Career Honors
#21 WNBA Draft Pick (Phoenix Mercury)
2013-14 Big Ten Player of the Year (media)
2013-14 All-Big Ten First Team
2014 Wade Trophy Finalist
2014 Wooden Award Finalist
2014 Naismith Trophy Semifinalist
2013-14 WBCA honorable mention All-America
2013-14 Associated Press All-America third team
2013-14 USBWA All-America first team
2013-14 Full Court All-America third team
2013-14 Senior Class Award All-America second team
2013-14 WBCA All-Region 6 selection
2013-14 Associated Press Preseason All-America Second Team
2013-14 espnW Preseason All-America Second Team
2013-14 Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team
2013-14 Athlon Preseason All-America First Team
2012-13 Big Ten Player of the Year
2013 Wade Trophy Finalist
2013 John R. Wooden Award Finalist
2012-13 Associated Press All-America second team
2012-13 USBWA All-America
2012-13 WBCA All-America honorable mention
2012-13 Full Court All-America second team
2012-13 All-Big Ten first team
2012-13 WBCA All-Region 6 selection
2013 Big Ten All-Tournament team
Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week presented by USBWA (Dec. 11, 2012)
Two-time 2012-13 Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 26, Dec. 10)
2012-13 Wooden Top 30 List
2012-13 Naismith Early Season Watch List
2012-13 Wade Trophy Watch List
2011-12 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
2011-12 All-Big Ten first team
2011-12 Academic All-Big Ten
2011-12 Naismith Trophy midseason watch list
2011-12 Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 21)
2011 USA Basketball World University Games Trials
2010-11 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
2010-11 Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year
Eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
2010-11 All-Big Ten Second Team (media)
2010-11 All-Big Ten Third Team (coaches)
2010-11 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
2011 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Third sophomore in Penn State history to reach 1,000 points
11th-fastest player in Big Ten history to reach 1,000 points (58 games)
2009-10 McDonald's High School All-America
2013-14
Drafted with the 21st pick of the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury ... Named 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year (media), becoming the seventh player in Big Ten history to earn multiple honors ... Garnered unanimous All-Big Ten first team honors for the third time, making her the sixth player in program history with three or more first team accolades ... Finalist for the 2014 Wade Trophy and Wooden Award ... Semifinalist for the Naismith Trophy ... WBCA honorable mention All-America ... Associated Press All-America third team ... USBWA All-America first team ... Full Court All-America third team ... Senior Class Award All-America second team ... WBCA All-Region 6 selection ... Recognized as the Big Ten Player of the Week (c-Jan. 28) ... Named to Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 12, Dec. 16, Jan. 6, Feb. 3, Feb. 17) ... Finished career ranked second in Penn State history and fourth in Big Ten history with 2,510 points ... Broke the Big Ten and Penn State record for career three-point field goals made (365) ... Broke the Penn State and Big Ten career free throw percntage record (.907), which also ranks seventh in NCAA Division I history ... Is the fifth player in Penn State history to score 2,000 career points, joining Kelly Mazzante, Susan Robinson, Tyra Grant and Kahadeejah Herbert on the elite list ... Is the second player in Big Ten history to reach the 2,500-point milestone ... Second player in Big Ten history and 45th player in NCAA Division I history with 300 career three-pointers ... Ranks 10th in program history in steals (237) ... All-time leader on the Lady Lion career free throws made list (547) ... Ranks second in school history in field goal attempts (1,899) and three-point field goal attempts (880), is third in career three-point field goal percentage (.415) and is 15th in assists (286) ... Ranked second in the Big Ten and 27th nationally in scoring at a 21.0 per game clip, which is also third in Penn State single-season history ... Led Big Ten and was second in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.949) ... Finished seventh in the conference in steals (1.9) ... Only player in NCAA women’s basketball, WNBA and NBA history to average 20 or more points with a free throw percentage of 94.9% or better in a season ... Had 18 20-point performances and three 30-point games ... Fifth on Penn State’s single-season scoring list (672) ... Ranks seventh on Penn State’s single-season three-pointers list (73) ... Holds Penn State’s single-season free throws record (185) ... Surpassed the 250-assist milestone versus Minnesota (1/26) ... Had her school record for consecutive games with a three-pointer snapped at 45 contests vs. Alcorn State (12/22) ... Tied the school record for free throw percentage (min. 15 att.) in a game with a 16-for-16 night at the charity stripe against St. Francis (Pa.) (11/8) ... Named Junkanoo Jam MVP after averaging 21.0 points, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in two wins ... Was the team’s selection for the Joanie O’Brien Most Outstanding Player Award ... 2014 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year ... Named preseason All-America second team by the Associated Press and espnW.
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2012-13
Wade Trophy Finalist ... One of 15 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award. ... Named Associated Press All-America second team, USBWA All-America, WBCA All-America honorable mention and Full Court All-America second team ... Selected as 2013 Big Ten Player of the Year. She is the third Lady Lion to win the honor and first since Kelly Mazzante won back-to-back POY accolades in 2003 and 2004 ... First team All-Big Ten selection for the second time in her her career, becoming the 10th Lady Lion to win first team accolades multiple times in a career ... WBCA All-Region 6 selection ... Named to the 2013 Big Ten All-Tournament team for the second time in her career (2011) ... Dec. 11 Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week award winner, presented by the USBWA ... Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 26, Dec. 10, Feb. 26) ... On 2013 Wade Trophy Watch List, Naismith Top 30 Watch List and 2013 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List from the USBWA ... Shared the Joanie O'Brien Most Outstanding Player Award with Alex Bentley ... Second in Penn State history in three-point field goals made (292) ... Third in Big Ten history in three-point field goals made (292) ... Seventh in program history in scoring (1,838) ... Fifth on program's single-season scoring chart (644) ... Third-highest single-season free throw percentage (.900) ... Tied for third on single-season three-pointers list (98) ... Second on single-season three-point field goal percentage chart (.462) ... Sits atop the Penn State career free throw percentage record books with an .887 mark heading into her senior year ... Third-fastest player in school history to reach 1,500 points (Kelly Mazzante and Susan Robinson) ... Became the third player in school history with 200 career three-pointers with a pair of triples against Lafayette (11/18) ... 2013 first team preseason All-Big Ten (coaches & media) ... Selected as the Radisson Chatsworth Thanksgiving Tournament MVP after averaging 25.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals ... Broke the Bryce Jordan Center scoring record (men or women) with 39 points, including a BJC record-tying seven three-pointers, in the win over Georgetown (12/9) ... Tallied 23 points in a 7-for-13 shooting performance from three-point range versus Michigan State in the Big Ten Semifinals (3/9) ... Notched her fourth career 30-point game with 34 tallies to go with nine rebounds and three steals in the win at Nebraska (3/3) ... Her career-high eight three pointers against the Huskers, mark the first time a Lady Lion successfully converted on eight triples since Dec. 28, 2001 when Kelly Mazzante accomplished the feat at Minnesota ... Recorded 23 points with two rebounds, three assists and two steals at Minnesota (2/28) ... Posted 21 points with five rebounds, two assists and three steals in the win over Michigan (2/24) ... Was 7-for-11 from the field en route to 22 points to compliment a season-bests of nine rebounds and five assists in the win over Illinois (2/20) ... Notched 21 points, including a 3-for-6 effort from downtown, to go along with four rebounds and a steal at Iowa (2/14) ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range en route to 19 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal in the win over Michigan State (2/10) ... Filled the stat sheet with 26 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and one blocked shot in the win over Minnesota (1/24) ... Eclipsed the 1,500-point plateau for her career in her 82nd career game with 19 tallies with two rebounds, two assists and three steals in the win over Nebraska (1/13) ... Knocked down five of her seven shots from beyond the arc en route to 24 points to compliment four assists and five steals in the Big Ten opener against Northwestern (1/3) ... Collected 21 points via a 5-for-8 mark from three-point range with eight rebounds and three assists in the win over NJIT (12/23) ... Recorded a BJC record 39 points via a 7-for-13 shooting night from three-point range and a career-best six steals in the win over Georgetown (12/9) ... Drained six of her nine three-point attempts and finished with a game-best 24 points with six rebounds, four assists and three steals in the win over FDU (12/2) ... Connected on four three-pointers en route to 20 points, five rebounds and three assists on her 21st birthday at Miami (11/29) ... Scored 23 of her game-high 28 points in the second half and added four rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win over Detroit (11/23) ... Posted her 32nd career 20-point game with a team-best 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting in the season-opening win over Howard (11/11).
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2011-12
Named Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press ... Selected to All-Big Ten first team, becoming the 12th Lady Lion to earn first team honors ... Naismith Trophy midseason watch list ... Won team's Joanie O'Brien Most Outstanding Player Award ... Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 21) ... Third sophomore in Penn State history to reach 1,000 points and the 34th player overall ... Reached 1,000-point milestone in 58 games, which is 11th-fastest in Big Ten history ... 6th on PSU's single-season three-pointers chart (82) ... 6th on PSU's season scoring list (642) ... 2nd on sophomore season scoring chart (642) ... Sits atop the Penn State career free throw percentage list (.881) entering her junior year ... 3rd in the Big Ten and 20th in the NCAA in scoring (19.5) ... 8th in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage (.410) ... Led the Big Ten and was 12th in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.886) ... Eighteen 20-point games, including two 30-point outings ... Made 23 consecutive attempts from the free throw line from Feb. 20-Mar. 18 to tie her career-high for consecutive makes from the charity stripe ... Named to the Nugget Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 22.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in two wins ... Selected as Lady Lion Classic MVP after averaging 18.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals in a pair of wins ... Tallied 15 points with three assists and two steals against UConn in the Sweet Sixteen ... Connected on five three-pointers and was 11-for-11 from the free throw line en route to 30 points, six rebounds and three steals in the win over LSU (3/20) ... Her 11-for-11 mark from the charity stripe ties the NCAA Tournament record ... Chipped in 23 points and four rebounds in the win over UTEP (3/18) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... Accounted for 24 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal in the Big Ten quarterfinals against Minnesota (3/2) ... Tallied 24 points to go along with a career-high eight assists and two steals in the home finale against Minnesota (2/26) ... Posted her first career double-double with 12 points and a personal-best 10 rebounds in the win over #8/11 Ohio State (2/20) ... Scored 20 of her game-high 28 points in the second half in the win at #17/19 Purdue (2/16) ... Just missed her first career double-double with 11 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the win at Northwestern (2/12) ... Was 7-for-11 from the field en route to 16 points in the win over Wisconsin (2/9) ... Became the third sophomore in school history and the 34th player overall to reach 1,000 points with a three-pointer in the second half at Minnesota (2/5) ... Recorded 24 points with two rebounds, two assists, two steals and tied a career high with two blocks in the win over Indiana (2/2) ... Turned in a 21-point, three-rebound performance at Michigan State (1/30) ... Drained 10-of-13 shots en route to 23 points with eight rebounds and four assists in the win at Michigan (1/26) ... Connected on all 10 of her shots from the free throw line en route to 19 points, two rebounds and a steal at Iowa (1/19) ... Tallied 24 points, including a 4-for-6 effort from three-point range, six rebounds and a steal in the win at #15/23 Nebraska (1/15) ... Was 6-for-12 from the field en route to 22 points, five assists and three steals in the win over Michigan (1/12) ... Scored a career-high 33 points via a BJC record seven three-pointers with five rebounds and three assists against Michigan State (1/7) ... Dropped in 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with five rebounds, three assists and a steal in a road win over Bucknell (12/21) ... Posted third-straight 20-point game with 23 tallies that included an 8-for-8 day at the free throw line in the win over Wagner (12/18) ... Reached the 20-point mark for the fourth time in five games with 20 tallies and five rebounds in the win over UMES (12/11) ... Had a game-high 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting to go along with eight rebounds and a pair of assists in the win over Virginia Tech (12/6) ... Posted 21 points in 22 minutes, including five three-pointers, in the win over #14/13 North Carolina (11/30) ... Tallied 26 points to go along with seven rebounds and a career-high five assists in the Nugget Classic title game against Nevada (11/26) ... Tied for team scoring honors with 22 points, including an 11-for-13 effort from the free throw line, in the season-opening win over Washington State (11/11).
2010-11
Participated in USA Basketball World University Games Trials in Colorado during the summer of 2011 ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, becoming the second Lady Lion to win the award, joining Kelly Mazzante (2001) ... First Lady Lion to win Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year honors ... Was selected second team All-Big Ten (media) & third team All-Big Ten (coaches) ... Broke the Big Ten single-season three-pointers record (112) previously held by Ohio State's Caity Matter ... Broke the Penn State record for three-pointers in a season, previously held by Mazzante ... Fourth on the NCAA's freshman season three-pointers list ... Broke Penn State's freshman season scoring list with 552 points, surpassing Mazzante's record of 529 tallies ... 15th on Penn State single-season scoring list .... Third player in Big Ten history with 100 or more three-pointers in a season (Mazzante & Matter) ... Eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 28, Feb. 7, Jan. 17, Dec. 20, Dec. 13, Dec. 6, Nov. 29, Nov. 22) ... 13 games with 20 or more points, most by a Penn State freshman since Mazzante had 10 20-point games ... Led the Big Ten in three-point field goals made (3.2) and second in three-point field goal percentage (.426) ... Ranked fourth in NCAA Division I in three-pointers made and 11th in three-point field goal percentage ... Selected to Big Ten All-Tournament team after averaging 14.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in three games ... Netted a Big Ten-best 3.3 three-pointers per game in conference play to become the second Penn State player to lead the conference in triples, joining Mazzante, who accomplished the feat three times ... Selected to the Caribbean Challenge All-Tournament team ... Knocked down five three-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points in the Big Ten semifinal win over Illinois (3/5) ... Posted 21 tallies on 7-of-13 shooting against Northwestern (2/27) ... Knocked down a trio of three-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points to go along with four rebounds and a steal in the win at Michigan (2/3) ... Was 6-for-8 from long range en route to 18 points, three rebounds and an assist in the victory over Ohio State (1/30) ... Hit six of her eight shots from beyond the arc on the way to a game-high 22 points in the win over Illinois (1/16) ... Made four of her last five shots from the field on the way to a game-high 20 points in the comeback win over Minnesota (1/13) ... Had the best shooting performance of the season, going 5-for-6 from three-point range en route to 20 points at Northwestern (1/6) ... Was 6-for-12 from three-point range on the way to 20 points in the win over Bucknell (12/28) ... Turned in her sixth 20-point game of the season with 20 tallies, including four three-pointers, to go along with two steals and two rebounds against Drexel (12/21) ... Nailed two key three-pointers in the final 4:09 to seal the win for the Lions over Delaware (12/19) ... Connected on eight of her 10 shots from the field en route to a game-best 22 points to go along with four rebounds and two steals in the win over Maine (12/12) ... Was 10-for-10 from the free throw line en route to 20 points against Army (12/8) ... Also pulled in a career-high eight rebounds versus the Black Knights ... Posted 28 points with six three-pointers and a perfect 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line versus Boston College (12/2) ... Drained seven three-pointers on the way to a game-high 27 points in the win over Hartford (11/27) ... Forced a turnover with 14 seconds remaining in regulation and converted on a reverse layup with 8.4 ticks on the clock to force overtime against Oakland (11/18) ... Shot 9-for-13 from the field on the way to 22 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in the win over Rider (11/14).
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HIGH SCHOOL
Just the second McDonald's High School All-American in Penn State history ... Named to the Parade Magazine 34th Annual All-America High School Girls Basketball fourth team in 2010 ... Second team ESPN RISE Girls Basketball All-American as a senior ... Fourth team MaxPreps Girls Basketball All-American in 2010 ... Averaged 23.0 points, 4.5 assists and 3.8 steals per game as she led Germantown Academy to its second-straight Independent Schools State title and its 12th consecutive Inter-Academic League crown ... Won the McDonald's High School All-America three-point contest ... Four-time first team All-State selection ... 2010 Philadelphia Inquirer Southeastern PA Player of the Year ... 2010 Times Herald Player of the Year ... Finished her career with 2,197 points, the second-highest total in Germantown Academy history (boys or girls) ... Earned All Inter-Ac first team accolades for four consecutive seasons ... Was the 2010 Markward Club All Southeastern Pennsylvania Co-Player of the Year ... The Patriots were 112-15 in her four years ... Broke the Nike Rose Classic single-game record with 10 three-pointers ... Had three points, three rebounds and two assists for the East team in the McDonald's High School All-America game ... Played AAU with Ariel Edwards and Dara Taylor on the Philly Belles ... 34th-ranked recruit in the country by ESPN/HoopGurlz ... Ran track as a freshman and sophomore.
PERSONAL
Full name is Margaret Taylor Lucas ... Born November 29, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... Parents are Betsy and Albert Lucas ... Has two brothers, Peter (25) and Ben (23) ... Graduated in May 2014 with a degree in recreation, park and tourism management.
LUCAS' CAREER STATS
| Year | GP-GS | MIN | FG-A | PCT | 3FG-A | PCT | FT-A | PCT | REB | AVG | PF-O | A | TO | B | S | PTS | AVG |
| 2010-11 | 35-1 | 991 | 180-424 | .425 | 112-263 | .426 | 80-92 | .870 | 15-93-108 | 3.1 | 46-1 | 56 | 63 | 7 | 57 | 552 | 15.8 |
| 2011-12 | 33-33 | 1173 | 202-470 | .430 | 82-200 | .410 | 156-176 | .886 | 29-125-154 | 4.7 | 54-0 | 91 | 87 | 6 | 47 | 642 | 19.5 |
| 2012-13 | 32-31 | 1106 | 210-476 | .441 | 98-212 | .462 | 126-140 | .900 | 25-119-144 | 4.5 | 63-1 | 69 | 88 | 10 | 72 | 644 | 20.1 |
| 2013-14 | 32-32 | 1120 | 207-529 | .391 | 73-205 | .356 | 185-195 | .949 | 15-120-135 | 4.2 | 65-1 | 70 | 97 | 2 | 61 | 672 | 21.0 |
| TOTAL | 132-97 | 4390 | 799-1899 | .421 | 365-880 | .415 | 547-603 | .907 | 84-457-541 | 4.1 | 228-3 | 286 | 335 | 25 | 237 | 2510 | 19.0 |