2010-11 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FINAL RELEASE Contact: Dan Mihalik, Assistant Director of Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 146 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 219-688-9981 • Twitter: @BigTenDan TOP STORIES 2010-11 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS • Eight Big Ten teams advanced to the postseason, mark- Conference Games All Games Top Last ing the third time in the last four seasons eight or more W-L PCT H A Streak W-L PCT H A N 25# 10 Stk conference squads advanced to the postseason 1. Michigan State* 13-3 .812 7-1 6-2 W1 27-6 .818 15-1 8-3 4-2 4-3 7-3 L1 2. Penn State 11-5 .688 6-2 5-3 W1 25-10 .714 14-4 7-4 4-2 3-3 5-5 L1 • Seven conference teams finished above .500 in Big 3. Iowa 10-6 .625 6-2 4-4 W5 22-9 .710 12-2 6-6 4-1 3-3 6-4 L1 Ten play for the first time since the 2000-01 season Ohio State! 10-6 .625 6-2 4-4 W6 24-10 .706 15-3 6-5 3-2 8-3 9-1 L1 Michigan 10-6 .625 5-3 5-3 W1 17-13 .567 10-5 6-6 1-2 4-5 4-6 L2 Wisconsin 10-6 .625 6-2 4-4 L1 16-15 .516 9-6 7-7 0-2 0-3 4-6 L1 • Five Big Ten standouts appear on one or more post- 7. Purdue 9-7 .562 6-2 3-5 W1 21-12 .636 14-3 4-8 3-1 2-4 5-5 L1 season All-America teams 8. Northwestern 6-10 .375 4-4 2-6 L1 19-14 .576 13-5 4-8 2-1 1-3 4-6 L1 9. Minnesota 4-12 .250 2-6 2-6 L1 12-18 .400 9-8 2-8 1-2 0-5 3-7 L2 • Several conference standouts appeared on the Big 10. Indiana 3-13 .188 1-7 2-6 L4 9-20 .310 4-10 5-9 0-1 1-5 1-9 L5 Ten’s career and single-season leaders lists 11. Illinois 2-14 .125 1-7 1-7 L12 9-23 .281 2-11 3-9 4-3 0-5 0-10 L1 • Numerous Big Ten standouts finished the year among # - AP or ESPN/USA Today Polls * - Big Ten Champion ! - Big Ten Tournament Champion the nation’s statistical leaders Postseaston teams in bold BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. POSTSEASON RESULTS Tipoff Sparty Time NCAA TOURNAMENT The 2010-11 season saw the Big Ten send eight Michigan State won its third conference title in pro- First and Second Round Results teams to the postseason, five to the NCAA Tourna- gram history this season, but clinched its first ever Philadelphia Region ment and three to the Postseason WNIT, Michigan outright crown. It is the Spartans first Big Ten Cham- at University Park, Pa. State earn its third Big Ten Championship and pionship since 2005, the same year they advanced 19 #6 PENN STATE vs. #11 Dayton W, 75-66 Ohio State capture its third consecutive Big Ten to the national championship game. Michigan State 21 #6 PENN STATE vs. #3 DePaul L, 73-75 Tournament title. The Buckeyes advanced to the also shared the conference title in 1997. regional semifinals as conference teams once again at Storrs, Conn. finished at or above .500 in the NCAA Tourna- Ohio State Tournament Winners 20 #9 PURDUE vs. #8 Kansas W, 53-45 ment. Numerous standouts ended their careers as Entering as the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tourna- 22 #9 PURDUE vs. #1 UConn L, 40-64 All-Americans, while four departing seniors were ment, Ohio State won its third consecutive Big Ten selected during the annual WNBA Draft. Tournament title with a win over Penn State in the Dayton Region championship contest. The Buckeyes became just at Columbus, Ohio Party for Eight the second program to win three Big Ten Tourna- 19 #4 OHIO STATE vs. #13 Central Florida W, 80-69 The Big Ten sent eight or more teams to the post- ment titles in a row, matching the feat achieved 21 #4 OHIO STATE vs. #5 Georgia Tech W, 67-60 season for the third time in the last four seasons. by the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Purdue Boilermakers. Nine Big Ten teams made postseason tournaments Ohio State is just the third No. 5 seed to win the Regional Semifinals in 2008 and 2010. With 72.7 percent of its teams Big Ten Tournament in the event’s history, joining at Dayton, Ohio qualifying for postseason play, the Big Ten ranked the 1998 Purdue and 2002 Indiana teams. 26 #4 OHIO STATE vs. #1 Tennessee L, 75-85 third among all conferences in percentage of teams appearing in the NCAA Tournament or WNIT. Going Deep Spokane Region Seven Big Ten teams finished the conference at Spokane, Wash. Room For Five season with an above .500 record in Big Ten play 19 #6 IOWA vs. #11 Gonzaga L, 86-92 The Big Ten saw five conference squads earn selec- this season, marking the first time seven or more tions into NCAA Tournament play, marking the conference teams finished above .500 in a 16-game Dallas Region eighth time in the last 11 years the conference sent conference season since 2000-01. In 2007-08, at Wichita, Kan. five or more teams to the NCAA Championship. when conference teams played an 18-game Big Ten 20 #4 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #13 Northern Iowa W, 69-66 Michigan State and Ohio State earned No. 4 seeds, schedule, eight teams finished at or above .500 in 22 #4 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #5 Green Bay L, 56-65 Iowa and Penn State were both seeded sixth, and conference action. Purdue was a No. 9. Ohio State advanced through to the regional semifinals. Defeating the Top 25 POSTSEASON WNIT Eight Big Ten teams boasted at least one victory First Round Results Add Three to the Mix over a top-25 team last season, including three 16 Butler at WISCONSIN W, 68-48 Three Big Ten teams were selected to the Post- squads with four or more such triumphs. Ohio 17 MICHIGAN at Eastern Michigan L, 59-67 season WNIT bracket as Michigan, Northwestern State was tops among all conference teams with 17 Creighton at NORTHWESTERN W, 89-63 and Wisconsin earned berths into the field. eight wins over the top 25, while Michigan and Michigan and Northwestern made their second Michigan State each had four triumphs over ranked Second Round Results consecutive appearances in the tournament, opponents. Iowa, and Penn State each recorded 20 Alabama at NORTHWESTERN L, 70-72 while Wisconsin made its fourth trip in the last three wins over top-25 teams, while Indiana, 20 Illinois State at WISCONSIN L, 59-62 five seasons. Northwestern and Purdue knocked off one top-25 opponent. Conference teams combined for 26 wins against the top 25 last season. BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 2 OF 10 BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Count on It Leaving Their Mark 11/15 Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender finished her Ohio Three Big Ten standouts appear on some of the P: Jantel Lavender, Sr., OSU State career having scored in double-figures in each major conference career top 10 statistical catego- F: Courtney Moses, PUR game. The senior set a new NCAA record with 136 ries. Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender ended her career straight contests with 10 or more points. Lavender second in conference history with 2,818 points, 11/22 concluded her career having averaged 20.7 points behind only Penn State’s Kelly Mazzante’s 2,919. P: Kachine Alexander, Sr., IOWA per game and is second in Big Ten history in career She became the conference’s all-time leader in P: Amy Jaeschke, Sr., NU F: Maggie Lucas, PSU points (2,818). rebounds with 1,422. Teammate Samantha Prahalis finished her junior season with 708 assists, which 11/29 Double-Double Machines ranks fifth all-time, while Northwestern’s Amy P: Jantel Lavender, Sr., OSU Illinois’ Karisma Penn and Ohio State’s Jantel Jaeschke recorded 357 blocks during her career, F: Alexis Burke, ILL Lavender were the only two conference players to ranking fourth on the career blocks list. F: Maggie Lucas, PSU average a double-double per game. Lavender, the conference’s scoring and rebounding leader at 22.9 A Banner Year 12/6 and 10.9 respectively, boasted 19 double-doubles Last season saw numerous conference players crack P: Lykendra Johnson, Jr., MSU last season, good for eighth nationally. Penn the Big Ten’s single-season stat charts. Maggie Lucas’ P: Jantel Lavender, Sr., OSU recorded 18 such outings, which ranked 11th in the debut season for Penn State saw her set a new single F: Maggie Lucas, PSU NCAA, averaging 17.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per season conference record for three-pointers made, game for the Illini. draining 112, while attempting the fourth-most 12/13 threes in a season at 263. Ohio State’s Jantel Laven- P: Amy Jaeschke, Sr., NU Among The Best der finished with 774 points and 370 rebounds, both F: Maggie Lucas, PSU Conference standouts appeared on numerous of which were fourth-most in Big Ten history. She 12/20 All-America teams at season’s end.