UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's basketball team remains on the road Thursday when the Lady Lions head to Wisconsin for a midweek battle with the Badgers at 8 p.m. ET.
FOLLOW ALONG
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OPENING TIPS
- The Lady Lions wrap up a two-game road swing when Penn State heads to Wisconsin for a Thursday night battle in Madison.
- Penn State won the season's first meeting against the Badgers 71-64 on Jan. 3 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
- Three Lady Lions are averaging double-digit points, led by Teniya Page's 20.2 ppg. Page's 20.2 ppg ranks second amongst all Big Ten players, and 19th in Division I.
IF PENN STATE BEATS WISCONSIN
- Penn State would complete the season sweep of Wisconsin for the first time since the 2011-2012 season when the Lady Lions beat the Badgers 82-49 (Jan. 2) and 69-54 (Feb. 9).
- The Lady Lions would earn their first Big Ten road victory of the season.
- Penn State would improve to 33-14 all-time against the Badgers and capture its fourth-straight win over Wisconsin.
SCOUTING WISCONSIN
- The Badgers will be looking to snap a five-game skid that began with their loss to Penn State on Jan. 3. Wisconsin is 10-9 overall on the season and 1-6 in Big Ten play.
- Wisconsin's lone conference win came at home against Purdue (76-69) on Dec. 31.
- The Badgers are 7-3 at home compared to their 1-5 record in away games.
- Wisconsin has struggled from the free throw line, shooting just 53.0 percent (202-for-381) from the charity stripe.
- Marsha Howard leads the team with 12.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Imani Lewis has chipped in 11.8 points per contest.
AGAINST THE BADGERS
- Penn State will be looking to secure the season sweep of the Badgers after taking the first meeting 71-64 on Jan. 3 at the BJC.
- The Lady Lions have won three-straight games against the Badgers and are 11-10 all-time when playing at Wisconsin.
- PSU used a strong defensive effort and clutch free throw shooting down the stretch to capture the 71.64 win over the Badgers on Jan. 3.
- The Lady Lions held a two-point lead heading into the fourth quarter before holding the Badgers to a 26.7 percent (4-for-15) clip from the field in the final term. Penn State went 13-for-18 (72.2 percent) from the charity stripe, including 10-for-10 in the final 1:21, to seal the win.
- Teniya Page led PSU with 23 points, while Amari Carter chipped in 13 and Kamaria McDaniel scored 11. Junior Siyeh Frazier registered her first career double-double with 10 points and a career-best 11 rebounds.
TRACKING TENIYA
- Teniya Page is in reach of a number of notable milestones as she continues her senior season.
- Page has totaled 1,953 career points, putting her just 47 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.
- Her 1,953 career points rank seventh all-time on the Penn State career scoring charts and is 13th amongst all active Division I players.
- She is on track to become the first player in Lady Lion history to eclipse 2,000 career points, 400 career assists and 400 career rebounds. As of Jan. 22, there are no current Division I players who have reached all three milestones.
- 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 18.3 points per game career scoring average ranks No. 4 all-time. She's averaged 35.6 minutes per game throughout her career, a mark that ranks second in the Lady Lion history books.
UP NEXT
- The Lady Lions return home to host first-place Rutgers Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center.