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Mark Selders

Penn State Drops Road Game At Nebraska

Box Score

LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska used a hot-shooting third quarter to hand the Penn State women's basketball team a 75-58 loss Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
 
Freshman Makenna Marisa led the Lady Lions with 15 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Penn State scored its first nine points of the game by way of the three-pointer as the score sat tied at 9-9 midway through the first quarter. A layup from junior Alisia Smith then sparked an 11-4 Penn State run that saw five points from freshman Shay Hagans and four from Kamaria McDaniel as the Lady Lions surged ahead 20-13 to force a Nebraska timeout at the 1:03 mark. The Huskers scored the final three points of the term, but Penn State controlled a 20-16 edge heading into the second quarter.
  • Nebraska was within two midway through the second quarter before Marisa hit a mid-range jumper and freshman Anna Camden followed with a corner three-pointer to work Penn State's lead to 31-24 with 2:49 left on the first-half clock. The Huskers answered with the final eight points of the half, six of which came from the free throw line, to take a 32-31 lead at the break.
  • Penn State couldn't find an answer to a red-hot Nebraska offense in the third quarter. The Huskers finished the term 11-for-14 from the field (76.2 percent) and 3-for-3 from the free throw line to take a 58-43 lead into the final stanza.
  • The Lady Lions held the Huskers in check in the fourth quarter, but weren't able to make a comeback as Nebraska secured the 75-58 win.

 
KEY NOTES

  • Marisa scored in double figures for the 12th time this season.
  • McDaniel missed double figures for just the second time this season.
  • Camden finished with a Big Ten career-high tying nine points behind a trio of three-pointers.
  • Siyeh Frazier led Penn State with seven rebounds and five assists. Her five assists tied her season high.
  • The Huskers out-scored the Lady Lions 26-12 in the third quarter which proved to be the difference.

 
UP NEXT

  • Penn State returns home Sunday to host #10/10 Maryland on Senior Day presented by the Penn State Alumni Association. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. from the Bryce Jordan Center.