UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State women’s basketball is set for final game of the regular season at Rutgers on Sunday, March 2. Tip time inside Jersey Mikes Arena is slated for 2 p.m. and will be available to stream on B1G+.
GAME INFORMATION
at Rutgers
- Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025 | Time: 2 p.m. ET
- Location: Piscataway, N.J. | Venue: Jersey Mikes Arena
- Live Stats | Watch: B1G+ | Notes | Radio
- Admission: Ticketed
LAST TIME OUT
- Penn State dropped its final regular season home game to Purdue, 92-85.
- Gabby Elliott matched her career high from earlier this season against Iowa with 32 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field.
- Grace Hall also had a career night, posting 16 points including three from beyond the arc, both personal bests.
- Gracie Merkle also notched double figure scoring for the eighth time in a row with 11 points.
- Penn State outrebounded Purdue by a 34-30 margin.
LAST TIME AGAINST RUTGERS
- Rutgers defeated the Lady Lions in the most recent outing on Jan. 26, 2025.
- Despite Penn State leading by double-digits in the final six minutes of the game, the Scarlet Knights engaged in a massive comeback to down the Lady Lions 77-73 in the Bryce Jordan Center.
- PSU was effective from three-point range, shooting at a 53% clip from beyond the arc.
- Moriah Murray led the offense with 21 points, including six three pointers.
- Gabby Elliott and Gracie Merkle also reached the double-digit mark with 14 and 11 points respectively.
SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
- Rutgers is 10-18, 2-15 in the Big Ten as it plays for a spot in the Big Ten Tournament in Sunday’s contest.
- Kiyomi McMiller led the Scarlet Knights offense, prior to being ruled ‘out’ of the most recent contests. She averaged 18.7 points per game. She earned back-to-back Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors in December.
- Destiny Adams is the lone active double-digit scorer for Rutgers, averaging 17.6 points per game. She recorded her 1,000th career point earlier this season.
PENN STATE – RUTGERS SERIES
- Rutgers leads the all-time series 35-22 with its most recent win earlier this season in Happy Valley.
- The Lady Lions are 7-20 in games played in Piscataway.
- Penn State earned its 1000th program victory on Jan. 14, 2024 in Jersey Mikes Arena last season.
LADY LIONS IN THE RANKS
- Merkle ranks 13th in the Big Ten in total points (433). She also sits 17th in the B1G in points per game (15.5). Merkle is fourth in the country in field goal percentage (67.0 and first in the conference. Her 13 double-doubles ranks her third in the Big Ten.
- Moriah Murray is 29th in the country in three pointers (71) and ranks first in the Big Ten in that category. She also sits first in the conference in three pointers per game (2.63) and first in three-point attempts (188).
- Alli Campbell is ranked fourth in the conference in assists per game (4.4) and eighth in the conference in total assists (111).
- Penn State is 16th in the nation in total assists (499) and sits 17th in assists per game (17.8). The team is third in the conference in total assists and ranks third in assists per game.