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Dec. 14, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Behind the first career double-double for Kaliyah Mitchell (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and a career-high 23-point effort from freshman Lindsey Spann (Laurel, Md.) the Penn State Lady Lions (3-7) cruised to an 85-51 victory over Rider (2-7) on Sunday afternoon inside the Bryce Jordan Center.
The win was a complete team effort, with five players scoring at least seven points. Candice Agee (Victorville, Calif.) joined Spann and Mitchell in double figures with 19 points versus the Broncs, while Keke Sevillian (Goodrich, Mich.) notched a career-high nine points and Sierra Moore (Hanover, Pa.) added seven tallies.
Ten rebounds and 12 points made up the first career double-double for Mitchell, who shot 4-of-7 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free throw line in the game. Her 10 rebounds tied a career-high, and she added four steals, one block and one assist against the Broncs.
Spann connected on a career-high 11 field goals, including one three-pointer, on her way to a game- and career-high 23 points. The freshman also tied her career-bests with five rebounds and five assists. Her points and field goals made totals are the most for a Lady Lion this season.
Agee narrowly missed a double-double, equaling her career-high with nine boards, while swatting a personal-best five shots to move past the 50-blocks mark for her career. Agee now has 20 blocks on the season and 54 for her career.
Along with a career night in the scoring column, Sevillian tied her career-best with four rebounds, equaled her season-high mark of three steals and handed out four assists. Moore tied her career-high with seven assists and added four rebounds.
The Lady Lions set season highs for field goals made (36), field goals attempted (67), field goal percentage (.537) and rebounds (53), while blocking eight shots in their win over Rider. They also notched a season-best 56 points in the paint, owning a 56-22 edge.
The 50-point first half marks the second time this season that Penn State reached the half-century mark in a half (Wagner, 54) and the 34-point margin of victory is the largest of the season for the Blue and White.
The Lady Lions were fueled by Spann early on, as the freshman got off to a rip-roaring start with eight points in the first four minutes to help them race out to a double-digit first half lead. Spann's layup with 16:58 to play pushed the Lions ahead, 15-7, and Sevillian's layup and two free throws moved that advantage to 19-7 just 45 seconds later.
Penn State's lead hovered around 20 points for most of the last eight minutes of the opening half, with their largest lead coming at 50-23 with 14 seconds left. Dominique Brooks (Lansing, Ill.) took a pass from Peyton Whitted (Suwanee, Ga.) and converted the layup to push the home team ahead by 27 points entering halftime.
Rider began the second half with five straight points, but Penn State righted the ship after the early barrage and eventually built their lead to 33 points, 66-33, on a Jenny DeGraaf (Springboro, Ohio) jumper with 11:22 to play.
The lead eventually reached 40 points when Agee netted the final two Penn State points on a layup with 1:31 to play, making it 85-45. A pair of Emily Fazzini three pointers closed out the game for Rider and trimmed the final margin to 34 points at 85-51.
The 2014-15 Penn State Lady Lion Basketball season is presented by Kish Travel and Kish Insurance. The Lady Lions take a week-long break for exams and return to action to close out non-conference play against South Florida on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. It's a Subway Full Court 4 Pack game. Fans can get four tickets, one voucher for four 6" subs and four 21 oz. fountain drinks at any of the State College Subway locations for just $40.
Lady Lion Basketball single-game and season tickets are available by calling 1-800-NITTANY. Single-game tickets range from $10-17 for adults and seniors and $5-11 for youth (12 and younger). Season tickets are $105 for adults and $52 for youth (12 and under). Additionally, the Family Season Ticket package, which features two adult tickets and two youth tickets in the family section in section 114L, is $210. There is a $15 handling fee per order on season tickets.
The PNC Flex Books are $120 and give fans 12 vouchers, 10 that can be redeemed in any combination for Nittany Lion and Lady Lion Basketball tickets throughout the year and two extra vouchers for the Nittany Lions' Coaches Vs. Cancer game and the Lady Lions' Pink Zone game. The Lady Lions also have a pair of mini-plans available this season with the B1G Deal and the Five for the 50th plans. The B1G Deal is a mini-plan that includes the nine Big Ten Conference home games. Tickets for the B1G Deal are $90 for adult sideline, $63 for youth sideline, $63 for adult baseline and $45 for youth baseline tickets. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Women's Athletics at Penn State, there is a Five for the 50th mini-plan. The plan features a ticket to the following games: South Florida (12/21), Illinois (1/4), Rutgers (1/10), Michigan State (2/11) and Ohio State (2/26). The package is $50 in honor of the 50th anniversary.
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