GAME 11 | PENN STATE VS. MINNESOTA | JANUARY 25, 2021 | BRYCE JORDAN CENTER 2020-21 SCHEDULE PENN STATE LADY LIONS Date Opponent Time/Result (4-6, 1-5 BIG TEN) vs. NOVEMBER 25 COPPIN STATE W, 84-45 MINNESOTA GOPHERS 30 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) W, 87-54 (3-7, 2-6 BIG TEN) DECEMBER TV | Big Ten Network - Lisa Byington (play-by-play) & Christy Winters Scott (analyst) 3 RHODE ISLAND W, 70-69 6 at #22 Syracuse L, 72-82 RADIO | Penn State Sports Network - 93.3 FM & 1390 AM - Justin Antweil & Joe Putnam 20 PURDUE* L, 87-91 ONLINE | Links to live video, live audio and live stats available at GoPSUSports.com 23 at #17 Michigan* Postponed 31 #14 MARYLAND* L, 82-96 OPENING TIPS JANUARY • Penn State returns to action Monday night when the Lady Lions look to complete the season sweep of Minnesota in front of a nationally-televised audience on the Big Ten Network. 4 at #16 Ohio State* L, 69-82 • Penn State will be playing its first game in eight days due to a midweek postponment. 7 #19 INDIANA* L, 64-85 10 at Minnesota* W, 69-60 • The Lady Lions earned a 69-60 win in the season’s first meeting with Minnesota on Jan. 10 in 17 #22 NORTHWESTERN* L, 50-67 Minneapolis. 21 at Rutgers* Postponed • A young Penn State squad has faced ranked opponents in five of its last seven contests. The 25 MINNESOTA* 6 PM Lady Lions are the youngest team in the Big Ten with an average age of 19.56 and eight true 28 at Illinois* 7 PM freshmen on the roster. 31 at Purdue* TBA FEBRUARY IF PENN STATE BEATS MINNESOTA 4 NEBRASKA* TBA • Penn State would complete the season sweep of the Gophers for the first time since the 2012 7 WISCONSIN* TBA season. 10 at #16 Indiana* TBA • Penn State would improve to 4-4 inside the Bryce Jordan Center this season. 13 MICHIGAN STATE* TBA • The Lady Lions would move to 5-6 overall and 2-5 in the Big Ten. 18 at Iowa* TBA 21 at Nebraska* TBA 24 #17 OHIO STATE* TBA LAST GAME STARTING LINEUP 28 RUTGERS* TBA #1 Niya Beverley PPG RPG APG MPG MARCH 5 or 6 at #7 Maryland* TBA Sr./Sr. | G | 5-7 4.3 1.8 1.8 20.5 9-13 Big Ten Tournament TBD #11 Anna Camden PPG RPG APG MPG So./So. | G/F | 6-3 6.4 3.5 0.6 21.7 * Big Ten Opponent HOME GAMES IN CAPS #20 Makenna Marisa PPG RPG APG MPG All times Eastern Standard Time So./So. | G | 5-11 13.1 5.1 4.5 29.7 All games and tip times subject to change #23 Shay Hagans PPG RPG APG MPG So./So. | G | 5-6 5.5 2.6 1.0 19.9 #33 Johnasia Cash PPG RPG APG MPG Sr./Sr. | F | 6-2 12.3 7.9 0.6 22.6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PENN STATE RESERVES No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Elig. PPG RPG APG MPG WBB Primary Contact ......................Chelsea Vielhauer 0 Nyam Thornton G 5-7 Fr./Fr. 2.7 2.3 1.5 13.9 Office Phone .......................................... 814-865-1757 2 Mekkena Boyd G 5-8 Fr./Fr. 1.0 0.5 0.0 3.7 Cell Phone ............................................. 610-937-4035 3 Nia Staples G 5-8 Gr./Sr. 4.0 1.0 0.0 4.3 Email ............................................... [email protected] 4 Constance Thomas G 5-9 Fr./Fr. 2.0 1.2 1.2 7.8 5 Leilani Kapinus G 5-10 Fr./Fr. -- -- -- -- WBB Secondary Contact ..........................Nicole Praga 10 Tova Sabel G 5-10 Fr./Fr. 7.5 3.1 0.5 19.9 Email ....................................................ncp42@psu.edu 15 Maddie Burke G 6-0 Fr./Fr. 6.9 1.9 0.4 21.9 22 Kaci Donovan G 6-1 Fr./Fr. 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 24 Nan Garcia G 6-0 Fr./Fr. -- -- -- -- 25 Kelly Jekot G 6-0 Gr./Sr. 15.9 6.8 2.1 34.6 PAGE 2 | GAME 11 | PENN STATE VS. MINNESOTA B1G Road Win PENN STATE QUICK FACTS • A strong second half and a total team effort led Penn State to its first road win at Minnesota in nearly nine years as the Lady Lions took down the Gophers 69-60 on University Information Sunday, Jan. 10. Location ........................................University Park, Pa. Founded...............................................................1855 • Penn State picked up its first win in Minneapolis since Feb. 5, 2012 and the Lady Lions Enrollment ........................................................45,901 earned their first conference victory of the season. Graduate transfer Kelly Jekot led Nickname ................................................... Lady Lions the team with 15 points. Senior Johnasia Cash recorded her second-straight double- School Colors ......................................Blue and White double with 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Freshman Maddie Burke rounded Conference .......................................................Big Ten out the double-digit scoring with 13 points. President ..............................................Dr. Eric Barron VP For Intercollegiate Athletics .......... Sandy Barbour • The Lady Lions recorded their best defensive effort of Big Ten play, holding the Gophers Senior Woman Administrator ..........Charmelle Green to just 60 points and a 31.3 percent (20-for-64) mark from the field. It was the fewest Deputy AD (WBB Administrator) .......... Lynn Holleran points Penn State allowed a Big Ten opponent to score since the Lady Lions held Facility (Capacity) ........Bryce Jordan Center (15,104) Michigan State to 57 on Feb. 27, 2019. All-Time Record at BJC .......... 271-102 (25th season) Defending The Arc Basketball Staff Head Coach .............. Carolyn Kieger (Marquette ‘06) • Penn State is holding opponents to a 23.9 percent clip from three-point range, a mark Penn State Record: 11-29 (2nd season) that ranks 15th in Division I and second in the Big Ten. Career Record: 110-93 (7th season) • The Lady Lions will be facing a Minnesota team that ranks ninth in the conference with Postseason Appearances - Three (3 NCAA) a 31.7 three-point FG percentage. Assistant Coach ...........Ginny Boggess (Wingate ‘03) Assistant Coach ..........Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt ‘05) Assistant Coach ............. Myia Johnson (Rutgers ‘10) Tough Stretch Director of Operations .....Pam Brown (Charlotte ‘06) • Penn State is coming off a tough stretch of facing five top-25 opponents in its last Dir. of Program Development ....MaryLynne Schaefer seven games. (Hartford ‘06) • The strength of the Big Ten is on full display this season as nine different Big Ten Dir. of Video & Analytics ...Sean Bair (Dickinson ‘12) Dir. of Recruiting Ops & Player Dev. Tyler Dandridge programs have been ranked or received votes in a major national poll, while six (Old Dominion ‘16) different teams have appeared in either the AP Top 25 or USA Today Coaches poll. Operations Assistant ....Amari Boyd (Penn State ‘19) Athletic Trainer ..... Heather Gagne (Bridgewater ‘08) Steady Improvement Strength Coach .................. Rhian Davis (Florida ‘08) • Penn State has seen significant improvement in a number of statistical categories from SID .....................Chelsea Vielhauer (Penn State ‘13) the 2019-20 season to thus far this season. Program History First Year of Women’s Basketball ......................1965 Category 2019-20 2020-21 Difference All-Time Record ....................959-511 (57th season) 3-pt. FG pct. defense 34.5% 23.9% +10.6% All-Time Big Ten Record ........275-197 (29th season) Points per game 66.6 73.4 +6.8 NCAA Tournament App./Last .......................25/2014 Field goal percentage 39.2% 42.7% +3.5% NCAA Tournament Record .................................32-25 NCAA Regional App./Last .............................13/2014 NCAA Final Four App./Last ........................ One/2000 Balanced Attack Big Ten Reg. Season Championships .................Eight • Penn State has had eight different players score in double figures through eight games Big Ten Tournament Championships ...................Two this season. The Lady Lions had seven different players put together double-digit efforts in 30 games a season ago. Team Information 2019-20 Record................................................... 7-23 Adjusting Without Jekot Home - 5-11 Away - 1-10 • Graduate transfer Kelly Jekot suffered a season-ending injury in practice prior to the Neutral - 1-2 Lady Lions’ Jan. 17 game against Northwestern. Jekot was the team’s leader in scoring Big Ten Record (finish) .................................1-17 (14) (15.9 ppg) and minutes played (34.6 mpg), and the team’s second-leading rebounder Home - 1-8 (6.8 rpg). Away - 0-9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...............................4/9 • Jekot was relied upon as a key veteran leader for a young Penn State squad. Head Starters Returning/Lost ........................................2/3 Coach Carolyn Kieger will rely on a committee-based approach to replace Jekot’s on- Big Ten Tournament ..................................First Round court production. Postseason ............................................................. n/a Marisa Coming Into Her Own #IgniteThePRIDE • Makenna Marisa has turned her game up a notch in her sophomore season. Women’s Basketball Twitter ............@PennStateWBB • Marisa is currently averaging 13.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg and 4.5 apg compared to her freshman Women’s Basketball Instagram ......... pennstateWBB year numbers of 9.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 2.7 apg. Women’s Basketball Facebook ........Penn State Lady • Marisa put together a career-best scoring performance in Penn State’s Big Ten opener Lion Basketball vs. Purdue in which she tallied 26 points behind 12 made field goals. Penn State Athletics Twitter ................@GoPSUSports Penn State Athletics Website ......... gopsusports.com • Marisa narrowly missed a triple-double in the non-conference finale at #22 Syracuse, Hashtags ..........................................#IgniteThePRIDE tallying nine points and career-best marks of 11 rebounds and nine assists. She nearly #WeAre had her first double-double at #16 Ohio State with 21 points and nine rebounds. @PennStateWBB #IgniteThePRIDE @pennstatewbb GAME 11 | PENN STATE VS. MINNESOTA | PAGE 3 Transfers Making An Immediate Impact • Johnasia Cash (previously SMU) and Niya Beverley (previously Wisconsin) have both made an immediate impact for Penn State.