 2018)

Postgame Notes: vs. Michigan (March 1, 2018)

March 2, 2018

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Penn State Women's Basketball
Penn State vs. Michigan
Big Ten Tournament ââ'¬" Second Round
February 28, 2018



Individual Notes

Teniya Page
// Junior Teniya Page led the Penn State in scoring with 12 points, marking her 16th-straight contest in double figures.
// The 16-game streak in double-figures is a career-long streak for Page, besting her 15-game spurt to end the 2016-17 campaign.
// her 12 points moved her season total to 484 and pass a quartet of Lady Lions on the single season scoring charts. She jumped into the No. 35 spot, passing her total from the 2015-16 season (473), Andrea Garner (473; 1997-98), Missy Masley (477; 1994-95) and Maren Walseth (482; 1999-2000)

Amari Carter
// Redshirt-sophomore Amari Carter recorded her 23rd multi-steal game of the season with two on the day.
// In the game, Carter jumped Helen Darling (79; 1998-99) for No. 22 on the single-season steals chart.
// The two thefts also moved her into a tie for No. 41 on the career charts, equaling Kathy Phillips (117; 1989-92) with 117 career swipes.
// Carter's three steals pushed her into the top-20 in school history, giving her 247 helpers and pulling her even with Sue Martin (247; 1977-80).

Jaylen Williams
// Junior Jaylen Williams blocked a career-high six shots against Michigan.
// The six swats are a Penn State Big Ten record, besting Jacquelynn Shook's five blocks vs. Ohio State in 2002.
// Furthermore, her six rejections are the most since Talia East had seven blocks against Purdue on Jan. 12, 2014.
// The six blocked shots moved Williams up one spot on the career charts, jumping Tanisha Wright (61; 2002-05) for No. 21 all-time at Penn State.
// Her season total of 44 blocks also rank No. 21, as she passed the quintet of Tori Waldner (39; 2013-14), Nikki Greene (39; 2012-13), Tina Henry (42; 1992-93), Shook (42; 2001-02) and Jessica Brungo (43; 2002-03).

Team Notes
// Penn State is now 27-22 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament, including a 16-16 mark in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
// The Lady Lions are 2-2 as the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
// The Lady Lions are 32-14 all-time vs. Michigan, including a 1-3 mark in the Big Ten Tournament.
// Penn State blocked 10 shots in the game, reaching double-digits in blocks for the second time this season (14; Drexel, Nov. 12, 2018).
// The 10 blocked shots are also a Penn State Big Ten record, besting the nine blocked shots vs. Illinois from the 1999 event.