WBB Contact: Greg Campbell | 814-856-1759 | [email protected] | @SID_Greg AT BOSTON COLLEGE BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES PENN STATE LADY LIONS Nov. 30, 2016 | 7 p.m. 2-4, 0-0 ACC 4-2, 0-0 B1G Chestnut Hill, Mass. GAME Conte Forum (8,606) 7 Head Coach: Erik Johnson Head Coach: Coquese Washington Career Record (Yrs.): 126-127 (5th) Career Record (Yrs.): 164-126 (10th) SCHEDULE / RESULTS Record at Boston College (Yrs.): 54-78 Record at Penn State (Yrs.): Same Date Opponent TV Time/Result vs. Penn State: First Meeting vs. Boston College: 0-1 N11 at Drexel L, 60-83 Last Game: W, 73-58 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11/26/16) Last Game: L, 54-68 vs. Georgetown (11/25/2016) N13 ST. PETER’S BTN Plus W, 106-50 Leading Scorer: Kelly Hughes, Sr. - 16.5 ppg Leading Scorer: Teniya Page, So. - 18.5 ppg N16 AKRON BTN Plus W, 84-71 Leading Rebounder: Mariella Fasoula, So. - 7.3 rpg Leading Rebounder: Kaliyah Mitchell, Sr. - 6.7 rpg N20 #13/13 TENNESSEE BTN W, 70-56 N24 vs. Georgia State (1) W, 69-42 N25 vs. Georgetown (1) L, 54-68 N30 at Boston College (2) 7 p.m. JAIDA D3 MARSHALL 1 p.m. TRAVASCIO-GREEN D7 at Holy Cross 7 p.m. D10 PITTSBURGH 2 p.m. D18 AMERICAN 2 p.m. D20 IONA 7 p.m. D28 INDIANA BTN Plus 7 p.m. D31 at Rutgers BTN Noon J3 IOWA BTN 7 p.m. J7 at Purdue BTN Plus 2 p.m. J11 at Maryland BTN Plus 6:30 p.m. J16 WISCONSIN BTN 7 p.m. J19 NEBRASKA BTN Plus 7 p.m. J23 at Indiana BTN 7 p.m. J29 ILLINOIS BTN Plus 2 p.m. F1 at Ohio State BTN Plus 7 p.m. F5 at Northwestern BTN Plus 3 p.m. F8 MINNESOTA BTN Plus 7 p.m. F11 PURDUE BTN Plus 2 p.m. SERIES NOTES FULL SERIES INFO ON PAGE 5 F14 at Illinois BTN Plus 8 p.m. » Wednesday’s meeting will mark the third overall meeting » Prior to the 2010 meeting, Penn State took on Boston College F22 at Michigan State BTN Plus 7 p.m. between Penn State and Boston College with each team on Dec. 29, 1984 and picked up an 85-43 victory at home. F26 MICHIGAN (3) BTN/BTN Plus TBA M1-5 Big Ten Tournament (4) TBA TBA picking up one win in the series. » Boston College holds the 1-0 advantage at home after » The two teams have not squared off on the court since the earning the high-scoring victory in the 2010 campaign. All Times Eastern | * - Big Ten game 2010-11 season when Boston College notched a 113-104 Rankings listed USA Today/AP overtime victory over the Lady Lions, Dec. 2, 2010. 1 - San Juan Shootout (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 2 - B1G/ACC Challenge (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 3 - Play 4 Kay Benefiting Pink Zone (University Park, Pa.) NEWS & NOTES 4 - Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) » Playing a career-low 24 minutes against Georgia State was » Penn State enters the ACC/Big Ten Challenge with a 2-7 the exception for sophomore Teniya Page. She still ranks overall mark in the first nine years of the event. Boston FOLLOW ALONG among the school leaders in minutes per game. MORE ON College becomes the first repeat opponent for the Lady Radio: Penn State Sports Network PAGE 3, 8 & 29. Lions, who had met nine different opponents heading into Jerry Fisher » Freshman Jaida Travascio-Green posted the first double- 2016-17. MORE ON PAGE 10. 1390AM & GoPSUsports.com figure scoring game of her career at the San Juan Shootout, » Penn State landed program win No. 900 on Sunday, Nov. 13 Television: None pouring in 18 points to go along with a personal-best six vs. Saint Peter’s with a 106-50 victory. The Lady Lions were rebounds. MORE ON PAGE 3 & 43. the 16th program to reach the 900-win plateau in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history. MORE ON PAGE 7. Online Links for Live Stats, Live Video and Live Audio can be found at GoPSUsports.com NEWS & NOTES Page 2 ...............Quick Facts/Roster Page 6-11 .................Game Notes 8 ...................Teniya’s Page Page 12-13 .............The Last Time... 20-21 ........Team Game-by-Game Media Information 6 ..........Scouting the Opposition 8 ................Milestone Tracker 13 .........Charting The Lady Lions 22 ..................Highs & Lows Page 3 ...................Roster Tidbits 6 .................Last Five Games 9 ..............Spann’s Storyboard Page 14-17 .........Coquese Washington Page 23-48 .................Player Bios Page 4 ..............Lady Lions When... 6 ...........Record Watch ~ Career 9 .................By The Numbers Page 18-22 ...........2016-17 Statistics Page 49 ..................Media Roster Last Time Out 6 ................Getting The Start 10 ................ Player Parables 18 ............Season/Big Ten Stats Page 5 ..................B1G Standings 7 ....................Team Tidbits 10 .................Specialty Stats 18 ................NCAA Rankings Series Information 7 .....................In the Polls 11 ............ Program Postscripts 19 .............Results/Team Stats AT BOSTON COLLEGE PROGRAM FACTS 2O15-16 ROSTERS THE UNIVERSITY NUMERICAL Location: .................................University Park, Pa. No. Name Pos. Cl./Elg. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) Founded: .............................................1855 2 Amari Carter G So./Fr. 5-8 Washington D.C./St. John’s College Enrollment: ..........................................46,848 4 Siyeh Frazier G Fr./Fr. 5-9 Detroit, Mich./Renaissance Colors: ........................................Blue & White 5 Sierra Moore G Gr./Sr. 5-11 Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic (Duke) Nickname: ....................................... Lady Lions 11 Teniya Page G So./So. 5-7 Chicago, Ill./Marian Catholic Conference: ......................................... Big Ten 12 Lindsey Spann G Sr./Jr. 5-6 Laurel, Md./Good Counsel President: .......................................Eric Barron 15 Kaliyah Mitchell F Sr./Sr. 6-2 Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson Director of Athletics: ...........................Sandy Barbour 22 Leah Knizner G So./So. 5-9 Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area Senior Woman Administrator: .................Charmelle Green 23 Jaylen Williams F So./So. 6-3 Easton, Mass./Archbishop Williams Senior Associate AD: ............................Lynn Holleran 24 Ashanti Thomas C So./So. 6-4 Lexington, Ky./Lafayette Facility (cap.): .....................Bryce Jordan Center (15,261) 25 Peyton Whitted F Sr./Sr. 6-3 Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett All-Time Record at BJC: ...................229-72 (21st season) 31 Jaida Travascio-Green G Fr./Fr. 6-2 Lisle, Ill./Downers Grove North 34 Sarah McMurtry G So./So. 5-6 Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair LADY LION BASKETBALL 35 De’Janae Boykin F So./Fr. 6-2 Springdale, Md./C.H. Flowers (Connecticut) Head Coach: ............................ Coquese Washington Alma Mater: ............................Notre Dame ’92 ALPHABETICAL Overall Record: .....................164-126 (10 seasons) No. Name Pos. Cl./Elg. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) Record at Penn State: ..............................Same 35 De’Janae Boykin F So./Fr. 6-2 Springdale, Md./C.H. Flowers (Connecticut) Twitter: ............................. @coquesewashing 2 Amari Carter G So./Fr. 5-8 Washington D.C./St. John’s College Basketball Office Phone: ...................814-863-2672 4 Siyeh Frazier G Fr./Fr. 5-9 Detroit, Mich./Renaissance Best Time To Reach Coach: ...................Through SID 22 Leah Knizner G So./So. 5-9 Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area Assistant Coach: ............................... Itoro Coleman 34 Sarah McMurtry G So./So. 5-6 Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair Yrs at Penn State: ................................Sixth * 15 Kaliyah Mitchell F Sr./Sr. 6-2 Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson Alma Mater: ................................Clemson ’00 5 Sierra Moore G Gr./Sr. 5-11 Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic (Duke) * - Two separate stints; 2007-10 & 2014-Pres. 11 Teniya Page G So./So. 5-7 Chicago, Ill./Marian Catholic Assistant Coach: .................................Tamika Jeter 12 Lindsey Spann G Sr./Jr. 5-6 Laurel, Md./Good Counsel Yrs at Penn State: ..................................First 24 Ashanti Thomas C So./So. 6-4 Lexington, Ky./Lafayette Alma Mater: .............................Connecticut ‘02 31 Jaida Travascio-Green G Fr./Fr. 6-2 Lisle, Ill./Downers Grove North Assistant Coach: ................................Jocelyn Wyatt 25 Peyton Whitted F Sr./Sr. 6-3 Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett Yrs at Penn State: .................................Third 23 Jaylen Williams F So./So. 6-3 Easton, Mass./Archbishop Williams Alma Mater: ........................Appalachian State ’06 Head Coach: Coquese Washington (Notre Dame ’92) Twitter/Instagram: ...........................@pennstatewbb Assistant Coaches: Itoro Coleman, Tamika Jeter, Jocelyn Wyatt Facebook: .......................facebook.com/pennstatewbb PRONUNCIATION GUIDE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS De’Janae Boykin Day-sjuh-nay Jaida Travascio-Green jay-duh truh-VOSS-ee-o WBB Contact: .................................Greg Campbell Amari Carter Uh-mar-E Peyton Whitted Whit-id Phone: ......................................(814) 865-1759 Siyeh Frazier sie-uh Frasier Jaylen Williams JAY-linn E-mail: [email protected] Kaliyah Mitchell kuh-LEE-uh Coquese Washington ko-KWEES Address: ............................101-D Bryce Jordan Center Sierra Moore Cee-air-uh Itoro Coleman E-tore-uh University Park, Pa. 16802 Teniya Page tuh-NYE-uh Tamika Jeter Jet-ur Press Row Phone: ..............................814-863-3294 Ashanti Thomas Uh-shawn-tee Website: . .www.GoPSUsports.com Twitter: .........................................@SID_Greg MEDIA INFO TEAM INFORMATION Coach Washington’s Availability Photographers 2015-16 Record: ...................................... 12-19 All interview requests for head coach Coquese Washington should be A photo pass must