PENN STATE LADY LION 2012, 2013 & 2014 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

Postseason Media Guide 2014 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds March 23 & 25, 2014 Bryce Jordan Center * University Park, Pa.

CONTENTS

8 NCAA TOURNAMENT PREVIEW AND INFORMATION

8 UPDATED NOTES

8 PLAYER PAGES

8 STATISTICS

8 CLIPS

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Penn State Lady Lion Basketball NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Information s March 23 & 25, 2014 Eight-Time Big Ten Champions Ten Big Eight-Time NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

Year Seed Region Qualified Round Seed/Opponent Result Location 1982 4 Mideast At-Large 1st #5 Clemson W, 96-75 University Park, Pa. Regional Semifinal #1 USC L, 70-73 Knoxville, Tenn. 1983 5 East Atlantic 10 Champ 1st #4 N.C. State W, 94-80 Raleigh, N.C. Regional Semifinal #1 Cheyney W, 73-72 University Park, Pa. Regional Final #2 Old Dominion L, 60-74 University Park, Pa. 1984 8 East Atlantic 10 Champ 1st #1 Old Dominion L, 65-87 Norfolk, Va. 1985 3 East Atlantic 10 Champ 2nd #6 North Carolina W, 98-79 University Park, Pa. Regional Semifinal #2 Ohio State L, 78-81 Norfolk, Va. 1986 3 East Atlantic 10 Champ 2nd #6 N.C. State W, 63-59 University Park, Pa. Regional Semifinal #2 Rutgers L, 72-85 Philadelphia, Pa. 1987 5 West At-Large 2nd #4 Mississippi L, 75-80 Oxford, Miss. 1988 9 Mideast At-Large 1st #8 LaSalle W, 86-85 Auburn, Ala. 2nd #1 Auburn L, 66-94 Auburn, Ala. 1990 7 East Atlantic 10 Champ 1st #10 Florida State W, 83-73 Tallahassee, Fla. 2nd #2 Virginia L, 64-85 Charlottesville, Va. 1991 1 East Atlantic 10 Champ 2nd #8 James Madison L, 71-73 University Park, Pa. 1992 3 Midwest At-Large 2nd #11 DePaul W, 77-54 University Park, Pa. Regional Semifinal #2 Mississippi L, 72-75 Boulder, Colo. 1993 3 East At-Large 2nd #6 Georgetown L, 67-68 University Park, Pa. 1994 1 Midwest Big Ten Champ 1st #16 Fordham W, 94-41 University Park, Pa. 2nd #9 Kansas W, 85-68 University Park, Pa. Regional Semifinal #4 Seton Hall W, 64-60 Austin, Texas Regional Final #6 Alabama L, 82-96 Austin, Texas 1995 2 Midwest Big Ten Champ 1st #15 Jackson St. W, 75-62 University Park, Pa. 2nd #7 N.C. State L, 74-76 University Park, Pa. 1996 2 West Big Ten Champ 1st #15 Youngstown St. W, 94-71 University Park, Pa. 2nd #10 Kent W, 86-59 University Park, Pa. Regional Semifinal #6 Auburn L, 69-75 Seattle, Wash. 1999 8 West At-Large 1st #9 Virginia W, 82-69 Ruston, La. Eight-Time Big Ten Champions 2nd #1 Louisiana Tech L, 62-79 Ruston, La. 2000 2 Midwest At-Large 1st #15 Youngstown St. W, 83-63 University Park, Pa. 2nd #7 Auburn W, 75-69 University Park, Pa. Regional Semifinal #3 Iowa State W, 66-65 Kansas City, Mo. Regional Final #1 Louisiana Tech W, 86-65 Kansas City, Mo. Final Four #1 Connecticut L, 67-89 Philadelphia, Pa. 2001 6 East At-Large 1st #11 Texas Christian L, 75-77 Ruston, La. s

2002 4 Mideast At-Large 1st #13 Chattanooga W, 82-67 University Park, Pa. Two-TimeBig Ten TournamentChampions 2nd #5 Florida International W, 96-79 University Park, Pa. Regional Semifinal #1 Connecticut L, 64-82 Milwaukee, Wis. 2003 4 Mideast At-Large 1st #13 Holy Cross W, 64-33 University Park, Pa. 2nd #5 South Carolina W, 77-67 University Park, Pa. Regional Semifinal #1 Tennessee L, 58-86 Knoxville, Tenn. 2004 1 East At-Large 1st #16 Hampton W, 79-42 Blacksburg, Va. 2nd #8 Virginia Tech W, 61-48 Blacksburg, Va. Regional Semifinal #5 Notre Dame W, 55-49 Hartford, Conn. Regional Final #2 Connecticut L, 49-66 Hartford, Conn. 2005 4 Chattanooga At-Large 1st #13 Liberty L, 70-78 College Park, Md.

2011 6 Philadelphia At-Large 1st #11 Dayton W, 75-66 University Park, Pa. s 2nd #3 DePaul L, 73-75 University Park, Pa. 2000 NCAA Final Four 2012 4 Kingston At-Large 1st #13 UTEP W, 85-77 Baton Rouge, La. 2nd #5 LSU W, 90-80 Baton Rouge, La. Regional Semifinal #1 Connecticut L, 59-77 Kingston, R.I. 2013 3 Spokane At-Large 1st #14 Cal Poly W, 85-55 Baton Rouge, La.

2nd #6 LSU L, 66-71 Baton Rouge, La. s 25 NCAA Tournament25 Appearances

PENN STATE’S NCAA RECORD BY ROUND NCAA 1st Round Record: 15-3 NCAA Regional Semifinal: 4-8 NCAA Final Four: 0-1 NCAA 2nd Round Record: 10-9 NCAA Regional Final: 1-3 Record Breakdown 30-24

Penn State Lady Lion Basketball NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Information s March 23 & 25, 2014 NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORDS

PENN STATE OPPONENT Individual Individual Points: 35, Vicki Link vs. Mississippi, 3/13/87 Points: 43, Barbara Kennedy, Clemson, 3/12/82 Rebounds: 16, Nikki Greene at LSU, 3/26/13 Rebounds: 18, Sharon Stewart, Auburn, 3/20/88 16, Helen Holloway vs. Kansas, 3/19/94 Field Goals: 20, Barbara Kennedy, Clemson, 3/12/82 Field Goals: 15, Vicki Link vs. Mississippi, 3/13/87 Attempts: 32, Barbara Kennedy, Clemson, 3/12/82 Field Goal Attempts: 28, Alex Bentley vs. Dayton, 3/19/11 Field Goal Pct. (min 6 att.): 100.0 (6-6), Sandra Giddins, Cheyney, 3/24/83 Field Goal Pct. (min. 5 att.): 1.000 (5-5), Nikki Greene vs. Cal Poly, 3/24/13 3-Point Field Goals: 6, Leslie Majewski, Youngstown St., 3/17/00 100.0 (7-7), Lorraine McGirt vs. N.C. State, 3/19/83 3-Point FG Att.: 12 (2X), last by , La. Tech, 3/27/00 100.0 (5-5), Stacey Dean vs. N.C. State, 3/19/83 3-Point FG Pct. (min. 2 att.): 100.0 (2-2) (5X), 3-Point Field Goals: 6, vs. Fla. International, 3/17/02 last by Rima Margeviciute, Liberty, 3/20/05 3-Point FG Attempts: 11, vs. Connecticut, 3/25/12 Free Throws: 11, Angela Aycock, Kansas, 3/19/94 11, Kelly Mazzante vs. Fla. International, 3/17/02 Attempts: 13, Katie Feenstra, Liberty, 3/20/05 3-Point FG Pct. (min. 2 att.): 100.0 (2-2), Jenny Brenden vs. Hampton, 3/21/04 Free Throw Pct. (min. 6 att.): 100.0 (8X), .800 (4-5) Jess Strom vs. Connecticut, 3/23/02 last by 100.0 (6-6), Jonae Ervin, Cal Poly, 3/24/13 .800 (4-5), Lisa Shepherd vs. La. Tech, 3/14/99 Assists: 12, Sheila Wall, La Salle, 3/16/88 Free Throws: 11, Maggie Lucas at LSU, 3/20/12 Steals: 6, Le’Tania Severe, Notre Dame, 3/27/04 Free Throw Att.: 13 (3X), last by vs. Virginia, 3/12/99 6, Robyn Mayo, N.C. State, 3/19/83 Free Throw Pct. (min. 10 made): * 100.0 (11-11), Maggie Lucas at LSU, 3/20/12 Blocks: 12, Anne Donovan, Old Dominion, 3/26/83 Assists: *19, Annie Troyan vs. N.C. State, 3/19/83 Steals: 6 (4X), last by Carla Coleman vs. Fordham, 3/19/94 Team Blocks: 6, Amanda Brown vs. Hampton, 3/21/04 Points: 96, Alabama, 3/26/94 6, Andrea Garner vs. Auburn, 3/19/00 Rebounds: 56, Auburn, 3/20/88 Field Goals: 39, Auburn, 3/20/88 Team Field Goal Attempts: 77, Louisiana Tech, 3/27/00 Points: 98, vs. North Carolina, 3/17/85 Field Goal Percentage: .560 (35-63), Clemson, 3/12/82 Rebounds: 54, vs. Fordham, 3/16/94 3-Point Field Goals: 12, Youngstown State, 3/17/00 Field Goals: 40, vs. Clemson, 3/12/82 3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 29, DePaul, 3/21/11 Field Goal Attempts: 83, at Old Dominion, 3/16/84 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: .600 (3-5), La Salle, 3/16/88 Field Goal Percentage: .661 (39-59), vs. N.C. State, 3/19/83 Free Throws: 24 (2X), last by Liberty, 3/20/05 3-Point Field Goals: 11, vs. Alabama, 3/26/94 Free Throw Attempts: 35, Liberty, 3/20/05 3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 30, vs. Alabama, 3/26/94 Free Throw Percentage: 100.0 (10-10), Auburn, 3/19/00 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: .636 (7-11), at La. Tech, 3/14/99 Assists: 31, Old Dominion, 3/16/84 Free Throws: 27, vs. Virginia, 3/12/99 Steals: 16, Louisiana Tech, 3/14/99 Appearances 25 NCAA Tournament s Free Throw Attempts: 42, vs. Kansas, 3/19/94 Blocks: 15, Old Dominion, 3/26/83 Free Throw Percentage: 100.0 (7-7), at Tennessee, 3/29/03 .928 (13-14), at Old Dominion, 3/16/84 * NCAA Tournament record Assists: 34, at N.C. State, 3/19/83 Steals: 16, vs. Hampton, 3/21/04 Blocks: 11, vs. Hampton, 3/21/04 2000 NCAA Final Four Four 2000 NCAA Final s

POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS: LADY LION NCAA TOURNAMENT CAREER PERFORMANCES Opponent Date W/L Agee East Edwards Lucas Taylor Waldner Dayton 3/19/11 W, 75-66 -- DNP 2-3-2 12-6-1 3-2-2* -- DePaul 3/21/11 L, 73-75 -- DNP 3-1-0 7-2-3 2-2-4* -- UTEP 3/18/12 W, 85-77 -- 0-3-0 7-4-0 23-4-1 -- 0-0-0 LSU 3/20/12 W, 90-80 -- 2-3-0 15-2-0 30-6-2 -- 0-1-0 Connecticut 3/25/12 L, 59-77 -- 6-10-1 (B) 4-3-1 15-3-3 -- 0-0-0 Two-Time Big Ten Tournament Champions Tournament Ten Big Two-Time s Cal Poly 3/24/13 W, 85-55 0-1-1 (B) 4-12-3 (B) 9-6-3 19-3-4 7-3-4 0-1-0 LSU 3/26/13 L, 71-66 DNP 4-8-0 13-0-0 9-3-2 6-2-6 0-1-0 Total 4-3 0-1-1 (B) 16-36-4 (B) 53-19-6 115-27-16 18-9-16 0-3-0 * - Taylor played in the 2011 NCAA Tournament with Maryland (vs. St. Francis (Pa.) and Georgetown)

Penn State Lady Lion Basketball NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Information s March 23 & 25, 2014 Eight-Time Big Ten Champions Ten Big Eight-Time ALL-TIME BIG TEN HONORS PLAYER OF THE YEAR SECOND TEAM ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 2000 Helen Darling (coaches) 1993 Katina Mack 1997 Helen Darling 2003 Kelly Mazzante (coaches & media) 1994 Helen Holloway 1998 Lisa Shepherd 2004 Kelly Mazzante (coaches & media) Katina Mack Maren Walseth 2013 Maggie Lucas (coaches & media) 1998 Andrea Garner (media) 2001 Kelly Mazzante 2014 Maggie Lucas (media) 1999 Helen Darling (media) 2002 Jess Strom 2000 Maren Walseth (media) 2004 Reicina Russell COACH OF THE YEAR 2001 Lisa Shepherd 2006 Brianne O’Rourke 1994 Rene Portland Maren Walseth (media) 2007 Tyra Grant 2000 Rene Portland (coaches) 2002 Rashana Barnes (coaches) 2010 Alex Bentley 2003 Rene Portland (coaches & media) 2003 Tanisha Wright (media) 2011 Maggie Lucas 2004 Rene Portland (coaches & media) Jess Brungo (coaches) 2012 Coquese Washington (coaches & media) 2006 Amanda Brown (coaches) ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM 2013 Coquese Washington (media) 2007 Amanda Brown (media) 2011 Nikki Greene 2014 Coquese Washington (media) 2011 Maggie Lucas (media) 2012 Alex Bentley 2014 Dara Taylor 2013 Alex Bentley DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR Dara Taylor 2003 Tanisha Wright THIRD TEAM 2014 Dara Taylor (unanimous) 2004 Tanisha Wright 2003 Jess Strom (media) 2005 Tanisha Wright 2004 Jess Strom (coaches & media) 2014 Dara Taylor ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2006 Amanda Brown (media) 1995 Missy Masley, MVP 2008 Kam Gissendanner (coaches) Tina Nicholson FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Brianne O’Rourke (media) Angie Potthoff 2001 Kelly Mazzante (coaches & media) 2010 Alex Bentley (coaches) 1996 Angie Potthoff, MVP 2011 Maggie Lucas (coaches & media) 2011 Alex Bentley (media) Tina Nicholson Maggie Lucas (coaches) 1998 Andrea Garner, MVP SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2012 Nikki Greene (media) 2000 Helen Darling, MVP 2011 Maggie Lucas 2013 Nikki Greene (coaches) Andrea Garner 2002 Kelly Mazzante Eight-Time Big Ten Champions FIRST TEAM HONORABLE MENTION Tanisha Wright 1994 Tina Nicholson 1993 Jackie Donovan 2003 Tanisha Wright 1995 Tina Nicholson Helen Holloway 2004 Kelly Mazzante Angie Potthoff 1995 Missy Masley Jess Strom 1996 Tina Nicholson 1996 Kim Calhoun 2011 Alex Bentley Angie Potthoff Katina Mack Maggie Lucas 1997 Angie Potthoff 1998 Andrea Garner (coaches) s 1999 Helen Darling (coaches) 1999 Lisa Shepherd SPORTSMANSHIP Two-TimeBig Ten TournamentChampions Andrea Garner 2000 Lisa Shepherd 2007 Amanda Brown 2000 Helen Darling (unanimous) 2002 Rashana Barnes (media) 2008 Kam Gissendanner Andrea Garner Jess Strom 2009 Mashea Williams Maren Walseth (coaches) 2003 Jess Brungo (media) 2010 Meredith Monroe 2001 Kelly Mazzante Jess Strom (coaches) 2011 Julia Trogele Maren Walseth (coaches) 2004 Jess Brungo 2012 Zhaque Gray 2002 Kelly Mazzante (unanimous) 2006 Kam Gissendanner 2013 Gizelle Studevent 2003 Kelly Mazzante (unanimous) Brianne O’Rourke (media) 2014 Ariel Edwards Tanisha Wright (coaches) 2007 Kam Gissendanner 2004 Kelly Mazzante (unanimous) Tyra Grant SUZY FAVOR BIG TEN FEMALE Tanisha Wright s

2008 Kam Gissendanner (media) 2000 NCAA Final Four 2005 Tanisha Wright (unanimous) Brianne O’Rourke (coaches) STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Jess Strom Tyra Grant (all sports) 2007 Amanda Brown (coaches) 2009 Brianne O’Rourke (media) 2004 Kelly Mazzante 2009 Tyra Grant 2010 Alex Bentley (media) 2010 Tyra Grant 2011 Nikki Greene (media) 2011 Alex Bentley (coaches) Julia Trogele (coaches) s 25 NCAA Tournament25 Appearances 2012 Alex Bentley 2012 Zhaque Gray (media) Maggie Lucas Nikki Greene (coaches) 2013 Alex Bentley Mia Nickson (media) Maggie Lucas (unanimous) 2013 Nikki Greene (media) 2014 Ariel Edwards 2014 Talia East Maggie Lucas (unanimous)

Penn State Lady Lion Basketball NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Information s March 23 & 25, 2014 Penn State Athletic Communications: 101D Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA 16802 Office: 814-865-1757 Fax: 814-863-3165 Women’s Basketball Contact: Kristina Petersen Twitter: @ladylionsid Website: www.GoPSUSports.com Email: [email protected] Cell: 814-883-4581 Office: 814-865-1757 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Penn State at NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Sun., Mar. 23 & Tues., Mar. 25 4Bryce Jordan Center4University Park, Pa. OCTOBER Sun. 27 LOCK HAVEN (ex.) ...... W, 102-51 SETTING THE SCENE NOVEMBER The NCAA Tournament Fri. 8 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) ...... W, 117-77 Sun. 10 FORDHAM ...... W, 78-61 First Round Game Info: Sun. 17 #1/1 CONNECTICUT (BTN) .... L, 52-71 #3 Penn State vs. #14 Wichita State, Wed. 20 BUCKNELL (BTDN) ...... W, 92-49 Penn State Lady Lions NCAA Tournament 12:30 p.m. #6 Dayton vs. #11 Florida, 3 p.m. Junkanoo Jam (Grand Island, Bahamas) Fri. 29 vs. Oregon State ...... W, 61-56 Record: 22-7, 13-3 Big Ten All-Time Record: 30-24 Television: ESPN2 - Bob Picozzi & Sat. 30 vs. Illinois State ...... W, 72-60 Last Game: First Round: 15-3 Krista Blunk DECEMBER Ohio State 99, PSU 82 (3/7) Second Round: 10-9 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Head Coach: Coquese Washington Regional Semifinal: 4-8 Radio: The game is on the Penn State Career Record: 140-80 (7th yr.) Regional Final: 1-3 Wed. 4 #5/4 NOTRE DAME (BTN) ..... L, 67-77 Sports Network and ESPN 1450 locally Record at PSU: 140-80 (7th yr.) Final Four: 0-1 with Jerry Fisher and Juila Trogele Sun. 8 at Georgetown ...... W, 77-68 calling the action. The audio feed is Wed. 11 at South Dakota State ...... L, 79-83 Statistical Leaders available at www.GoPSUsports.com. Sun. 15 #20/24 TEXAS A&M (BTDN).. W, 66-58 Points Maggie Lucas (21.4) Sun. 22 ALCORN STATE ...... W, 85-62 Rebounds Talia East (7.3) Webstream: ESPN3.com Sun. 29 HARTFORD (BTDN) ...... W, 70-56 Assists Dara Taylor (5.0) Live Stats: GoPSUsports.com JANUARY Sun. 5 at #23/22 Iowa * ...... W, 87-71 Thurs. 9 at Illinois * (BTN) ...... W, 82-76 STORYLINES Sun. 12 #20/21 PURDUE * (ESPN) ...... L, 74-84 a Penn State is the 2014 Big Ten regular-season a Maggie Lucas was selected as the 2014 Big Ten Eight-Time Big Ten Champions Thurs. 16 OHIO STATE * (BTN) ...... W, 66-42 champions. The Lady Lions claimed three-straight Player of the Year by the media, making her the fifth Sun. 19 at Michigan State * (ESPN2) .. W, 66-54 regular-season crowns for the first time in program player in school history to earn the honor (Helen Wed. 22 INDIANA * (BTDN) ...... W, 65-52 history (Big Ten or Atlantic 10). Darling, Kelly Mazzante - twice). Sun. 26 MINNESOTA * (CBS) ...... W, 83-53 a The Lions are making their 25th NCAA Tournament a Lucas and senior guard/forward Ariel Edwards appearance and claim their fourth-straight berth. Thurs. 30 at #16/19 Purdue * (BTN) ...... W, 75-72 were named to the All-Big Ten first team. a Penn State is one of only 10 teams to earn 25 or a Dara Taylor is the 2014 Big Ten Defensive Player FEBRUARY more NCAA Tournament bids. of the Year. She is just the second Lady Lion to win Sun. 2 at Northwestern * (BTDN) ...... W, 79-75

a The Lady Lions are 30-24 all-time in the NCAA the award, joining Tanisha Wright, who won it three- s Thurs. 6 IOWA * (BTN) ...... L, 70-73 Tournament. straight seasons (2003-05). Two-TimeBig Ten TournamentChampions Sun. 9 at Ohio State * (ESPN2) ...... W, 74-54 a Penn State earns a No. 3 seed for the second- a Coquese Washington was named Big Ten Coach Thurs. 13 at Indiana * (BTDN) ...... W, 71-63 straight season, marking the first time since a six- of the Year by the media for the third-straight Eighth Annual Pink Zone at Penn State year span (1991-96) that PSU has been a top three season. Sun. 16 WISCONSIN * (ESPN2) ...... W, 78-68 seed in back-to-back tournaments. a Edwards needs three points for 1,000 career tallies. Thurs. 20 NORTHWESTERN * (BTN) .... W, 82-73 Mon. 24 at #17/16 Nebraska * (ESPN2) ..L, 74-94 POSTSEASON HONORS MARCH Big Ten Player of the Year All-Big Ten First Team Big Ten All-Defensive Team Sat. 1 MICHIGAN * (BTN) ...... W, 77-62 Maggie Lucas (media) Maggie Lucas Dara Taylor [unanimous] Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) ([unanimous] - coaches & media) Fri. 7 vs. Ohio State (BTN) ...... L, 82-99 Big Ten Coach of the Year Ariel Edwards (coaches & media) Big Ten Sportsmanship

NCAA Tourn. 1st & 2nd Rounds (University Park, Pa.) Coquese Washington (media) Ariel Edwards s 2000 NCAA Final Four Sun. 23 WICHITA STATE (ESPN2) ....12:30 p.m. All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Tues. 25 DAYTON/FLORIDA (ESPN2) ...... 7 p.m. Big Ten Defensive Talia East (coaches & media) Naismith Trophy Semifinalist Sa.-Tu. 29-Apr. 1 ...... NCAA Tournament Regionals Player of the Year Wooden Award Finalist APRIL Dara Taylor Maggie Lucas Su./Tu. 6/8 ...... NCAA Final Four (Nashville, Tenn.) BOLD CAPS indicates home game.

Table of Contents Lions in the Big Ten Stats ...... 6 Miscellaneous Stats ...... 17 s * - indicates Big Ten game. NCAA Information ...... Blue Section #1 Much Ado About Maggie ...... 6-7 Player Performance Charts ...... 18-21 NCAA Tournament25 Appearances All times are Eastern Time. Schedule, Results, Storylines ...... 1 The Last Time Penn State ...... 8 Coquese Washington ...... 22 BTN - Big Ten Network Team Comparison, Series History ....2 Milestone Watch ...... 9 2013-14 Box Scores ...... 23--30 BTDN - BigTenNetwork.com Roster, Quick Facts ...... 3 Record Books ...... 10-11 Player Bios ...... Blue Section #2 Schedule subject to change. Please visit www. Projected Starters ...... 3 Polls ...... 12 2013-14 Stats ...... White Section #2 Big Ten Standings ...... 4 NCAA Stats ...... 13 Clips ...... Blue Section #3 GoPSUsports.com for up-to-date tip times. PSU’s Record When ...... 5 Season Highs/Lows ...... 16 Radio/TV Chart ...... Back Cover

Penn State Lady Lion Basketball 1 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Information s March 23 & 25, 2014 WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS First Round Opponent No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 5 Jamillah Bonner G Jr. 5-8 Wichita, Kan./ Southeast (Butler Community College) Wichita State Shockers 12 Kayla White G Fr. 5-10 San Antonio, Texas/East Central 26-6, 14-4 Missouri Valley 13 Kelsey Jacobs F RS-Jr. 6-2 Fortuna, Calif./Fortuna 14 Valerierose Agnello G/F Jr. 5-10 Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central (Kishwaukee C.C.) 21 Alie Decker F RS-Fr. 6-0 Edmond, Okla./Edmond Memorial First Meeting 22 Briana Jones G/F Fr. 6-0 San Antonio, Texas/James Madison 23 Marissa Preston G Fr. 5-8 Kansas City, Mo./Staley 24 G/F Jr. 5-11 Springfield, Ill./Southeast VS. THE CONFERENCES 25 Jaleesa Chapel G Fr. 5-9 Spring, Texas/DeKaney (1ST & 2ND ROUND) 33 Michelle Price F RS-Sr. 6-1 Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Missouri Valley (2-1) Atlantic 10 (115-13) 43 Moriah Dapprich G/F Fr. 6-0 Branson, Mo./Branson 44 Michaela Dapprich G/F So. 5-10 Branson, Mo./Branson Illinois State 2-1 Dayton 2-1 Duquesne 16-0 Head Coach: Jody Adams SEC (24-30) Fordham 2-0 Assistant Coaches: Kirk Crawford, Bridgette Gordon, Dana Eikenberg Alabama 1-2 George Mason 2-0 Arkansas 0-1 G. Washington 20-1 TEAM COMPARISON SERIES HISTORY Auburn 2-2 La Salle 5-0 PENN STATE WICHITA STATE Florida 1-1 UMass 15-1 Overall: First Meeting Lucas (21.4) Scoring Leader Harden (17.1) Georgia 0-2 Rhode Island 17-1 East (7.3) Rebounding Leader Price (7.3) LSU 4-3 Richmond 2-0 Taylor (5.0) Leader Harden (5.0) Mississippi 2-3 St. Bonaventure 10-0 75.9 Scoring Offense 71.6 Mississippi St. 1-0 St. Joseph’s 23-9 67.0 Scoring Defense 57.2 Missouri 0-1 VCU 1-0 +8.9 Scoring Margin +14.4 South Carolina 6-4 44.4 Rebounds Per Game 36.8 Tennessee 1-8 +7.0 Margin +1.6 Texas A&M 2-1 13.1 Assists Per Game 13.2 .419 Field Goal Pct. .447 Vanderbilt 4-2 .377 FG Defense Pct. .382 .317 3-pt. FG Pct. .313 .319 3-pt. FG Pct. Def. .288 .778 Free Throw Pct.a .696 0.8 Assist/Turnover 1.0 POTENTIAL SECOND ROUND OPPONENTS #6 DAYTON FLYERS (23-7, 14-2 A10) #11 FLORIDA GATORS (19-12, 8-8 SEC) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 2 Amber Deane G So. 5-9 Lathrup Village, Mich./Detroit Country Day 1 Ronni Williams G/F Fr. 6-0 Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic 3 Christy Macioce G Fr. 6-0 Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North 2 Pamela Begic F Fr. 6-0 Semič, Slovenia/Gimnazija Ljubljana Ŝiŝka 5 Celeste Edwards G Fr. 5-9 Indianapolis, Ind./North Central 3 January Miller G So. 5-8 Orlando, Fla./University 10 Andrijana Cvitkovic F Fr. 6-3 Kraljevica, Croatia/Culver Girls Academy 4 Carlie Needles G R-So. 5-6 Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge 11 F Jr. 6-4 Middletown, Ohio/Madison 5 Antoinette Bannister G So. 5-10 Jacksonville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Acad. 12 Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova C So. 6-4 Strasbourg, France/Oak Hill Academy, Va. (North Carolina) Appearances 25 NCAA Tournament s 22 Kelley Austria G So. 6-0 Beavercreek, Ohio/Dayton Carroll 10 Jaterra Bonds G Sr. 5-7 Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge 24 Andrea Hoover G Jr. 5-9 Bellbrook, Ohio/Spring Valley Academy 13 Cassie Peoples G R-So. 5-6 San Antonio, Texas/Cy-Fair (Texas) 32 Tiffany Johnson G Jr. 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter 15 Viktorija Dimaite C R-So. 6-4 Panevezys, Lithuania/The Rock (Fla.) School 33 Cassie Sant C Sr. 6-3 Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont 22 Kayla Lewis G R-Jr. 6-0 Decatur, Ga./Southwest DeKalb 34 Morgan Berry F R-Fr. 6-3 , Mich./Napoleon 25 Christin Mercer F So. 6-0 Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County 55 Saicha Grant-Allen C Fr. 6-5 Hamilton, Ontario/Glendale Secondary 31 Lily Svete F R-Sr. 6-2 Granger, Ind./Penn

2000 NCAA Final Four Four 2000 NCAA Final Head Coach: Jim Jabir Head Coach: Amanda Butler s Assistant Coaches: Adeniyi Amadou, Shauna Green, Camryn Whitaker Assistant Coaches: Angela Crosby, David Lowery, Murriel Page TEAM COMPARISON SERIES HISTORY TEAM COMPARISON SERIES HISTORY PENN STATE DAYTON Overall: PSU leads 2-1 PENN STATE FLORIDA Overall: Tied 1-1 Lucas (21.4) Scoring Leader Hoover (17.2) Last meeting: 3/19/11 Lucas (21.4) Scoring Leader Bonds (15.6) Last meeting: 12/3/10 East (7.3) Rebounding Leader Malott (8.2) Last result: PSU, 75-66 East (7.3) Rebounding Leader Lewis (8.6) Last result: UF, 92-79 Taylor (5.0) Assist Leader Deane (3.6) Current streak: PSU - 2 wins Taylor (5.0) Assist Leader Bonds (4.3) Current streak: UF - 1 win 75.9 Scoring Offense 82.0 Series History: 75.9 Scoring Offense 75.1 Series History: 67.0 Scoring Defense 72.6 12/6/08 H DAY, 66-67 67.0 Scoring Defense 70.1 1/8/00 H PSU, 91-67 +8.9 Scoring Margin +9.3 11/12/10 A PSU/2OT, 112-107 +8.9 Scoring Margin +5.0 12/3/00 A UF, 92-79 44.4 Rebounds Per Game 44.0 3/19/11 H PSU, 75-66 44.4 Rebounds Per Game 36.3 +7.0 Rebound Margin +4.9 +7.0 Rebound Margin -4.3 Two-Time Big Ten Tournament Champions Tournament Big Ten Two-Time 13.1 Assists Per Game 17.0 13.1 Assists Per Game 13.8 s .419 Field Goal Pct. .449 .419 Field Goal Pct. .445 .377 FG Defense Pct. .390 .377 FG Defense Pct. .411 .317 3-pt. FG Pct. .344 .317 3-pt. FG Pct. .329 .319 3-pt. FG Pct. Def. .315 .319 3-pt. FG Pct. Def. .329 .778 Free Throw Pct.a .764 .778 Free Throw Pct.a .710 0.8 Assist/Turnover 1.0 0.8 Assist/Turnover 0.8

Penn State Lady Lion Basketball 2 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Information s March 23 & 25, 2014 Eight-Time Big Ten Champions Ten Big Eight-Time QUICK FACTS 2013-14 ROSTERS THE UNIVERSITY PENN STATE LADY LIONS Location: University Park, Pa. No. Name Pos. Cl./Elg. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) Founded: 1855 1 Candice Agee * C So./So. 6-6 Victorville, Calif./Silverado Enrollment: 42,294 Colors: Blue & White 2 Dara Taylor * G 5th/Sr. 5-8 Wilmington, Del./Caravel Academy (Maryland) Nickname: Lady Lions 5 Talia East *** F/C Sr./Sr. 6-3 Philadelphia, Pa./Friends’ Central School Conference: Big Ten 10 Keke Sevillian G Fr./Fr. 5-7 Goodrich, Mich./Goodrich President: Dr. Rodney Erickson 11 Alex Harris F Fr./Fr. 6-3 Lorain, Ohio/Lorain Director of Athletics: Dr. David Joyner 12 Lindsey Spann G Fr./Fr. 5-6 Laurel, Md./Good Counsel Senior Woman Administrator: Charmelle Green 15 Kaliyah Mitchell G/F Fr./Fr. 6-2 Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson Facility (cap.): Bryce Jordan Center (15,104) 23 Ariel Edwards *** G/F Sr./Sr. 6-3 Elmont, N.Y./Christ the King All-Time Record at BJC: 213-53 (19 seasons) 25 Peyton Whitted G/F Fr./Fr. 6-3 Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett 33 Maggie Lucas *** G Sr./Sr. 5-10 Narberth, Pa./Germantown Academy ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 35 Sierra Moore G So./--^ 5-11 Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic (Duke) WBB Contact: Kristina Petersen Phone/Fax: (814) 865-1757/(814) 863-3165 41 Jenny DeGraaf G/F Fr./Fr. 6-1 Springboro, Ohio/Springboro E-mail: [email protected] 44 Tori Waldner ** F Jr./Jr. 6-5 Milton, Ga./Milton Press Row Phone: 814-863-3294 Head Coach: Coquese Washington (Notre Dame ’92) Website: www.GoPSUsports.com Assistant Coaches: Fred Chmiel, Kia Damon, Maren Walseth Twitter: @ladylionsid Captains: Talia East, Ariel Edwards, Maggie Lucas, Dara Taylor TEAM INFORMATION * Indicates letters earned 2013-14 Record: 22-7 Home: 12-4 Away: 8-2 Neutral: 2-1 LADY LIONS AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Big Ten Record (finish): 13-3 • The Lady Lions are making their 25th NCAA Tournament appearance and claim their fourth consecutive Home: 6-2 Away: 7-1 tourney berth. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 • Penn State is one of only 10 teams to earn 25 or more NCAA Tournament bids, joining Tennessee (33), Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Georgia (30), Stanford (28), Texas (27), Louisiana Tech (27), Vanderbilt (26), Connecticut (26), Old Dominion 2013 Big Ten Tournament: Semifinals (25) and North Carolina (25). 2013 Postseason: NCAA Second Round • The Lady Lions are 30-24 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. • Penn State earns a No. 3 seed for the second-straight season, marking the first time since a six-year span THE HISTORY from 1991 to 1996 that Penn State has been a top three seed in back-to-back tournaments. First Year of Women’s Basketball: 1965 • The Lady Lions have been a top three seed 12 times in program history, including six selections as the #3 Eight-Time Big Ten Champions All-Time Record: 879-393 (50 seasons) seed. All-Time Big Ten Rec.: 244-118 (22 seasons) • PSU is 4-5 all-time when serving as the three seed. NCAA Tournament Appearances: 25 • The Lady Lions’ 30 NCAA Tournament wins are tied for 17th all-time. NCAA Tournament Record: 30-24 • PSU’s 54 NCAA Tournament games are 16th all-time. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • Penn State has been an at-large selection into the NCAA Tournament 16 times. Head Coach: Coquese Washington Alma Mater: Notre Dame ’92 PROJECTED STARTERS s Overall Record: 140-80 (seventh season) Two-TimeBig Ten TournamentChampions School Record: 140-80 (seventh season) 2 DARA TAYLOR G Notes: 2014 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Twitter: @coquesewashing Sr., 5-8, Wilmington, Del. ... All-Big Ten second team choice ... Unanimous All- Best Time To Reach Coach: Through SID 11.7 ppg, 5.0 apg, 2.9 spg, .741 FT% Big Ten Defensive team pick ... Ranks 18th in Penn Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater): State history with 252 assists. Fred Chmiel (Excelsior College) Kia Damon (Millersville ’97) 5 TALIA EAST F/C Notes: Named All-Big Ten honorable mention ... Maren Walseth (Penn State ’02) Sr., 6-3, Philadelphia, Pa. 30th member of Penn State’s 500-rebound club Twitter: @pennstatewbb 7.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.4 bpg, .521 FG% ... Ranks eighth at PSU in blocks (98) ... Personal Facebook: facebook.com/pennstateladylions highs in points, rebounds & blocks this year. YouTube: YouTube.com/pennstateladylions

Instagram: @pennstatewbb Notes: Selected All-Big Ten first team ... Needs 3 s

23 ARIEL EDWARDS G/F 2000 NCAA Final Four Sr., 6-3, Elmont, N.Y. points to become 36th member of PSU’s 1,000-point PRONUNCIATIONS 15.4 ppg, 6.0. rpg, .452 FG%, .824 FT% club ... 7 20-point games this season, including last Coquese ko-KWEES 3 ... 4 double-doubles on the year. Chmiel shuh-MEAL Notes: Two-time Big Ten Player of the Year (media in Maren Walseth MARR-en WALL-seth 33 MAGGIE LUCAS G 2014) ... Broke Big Ten & PSU career 3s record (358) Talia tah-LEE-uh Sr., 5-10, Narberth, Pa. s

Ariel AIR-e-l ... 2nd on PSU’s career scoring list (2,439) ... Naismith NCAA Tournament25 Appearances 21.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, .367 3FG%, .951 FT% Dara DAR-uh Trophy semifinalist ... Wooden Award finalist. Agee AYE-gee Kaliyah kah-LEE-uh Notes: Ranks 14th on PSU’s all-time blocks list 44 TORI WALDNER F/C (87) ... Has registered career highs in points (260), Sevillian civilian Jr., 6-5, Milton, Ga. Whitted WIT-tid rebounds (161), assists (30), blocks (37) and steals 5.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.3 bpg (16) this season.

Penn State Lady Lion Basketball 3 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Information s March 23 & 25, 2014 THE NCAA TOURNEY RETURNS TO THE BJC • Penn State will host the NCAA Women’s Basketball STANDINGS (as of 3/9) LADY LIONS GET SOCIAL: The Lady Lions are Championship First and Second Round games for Big Ten Overall on several social media sites, including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Follow the Lady Lions the 15th time in program history. Team W L Pct. W L Pct. and assistant coaches (@pennstatewbb), head • Penn State last hosted the First and Second Rounds PENN STATE 13 3 .812 22 7 .759 coach Coquese Washington (@coquesewashing) in 2011 when the Lady Lions, DePaul, Dayton and Michigan State 13 3 .812 22 9 .710 Navy competed in the Bryce Jordan Center. and sports information contact Kris Petersen (@ Nebraska 12 4 .750 25 6 .806 • The Lady Lions have won nine of their last 10 home ladylionsid) on Twitter to get the inside scoop. NCAA Tournament games. Purdue 11 5 .688 21 8 .724 The Lady Lions are also on Instagram (@ • Penn State is 17-5 overall record in NCAA Iowa 11 5 .688 26 8 .765 pennstatewbb) and Facebook at www.facebook. Tournament games. Minnesota 8 8 .500 20 12 .625 com/pennstateladylions. Michigan 8 8 .500 18 13 .581 LADY LIONS BY SEED Ohio State 5 11 .312 17 18 .486 • Here is a breakdown of Penn State’s record against Northwestern 5 11 .312 15 15 .500 the seeds in the NCAA Tournament: Indiana 5 11 .312 18 12 .600 #6 2-4 Wisconsin 3 13 .188 10 19 .345 #11 2-1 Illinois 2 14 .125 9 21 .300 #14 1-0

LADY LIONS BY ROUND ALL-TIME VS. THE FLYERS • The Lady Lions are making their 25th NCAA Tournament appearance. • The Lady Lions are 2-1 all-time against Dayton and have won the last two • Here is a breakdown of Penn State’s record by round in the NCAA Tournament: contests. NCAA 1st Round Record: 15-3 • PSU is won the only NCAA Tournament meeting between the teams, a 75-66 NCAA 2nd Round Record: 10-9 win in the first round of the 2011 tourney in the Bryce Jordan Center. NCAA Regional Semifinal: 4-8 • Penn State is 115-13 all-time against current Atlantic 10 schools. NCAA Regional Final: 1-3 NCAA Final Four: 0-1 LAST TIME VS. UD Record Breakdown 30-24 • The Lady Lions used a 25-point performance from guard Alex Bentley to post their first NCAA Tournament win since 2003-04 with a 75-66 decision over No. SCOUTING #14 SEED WICHITA STATE 11 seed Dayton on March 19, 2011. • The Shockers posted a school-record 26-6 overall mark and 14-4 effort in • Bentley connected on 12 field goal attempts en route to her game-high 25 Missouri Valley Conference play on the way to their second-straight MVC points. regular-season title. • Mia Nickson posted her sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and • Alex Harden paces the Wichita State attack with 17.1 points and 5.0 assists 10 rebounds. She was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. per game en route to her second All-MVC first team honor. • Maggie Lucas also reached double-digits with 12 points to go along with • Harden is also a two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Year honoree. six rebounds and three steals, while Julia Trogele added nine points, seven • Jamilah Bonner accounts for 13.1 with 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 rebounds and three steals. steals per game, while Michelle Price adds 12.3 points per outing and leads the team in rebounding at a 7.3 clip. PENN STATE’S OVERALL/BIG TEN YEAR-BY-YEAR REVIEW ALL-TIME VS. THE SHOCKERS - • The Lady Lions and Wichita State have never met on the Year Overall Big Ten Home BT Home Road BT Road Neutral Appearances 25 NCAA Tournament s hardwood. 1992-93 22-6 14-4 12-2 9-0 9-4 5-4 0-0 • Penn State is 2-1 all-time against Missouri Valley teams with all 1993-94 28-3 16-2 14-0 9-0 11-2 7-2 3-1 three contests coming against Illinois State, including a 72-60 1994-95 26-5 13-3 14-2 8-0 9-3 5-3 3-0 win over the Redbirds in the Junkanoo Jam this season. 1995-96* 27-7 13-3 14-2 8-0 8-4 5-3 5-1 1996-97 15-12 8-8 9-3 5-3 5-6 3-5 1-3 SCOUTING #6 SEED DAYTON 1997-98 21-13 8-8 10-5 4-4 6-6 4-4 5-2 2000 NCAA Final Four Four 2000 NCAA Final s • The Flyers are making their fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA 1998-99 22-8 12-4 9-2 6-2 9-4 6-2 4-2 Tournament after winning the Atlantic 10 regular-season title 1999-00 30-5 15-1 14-0 8-0 9-2 7-1 7-3 with a 23-7 overall record and a 14-2 mark in conference play. 2000-01 19-10 11-5 11-2 7-1 6-5 4-4 2-3 • Dayton fell to Fordham in the conference tournament 2001-02 23-12 11-5 10-4 6-2 9-5 5-3 4-3 championship game. 2002-03 26-9 13-3 16-0 8-0 7-7 5-3 2-2 • Andrea Hoover was selected as the Atlantic 10 Player of the 2003-04 28-6 15-1 12-1 8-0 9-3 7-1 6-2 Year as she averaged 17.2 points per game with 5.4 rebounds 2004-05 19-11 13-3 12-0 8-0 6-9 5-3 1-2 and 3.6 assists. She has also knocked down a team-best 66 2005-06 13-16 6-10 8-6 5-3 3-8 1-7 2-2 three-pointers this season. 2006-07 15-16 7-9 12-1 7-1 2-12 0-7 1-3 • Ally Malott joined Hoover on the All-Atlantic 10 first team as 2007-08 13-18 4-14 10-6 3-6 3-11 1-8 0-1 she accounted for 14.5 points per game and a team-best 8.2 2008-09 11-18 6-12 8-6 4-5 2-9 2-7 1-3

Two-Time Big Ten Tournament Champions Tournament Big Ten Two-Time rebounds. 2009-10 17-14 8-10 9-6 5-4 5-7 3-6 3-1 s • Rounding out the quartet of double-digit scorers for the Flyers 2010-11 25-10 11-5 14-4 6-2 7-4 5-3 4-2 are Amber Deane (13.2), Kelley Austria (11.4) and Cassie 2011-12 26-7 13-3 12-2 6-2 11-3 7-1 3-2 Sant (10.9). Austria will miss the postseason after having ACL 2012-13 26-6 14-2 14-0 8-0 9-5 6-2 3-1 surgery in February. 2013-14 22-7 13-3 12-4 6-2 8-2 7-1 2-1 * First season at the Bryce Jordan Center

Penn State Lady Lion Basketball 4 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Information s March 23 & 25, 2014 Eight-Time Big Ten Champions Ten Big Eight-Time SCOUTING #11 SEED FLORIDA PENN STATE’S RECORD WHEN... • The Gators are 19-12 overall with an 8-8 mark in SEC play and collect their 14th NCAA Tournament bid. • Leading the way for Florida is All-SEC first team selection Jaterra Bonds, who registers 15.6 points, 4.4 Playing at home 12-4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Playing on the road 8-2 • Kayla Lewis chips in 11.9 points per game as she shoots 60% from the field to go along with a team-high Playing at a neutral site 2-1 8.6 rebounding average. vs. Top 10 teams 0-2 • Cassie Peoples also averages double figures for the Gators at a 10.2 per game clip, while Ronni Williams vs. Top 25 teams 2-4 was named to the SEC All-Freshman team after chipping in 8.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Games decided by 3 points or less 1-1 Games decided by 4-10 points 8-3 ALL-TIME VERSUS THE GATORS Games decided by 11-19 points 7-2 • The Lady Lions and Gators have split the only two meetings between the teams. Games decided by 20 points or more 6-1 • Penn State won the series opener, 91-67, on Jan. 8, 2000 at home, but dropped a 92-79 decision at Leading at the half 18-0 Gainesville on Dec. 3, 2000. Tied at the half 0-1 • The Lady Lions are 24-30 all-time against current SEC members. Trailing at the half 4-6 • Penn State last faced an SEC foe when they posted a 66-58 win over Texas A&M in the Bryce Jordan Center Leading with 5:00 remaining 22-1 on Dec. 15, 2013. Trailing with 5:00 remaining 0-6 Tied with 5:00 remaining 0-0 LAST TIME VS. UF In overtime 0-0 • Five Lady Lions scored in double figures, but it was not enough as Florida defeated Penn State by a final of PSU scores 40-49 points 0-0 92-79 on Dec. 3, 2000. PSU scores 50-59 points 0-1 Lisa Shepherd led the Blue and White in scoring with 25 points. The senior was an impressive 12-for-13 from • PSU scores 60-69 points 5-1 the free throw line in the performance. PSU scores 70-79 points 10-4 • The Lady Lions posted two double-doubles in the contest, as Maren Walseth had 13 points and 10 rebounds PSU scores 80 points or more 7-1 and Courtney Upshaw ended the game with 10 points and a team-high 12 boards. PSU shoots 45% or better 8-0 • Kelly Mazzante poured in 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field. PSU shoots less than 45% 14-7 EIKENBERG RETURNS TO PSU PSU shoots better than opponent 20-3 Opponent shoots better than PSU or tied 2-4 • There will be a Lady Lion connection across the bench as Wichita State assistant coach Dana Eikenberg returns to Happy Valley. Opponent scores less than 39 points 0-0 • Eikenberg played for the Lady Lions from 1989-92 and was a member of Penn State’s first-ever #1-ranked Opponent scores 40-49 points 2-0 team in 1991. Opponent scores 50-59 points 6-0 • The Lady Lions made four NCAA Tournament appearances and won back-to-back Atlantic 10 regular-season Opponent scores 60-69 points 8-0 titles (1990 & 1991) and the 1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament championship during Eikenberg’s stay. Opponent scores more than 70 points 6-7 • Eikenberg played with Susan Robinson, Kathy Phillips, who is now the Lady Lions’ marketing director, and Opponent shoots better than 45% 1-3 Eight-Time Big Ten Champions Lynn Dougherty. Opponent shoots less than 45% 21-4 • Eikenberg is tied for sixth on Penn State’s career assists chart with 567 helpers. PSU outrebounds opponent 17-4 Opponent outrebounds PSU or tied 5-3 “D” IS THE KEY PSU commits 14 or less turnovers 9-4 • The Lady Lions’ defense has proven to be a case of Jekyll and Hyde this season. Penn State appears to be PSU commits 15 or more turnovers 13-3 two different teams defensively in its wins and losses. PSU makes at least 5 3-pointers 9-2 • In Penn State’s 22 victories this season, the Lady Lions have held opponents to 61.9 points per game with a PSU makes four 3-pointers or less 13-5 s

35.1% opponent shooting percentages from the field and a 27.9% effort from three-point range. Recording 7 or more steals 17-5 Two-TimeBig Ten TournamentChampions • Conversely, in the Lady Lions’ seven losses this season, Penn State is allowing 83.0 points per game with Recording 6 or less steals 5-2 opponents shooting 45.3% from the field and 46.6% from long range. Wearing white uniforms 13-5 • Additionally in the losses, Penn State allows 8.8 three-pointers per game as compared to 6.4 in wins. Wearing blue uniforms 8-2 Wearing white and pink uniforms 1-0 EDWARDS HITS CAREER-HIGH Penn State wins the tip 15-5 • Senior guard/forward Ariel Edwards had a career game against Ohio State on March 7 as she tallied 29 Penn State loses the tip 7-2 points. Penn State scores first 12-5 • Edwards’ 29 points surpass her previous personal best of 24, which was set three times in her career, most Opponent scores first 10-2 recently at Nebraska on Feb. 24. Playing during the day (5 p.m. or before) 14-3 • The effort marked the third-straight 20-point performance for Edwards and the eighth of her career. Playing at night 8-4

She also went 11-for-15 from the free throw line, which were also career highs. s

• 2000 NCAA Final Four On Monday 0-1 • Additionally, Edwards pulled in 10 rebounds to post her fourth double-double of the season and fifth of her career. On Tuesday 0-0 On Wednesday 2-2 BOUNCEBACK-ABILITY On Thursday 5-1 • Penn State has shown that it is resilient after a loss. The Lady Lions have won their last 20 games following On Friday 2-1 On Saturday 2-0

a loss, dating back to the 2010-11 season. s 25 NCAA Tournament25 Appearances • The Lady Lions last lost consecutive games on Feb. 17 and Feb. 24, 2011, which is the only time this senior On Sunday 11-2 class has lost consecutive games in their career. In November 5-1 • PSU is 6-0 in games after a loss this season. In December 4-2 In January 7-1 In February 5-2 In March 1-1

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