Lady Lions Fall On The Road At MinnesotaLady Lions Fall On The Road At Minnesota

Lady Lions Fall On The Road At Minnesota

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MINNEAPOLIS – The Penn State women's basketball team wasn't able to slow down a red-hot Minnesota offense as the Gophers took down the Lady Lions 97-67 Sunday afternoon.
 
Senior Teniya Page led four Lady Lions in double figures with 14 points. Junior Jaida Travascio-Green scored 11 points, while junior Siyeh Frazier and sophomore Kamaria McDaniel added 10 apiece.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The three ball helped Penn State get out to a quick 9-2 lead just over three minutes into the game, but Minnesota answered with a 23-4 run over the next 4:45 to take a 25-13 advantage with 1:21 left in the quarter. Layups from Page and freshman Lauren Ebo helped Penn State put points on the board in the final minute, but the Gophers carried a 28-17 lead into the second quarter.
  • Minnesota picked up where it left off in the second term, scoring the first nine points to stretch their edge to 37-17 with 7:20 to play in the half. Travascio-Green hit back-to-back three-pointers within a thirty-second stretch, but Minnesota followed by making nine of its final 10 field goal attempts to take a 59-34 lead at the half.
  • The Gophers scored the first seven points of the second half before Penn State used a 9-2 run over the next three minutes to force a Minnesota timeout as the score sat at 68-43 with 4:37 left on the third-quarter clock. The Gophers closed the term by making five of their final eight field goal attempts to pull ahead 78-49 through three stanzas.
  • The Lady Lions weren't able to put together a comeback attempt in the fourth quarter as Minnesota locked up the 97-67 win.

 
KEY NOTES

  • Page recorded her 42nd-straight double-digit effort and the 103rd career double figure performance.
  • With five made free throws, Page has now made 527 career free throws, putting her just 21 freebies away from breaking the school record of 547 that was set by former standout Maggie Lucas (2011-14).
  • Frazier recorded her 16th double-digit effort of the season.
  • McDaniel scored in double figures for the 12th time this season, while Travascio-Green notched her third double-digit effort.

 
UP NEXT

  • The Lady Lions return to Happy Valley for their penultimate home game Thursday evening when Penn State hosts Purdue at 7 p.m. inside the Bryce Jordan Center.