UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State women’s basketball hosts in-state rival Duquesne on Sunday, Nov. 10 in the Bryce Jordan Center. Tip time in Happy Valley is set for 1 p.m. as the Lady Lions continue their non-conference home stint.
GAME INFORMATION
vs Duquesne
- Date: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 | Time: 1 p.m. ET
- Location: University Park, Pa. | Venue: Bryce Jordan Center
- Live Stats | Watch: B1G+ | Notes | Radio
- Admission: Ticketed
LAST TIME OUT
- Penn State defeated Canisius 89-57 in Happy Valley on Thursday, a 32-point margin of victory.
- The Lady Lions extended their non-conference home win streak to 13-straight games, the fourth longest spurt in program history.
- Gracie Merkle led the offense with 20 points as she surpassed the 500-point mark in her career. Merkle also picked up six boards, two assists and three blocks. This was her second consecutive game scoring 20 or more points.
- Freshman Cam Rust recorded her first collegiate double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds including five offensive rebounds.
- Alli Campbell tallied another solid performance, posting eight points, four assists and four steals.
- Jayla Oden produced a 12-point outing, shooting four-of-six from the field and two-of-three from long range.
- The Lady Lions put up their second-straight 30-plus-point first quarter, scoring 31 points in the opening period.
- Penn State outscored Canisius 66-28 in the paint.
SCOUTING THE DUKES
- The Dukes finished last season with a 21-13 overall record in 2023-24, going 13-5 in the A10 conference. They lost in the conference tournament in the championship to Richmond.
- Duquesne made a run in the WNIT, defeating Monmouth in the first round with a 69-65 win in overtime and losing to Purdue 50-71 in the second round.
- In their first game of the 2024-25 campaign, the Dukes beat Princeton 76-66 in their season opener.
- Three Dukes reached double figure scoring; Megan McConnell had a team high 24 points, Jerni Kiaku had 10 and Nadia Moore had 10 as well.
PENN STATE – DUQUESNE SERIES
- The series between Penn State and Duquesne dates back to 1983 and consists of 18 meetings between the two squads.
- Penn State owns the all-time series by a 17-1 clip.
- The Lady Lions won 16-straight games until falling to the Dukes in 2018.
- Penn State walked away with the most recent victory in 2021, a 68-60 win on the road in Pittsburgh.
- In the last outing against Duquesne, Makenna Marisa scored 33 points.
2023-24 SEASON IN REVIEW
- Penn State produced its best overall record in a decade with its 22-13 season.
- The Lady Lions advanced to the Final Four of the Inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament, marking their first postseason appearance since 2017-18.
- Penn State was one of four one-seeds in the tournament after just missing a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
- The Lady Lions finished ranked sixth in the Big Ten.
- Penn State consistently ranked in the top-10 in three major statistical categories throughout the 2023-24 campaign. PSU produced one of the highest level offenses in the country with steady recognition in field goal percentage, three-point percentage and scoring offense.
- The Lady Lions had for 100-plus-point performances, 13 90-plus point games and 21 80-plus point performances.
- Penn State shattered its single game three-point record on two different occasions last season. Once against Central Connecticut on Dec. 20 with 15 three-pointers and then again when it hosted Maryland on Jan. 28 with 16.