Women's Basketball Battles Delaware State On TuesdayWomen's Basketball Battles Delaware State On Tuesday
Mark Selders

Women's Basketball Battles Delaware State On Tuesday


UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's basketball team welcomes Delaware State in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday night. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. inside the Bryce Jordan Center.

The Lady Lions, led by head coach Carolyn Kieger, are off to a 2-0 start after wins over LIU (85-66) and Rider (83-69) last week.

FOLLOW ALONG

 
PARKING
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OPENING TIP

  • Penn State faces Delaware State for its third non-conference contest.
  • The teams will meet for the second time in series history.
  • The Lady Lions are 2-0 coming off an 83-69 win over Rider last Thursday.
  • Penn State had three players score 20+ points led by Ali Brigham's 23 points on 11-of-13 shooting.
  • Niya Beverley and Makenna Marisa each contributed 20 points, including four three-pointers by Marisa.
  • The Lady Lions had three players reach 20+ points in a game for the first time since 2014 vs. Wagner.
  • Penn State assisted on 21 of 33 made field goals to record 20+ assists in each of the first two games of the season.
  • The Lady Lions shot 53 percent from the floor and 42 percent from three.
  • Penn State has scored 80+ points in back-to-back games to start each of the last two seasons.
  • Brigham is the first PSU player to score 20+ points in the first two games of a season since Brianna Banks in 2015.
  • Penn State will look for its 24th 3-0 start in program history.

 
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION

  • Delaware State is led by head coach E.C. Hill is in her first season as head coach.
  • Hill served the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Towson.
  • The Hornets dropped their first two games of the 2021-22 campaign against Stony Brook (87-46) and Hampton (51-36).
  • Against Hampton, redshirt senior Kiana Coomber led the Hornets with 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Sianny Sanchez-Oliver added 10 points.

 
AGAINST THE HORNETS

  • Penn State earned a 110-48 in the only previous meeting between the teams on February 19, 1985.

 
LAST TIME OUT

  • The Lady Lions benefitted from three players scoring 20+ points in an 83-69 win over Rider.
  • Ali Brigham paced the blue and white with 23 points of 11-of-13 shooting while adding six rebounds and six assists.
  • Makenna Marisa poured in 20 points, hitting four three-pointers, while Niya Beverley scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds.
  • It marked the first time Penn State had three 20+ scorers in a game since December 7, 2014 vs. Wagner.
  • Penn State tallied 21 assists on 33 made field goals and shot 53 percent from the floor and 42 percent from three.
  • The Lady Lions won the rebound battle, 41-24.

 
BRIGHAM'S IMPRESSIVE START

  • Sophomore forward Ali Brigham made a big impact in her first game as a Lady Lion, vs. LIU, after transferring from George Washington, scoring 20 points and tallying nine rebounds and three blocks.
  • She followed that with a 23-point performance against Rider, shooting 11-of-13 from the floor.
  • Brigham is the first Lady Lion to score 20+ points in the first two games of a season since Brianna Banks in 2015.
  • Through the first week of the season, Brigham ranks eighth in the Big Ten in points per game (21.5), 10th in rebounds per game (7.5) and eighth in assists (8).
  • She sits ninth in the nation, and second in the conference, in field goals made with 19.

 
MARISA DOING IT ALL

  • Junior guard Makenna Marisa filled up the box score in the season opener vs. LIU with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists.
  • She had 20 points against Rider, nailing four three-pointers.
  • Marisa holds second in the Big Ten in three-pointers made (7), first in three-pointers attempted (16), fourth in field goals made (15), eighth in assists (8) and 11th in points per game (19.5).

 
SHARING AND SHOOTING

  • The Lady Lions assisted on 20 of 30 made field goals against LIU and 21 of 33 makes against Rider.
  • Penn State had 20+ assists in back-to-back games for the first time since 2020 (vs. Maryland and Iowa).
  • Penn State has scored 80+ points in back-to-back games to start the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, marking the first time Penn State has done that in consecutive seasons since 1993-94 and 1994-95.
  • The Lady Lions pace the Big Ten in three-pointers made (19) and attempted (50).
  • Penn State sits 18th in the country with 41 assists.

 
NON-CONFERENCE SLATE

  • Penn State opened its 11-game non-conference slate against LIU.
  • The Lady Lions' first three contests will be played at the Bryce Jordan Center against LIU (11/9), Rider (11/11) and Delaware State (11/16).
  • Penn State's non-con continues at Clemson on Sunday, November 21. The Tigers reached the 2021 WNIT Second Round.
  • The Lady Lions then travel to the Gulf Coast Showcase in Florida. Penn State will open the tournament against St. John's on November 26.
  • On November 27, Penn State will face either Iowa State or Charlotte in the Gulf Coast Showcase. Iowa State was a 2021 NCAA Tournament team, while Charlotte was a 2021 WNIT participant.
  • Penn State takes on Boston College in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Thursday, December 2.
  • The non-conference schedule closes out with home games against Youngstown State (12/12) and Towson (12/22) and a road matchup at Duquesne (12/18).

 
STRENGTH OF THE BIG TEN

  • The AP Poll features five Big Ten teams: No. 3 Maryland, No. 4 Indiana, No. 8 Iowa, No. 13 Michigan and No. 21 Ohio State. Michigan State is among teams receiving votes.
  • Penn State opens Big Ten play at Indiana on December 6.
  • The Lady Lions played 10 ranked opponents in 2020-21, the most among Big Ten schools, and earned a 69-67 win over No. 15 Ohio State on February 24, 2021.

UP NEXT

  • Penn State travels to Clemson for its first road matchup of the season on Sunday, November 21. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on the ACC Network.