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Tay Valladay Season 2023-24

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PositionGHeight5-6ClassGraduate StudentHometownChicago, Ill.High SchoolRich SouthPrevious SchoolMarquette/Virginia
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CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Played in 122 games and started in 66 throughout collegiate career… Totaled 924 points including 241 at Penn State… Recorded personal best 11.5 single-season scoring average at PSU… Posted a 43.1% career field goal percentage and 32.6% career three-point field goal percentage… Recorded 287 rebounds, 305 assists and 128 steals throughout career.
 
2023-24 GRADUATE SENIOR SEASON
Awards: All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)…Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
 
Season: Played in 21 games and started in 15 before season ending injury… Scored 241 points for an 11.5 points per game average… Shot 56.5% from the field and 52.6% from three-point range marking career bests… Averaged 25.4 minutes per game.

Awards: All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)…Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

Bucknell (11/7): Tallied 12 points, two assists and two rebounds in Lady Lion debut. Navy (11/10): Scored five points...Assisted on six baskets…Notched five steals. at St. John’s (11/16): Recorded six points. vs Oklahoma State (11/20): Dropped season-high 16 points…Added five steals, three assists and two boards. vs USC (11/22): Scored six points...Brought down five rebounds. Radford (11/29): Recorded 11 points and five assists. at West Virginia (12/4): Led team in scoring with 18 points. St. Francis (12/17): Dropped 11 points. Central Connecticut State (12/20): Notched 12 points...Added six assists, three rebounds and a steal. Michigan State (12/30): Scored career-high 32 points on 11-13 shooting...Tallied four assists, three boards and a steal. Northwestern (1/2): Recorded 16 points, three assists and three steals. at Indiana (1/10): Dropped 13 points. at Rutgers (1/14): Shot a near-perfect 6-7 from the field, including 3-3 from three-point range en route to a 17-point performance...Added three assists and two steals. Purdue (1/18): Led team in scoring with 22 points…Brought down four rebounds. Maryland (1/28): Scored 14 points. 

BEFORE PENN STATE
2021-23 – AT VIRGINIA
Started in 51 of 55 games over two seasons for the Cavaliers…Averaged 9.7 points, 3.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game…Was the team-leader in assists and steals for both seasons…Ranked seventh in the ACC in assists per game (3.8) and ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) during her senior season…Ranked seventh assist-to-turnover ratio (1.16) and eighth in assists per game (3.8) as a junior…Stood 17th in steals per game during her junior year and 19th in steals per game (1.4) in 2022-23…Accumulated 23 double-digit scoring games…Tallied a career-high 30 points against Pitt (2/20/22)...Finished 2022-23 regular season with five-straight 10+ point games, including 22 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists in a win over NC State (2/12).
 
2019-21 – AT MARQUETTE
Played in 46 games for the Golden Eagles…As a sophomore, averaged 5.2 points, 1.8 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game in 19.9 minutes per contest…Named to the Big East All-Academic Team as a freshman…Recorded two double-digit scoring games during the 2020-21 season, scoring 12 points against Seton Hall (1/15) and Providence (2/13).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a Top-250 recruit coming out of high school…Guided Rich South High School to consecutive state tournaments…Named to the All-Southerland Athletic Conference all-conference team…Received Southtown All-Area special mention accolades and IBCA All-State special mention honors…Also ran track and was the Illinois State Champion in the 4×200.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jamese Brown…Has an older brother, Xazavian, and three younger sisters, Allison, Grace and Hannah…Mom ran track at Ball State…Brother played football at Wyoming and is a prospect for the upcoming NFL Draft…Will graduate with a degree in Sociology.
 
WHY PENN STATE?
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