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Craig Houtz

Lady Lions Return Home To Host Jacksonville Sunday



UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's basketball team is back in the Bryce Jordan Center Sunday to host Jacksonville in non-conference action. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.
 
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PROMOTIONS

  • Fitness Day
  • Free post-game Zumba on the court
  • Pre-game Kids Zone
  • Post-game autographs with the sophomore class

 
OPENING TIPS

  • Penn State returns home to open a five-game homestand when the Lady Lions host Jacksonville.
  • The Lady Lions will be looking to get back on track and bounce back from a pair of losses in their last two games.
  • Penn State has four wins on the young season and the Lady Lions have erased at least a nine-point deficit in all four victories.
  • Four Lady Lions are averaging double-digit points, led by Teniya Page's 19.4 ppg.

 
IF PENN STATE BEATS JACKSONVILLE

  • Penn State would move to 5-3 on the season and snap a two-game skid.
  • The Lady Lions would move to 31-8 in the Bryce Jordan Center dating back to the start of the 2016-17 season.

 
SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE

  • Jacksonville comes to State College with a 3-4 overall record.
  • The Dolphins will be looking to bounce back from a close 58-56 loss to Bethune-Cookman Wednesday night in their most recent action.
  • Jacksonville's three wins this season have come against Webber International (73-39, Nov. 7), Savannah St. (68-58, Nov. 19), and Charleston Southern (68-58, Nov. 25).
  • Penn State and Jacksonville have played one common opponent this season - Florida State. The Dolphins fell to the Seminoles 79-46 on Nov. 15.
  • Jasmyn Brown is the lone Dolphin averaging double-digit points with her 14.0 points per game.
  • Three other Dolphins are averaging 8.0 or more points per game.
  • Trudy Walker leads the team with 10.9 rebounds per contest to go along with her 8.0 ppg.

 
AGAINST THE ATLANTIC SUN

  • Penn State and Jacksonville will be meeting for the first time Sunday.
  • The Lady Lions are 2-2 all-time against current members of the ASUN conference. PSU is 2-0 against NJIT (meetings in 2009 and 2012) and 0-2 against Liberty (meetings in 2008 and 2014).

 
FOCUS ON THE FREE THROW LINE

  • The Lady Lions rank 10th in all of Division I (as of Nov. 30) with 120 made free throws on the season.
  • Penn State ranks 20th nationally with a 77.4 (120-for-155) free throw shooting percentage.
  • Sophomore Alisia Smith leads the Lady Lions with a 90.3 (28-for-31) free throw percentage.

 
TRACKING TENIYA

  • Teniya Page, a 2018 Consensus Preseason All-Big Ten Selection, has proven to be one of the strongest guards in the Big Ten from the day she stepped on campus. The guard has collected All-Big Ten accolades in each of her first three years, earning first team honors as both a sophomore and junior. Page was named a WBCA All-America honorable mention selection in 2016-17 following her standout sophomore campaign.
  • Page has totaled 1,725 career points, putting her just 275 points away from hitting the 2,000-point mark. She would become the sixth Lady Lion to reach the milestone if she hits the 2,000-point mark. With 29 regular-season games scheduled and at least one postseason contest guaranteed (Big Ten Tournament), Page will need to average 13.7 points per game this season to reach the milestone. She averaged 15.3 points per game as a freshman, 19.9 as a sophomore and 18.4 as a junior.
  • Her 1,725 career points is tied for ninth all-time on the Penn State career scoring charts.
  • With 34 points against Stony Brook on Nov. 25, Page now stands alone in second place for the most career 30-plus point games (8) in Lady Lion history. She was previously tied with Maggie Lucas (2011-14) at 7.
  • The standout has already etched her names into several of Penn State's record books. Her 18.0 points per game career scoring average ranks No. 4 all-time. She is one of five Penn Staters with 1,500 career points and 300 career assists. She's averaged 35.4 minutes per game throughout her career, a mark that ranks second in the Lady Lion history books.

 
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.
  • The Lady Lions did it once again on Nov. 21 against North Dakota. 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.

 
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UP NEXT

  • Penn State remains home to host in-state foe Duquesne Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center on faculty/staff night.