ROSEMONT, Ill. – Penn State women's basketball's Makenna Marisa garnered a spot on the Preseason All-Big Ten Media and Coaches' Team, the conference announced Wednesday.
The junior was a consensus All-Big Ten First-Team pick by the coaches and media last year. Marisa had a stellar junior campaign, ranking second in the Big Ten and sixth in the country in scoring at 22.2 points per game. Her average was the third-highest average by a Lady Lion in a single season.
The Dawn Staley Award Watch List member scored double-digit points in all 29 games last season, one of only two Division I players to notch the feat, including 19 20-point games, 13 25-point games and five 30-point performances.
Her 30-point games included a career-high 33 at Duquesne (12/18), 32 vs. Iowa (1/25) and at Michigan State (2/21), 31 at Purdue (2/9) and 30-point triple-double vs. Delaware State (11/16). She also had a double-double vs. Illinois (1/16) with 25 points and 10 assists.
She had four 20-point halves, coming against Delaware State (20, 1st), Maryland (24, 2nd), Purdue (25, 2nd) and Minnesota (20, 2nd).
Marisa's 645 total points in the regular season ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 15th in the country and ninth in a season at Penn State. In conference games, including six against ranked opponents, Marisa averaged 23.0 points per game, good for second in the conference. She also averaged 19.9 in seven games against ranked foes, also second in the Big Ten.
She was 28th in the country in field goals made (224) and 29th in free throws made (138), while holding seventh in the Big Ten in assists per game (4.2) and total assists (123).
The CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree reached the 1,000-point mark for her career against Iowa on January 25. Marisa has 1,244 career points, ranking 25th all-time at Penn State.
2022-23 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
GRACE BERGER, Grad., G, Indiana
Mackenzie Holmes, Sr., F, Indiana
CAITLIN CLARK, Jr., G, Iowa
MONIKA CZINANO, 5th-Yr., F/C, Iowa
Diamond Miller, Sr., G, Maryland
Leigha Brown, 5th-Yr., G, Michigan
Alexis Markowski, So., C/F, Nebraska
TAYLOR MIKESELL, Sr., G, Ohio State
JACY SHELDON, Sr., G, Ohio State
Makenna Marisa, Sr., G, Penn State
2022-23 MEDIA PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
Grace Berger, Grad., G, Indiana
Mackenzie Holmes, Sr., F, Indiana
CAITLIN CLARK, Jr., G, Iowa
Monika Czinano, 5th-Yr., F/C, Iowa
Diamond Miller, Sr., G, Maryland
Leigha Brown, 5th-Yr., G, Michigan
Alexis Markowski, So., C/F, Nebraska
Taylor Mikesell, Sr., G, Ohio State
JACY SHELDON, Sr., G, Ohio State
Makenna Marisa, Sr., G, Penn State
Unanimous selections listed in ALL CAPS
