UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's basketball team closes out a three-game homestand Sunday afternoon when the Lady Lions host Stony Brook in a nationally-televised game on the Big Ten Network. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. from the Bryce Jordan Center.
FOLLOW ALONG
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OPENING TIPS
- Penn State closes out a three-game homestand Sunday when the Lady Lions host a strong Stony Brook team.
- The Lady Lions are 4-1 on the young season, with all four of those wins captured in comeback fashion. Penn State has trailed by at least nine points in each of its four victories.
- Four Lady Lions are averaging double-digit points, led by Teniya Page's 17.2 ppg.
IF PENN STATE BEATS STONY BROOK
- Penn State would win its fourth-straight game and move to 5-1 on the season.
- The Lady Lions would move to 31-7 in the Bryce Jordan Center dating back to the start of the 2016-17 season.
- The 5-1 start to the season would mark the eighth time in Coquese Washington's 12 years that PSU has started the season 5-1.
SCOUTING STONY BROOK
- After starting the season with a 61-47 road loss at Rutgers, Stony Brook has come back to win three-straight games while outscoring its opponent by an average of 29.3 points per game.
- The Seawolves are coming off a 72-43 home win over Georgia Southern Tuesday night in their most recent action.
- Three Seawolves are averaging double-digit points, led by Shania Johnson's 16.0 points per game.
- Jerell Matthews has chipped in 15.3 points per contest, while India Pagan has contributed 10.5 points and a team-best 5.3 rebounds per game.
- Stony Brook was 18-12 a season ago.
AGAINST THE SEAWOLVES
- Penn State and Stony Brook have met just one before.
- The Lady Lions earned a 97-58 home win over the Seawolves on Nov. 19, 2008 inside the Bryce Jordan Center.
CARDIAC KIDS
- Penn State has rallied from nine-plus point deficits in all four of its wins this season.
- Penn State erased a 14-point fourth quarter deficit by outscoring Providence 23-9 in the final 10 minutes to claim a thrilling 76-74 victory in the season opener on Nov. 8.
- It marked the first time that Penn State rallied from a 15-point deficit to win in six years. The last time the Lady Lions erased a 15-point deficit was on Nov. 24, 2012 in an 85-73 win at Cal State Northridge. Penn State trailed by 17 with 5:52 left in the first half in that game.
- Penn State put together another gutsy comeback performance at Fordham on Nov. 14. The Lady Lions trailed by 12 with 8:19 to play in the second quarter, but outscored the Rams 34-11 in the second half en route to a 72-55 victory.
- PSU trailed Princeton 48-39 with 8:28 to play in regulation on Nov. 18. Penn State used a 24-15 run to force overtime before outscoring the Tigers 16-8 in the extra frame to earn the 79-71 OT victory Sunday.
- The Lady Lions did it once again in their most recent game against North Dakota on Nov. 21. The Fighting Hawks held a 64-53 lead with 4:49 to play, but Penn State closed the game on a 22-4 run to erase the 11-point deficit and come back for a 75-68 victory.
FOCUS ON THE FREE THROW LINE
- Penn State leads the Big Ten and ranks 20th nationally with a 78.8 (89-for-113) free throw shooting percentage.
- The Lady Lions ranks seventh in all of Division I (as of Nov. 23) with 89 made free throws on the season.
- The Lady Lions' free throw shooting has come in clutch in PSU's late-game heroics, as Penn State has shot 83.7 percent (41-for-49) from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter and overtime this season.
- Sophomore Alisia Smith leads the Lady Lions with a 88.9 (24-for-27) free throw percentage.
UP NEXT
- Penn State hits the road for its second road game of the season, and final non-conference away tilt, Thursday when the Lady Lions travel to Florida State for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
- Tipoff from Tallahassee, Fla. is slated for 7 p.m.