2021-22 Penn State Women's Basketball Media Guide

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BRYCE JORDAN CENTER • The 15,261-seat Bryce Jordan Center rocks during the basketball season and throughout the year with concerts and events.

• The Lady Lions welcomed their one millionth fan through the turnstiles during the 2006-07 season.

• The Lady Lions practice, eat and compete in the Bryce Jordan Center. From strength and conditioning to video work to game days, the building is a place where every member of the team can feel productive and refreshed. The basketball offices, as well as those of the athletics department administration, are housed in the Jordan Center. • Construction on the Bryce Jordan Center was completed in 1996 at a cost of $55 million.

• Among the performers who have graced the Jordan Center stage are Justin Timberlake, Travis Scott, Thomas Rhett, Akon, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, Bob Dylan, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Fetty Wap, Dave Matthews Band, Aerosmith, Janet Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Shania Twain, John Mayer, Garth Brooks, Metallica, Phish, Elton John, Billy Joel, Usher, Nelly, Bon Jovi, 50 Cent, Cher, Elton John and Tina Turner. Others to appear include the Harlem Globetrotters and the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus.

• The Lady Lions christened their current home court on January 20, 1996 against SEC foe Georgia.

• In May 1996, former President Bill Clinton delivered the main address at the graduate school commencement.

• Penn State lays claim to four undefeated home slates inside the Bryce Jordan Center and have seen a school-standard of 16 wins accomplished twice; 2002-03 (16-0) and 2016-17 (16-2).

• The Bryce Jordan Center features locker rooms for the men’s and women’s basketball programs, six visiting locker rooms, a press room and an 18,800-square-foot basketball practice facility just steps away from the main arena floor.

• The Lady Lions are consistently ranked among the top 20 programs at the NCAA Division I level in attendance. • The Lady Lions sold out the Bryce Jordan Center twice during the 2003-04 campaign against Michigan (Feb. 15) and Purdue (Feb. 29).

• The Bryce Jordan Center is named after University President Emeritus Dr. Bryce Jordan, who led Penn State’s membership into the Big Ten Conference.

• The Lady Lions set a single-season attendance record in 2003-04 with 128,255 fans through the turnstiles. • The Lady Lions had a 24-game winning streak at the Bryce Jordan Center from Feb. 14, 2002 until Dec. 14, 2003. • During the 2008-09 campaign, the Lady Lions broke the school record with 16 consecutive non-conference wins at the Bryce Jordan Center. The streak dated back to the 2005-06 season. • Penn State has hosted the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds on eight occasions at the Bryce Jordan Center.

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Big Ten Conference

4min
page 192

Distinguished Alumni

3min
page 193

The Pennsylvania State University

5min
pages 185-186

VP for Athletics Sandy Barbour

9min
pages 188-189

Lady Lion Endowed Scholarships

2min
page 191

All-Time Letterwinners

5min
pages 174-176

President Eric Barron

1min
page 187

Atlantic 10 Tournament Chronology

1min
page 160

AIAW History

1min
page 156

Big Ten Tournament Records

3min
page 158

NCAA Tournament Records

3min
page 154

WNIT Chronology & Records

3min
page 155

Free Throw Records

3min
pages 138-139

Year-by-Year Team Statistics

5min
page 148

Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders

11min
pages 149-152

Field Goal Records

3min
pages 134-135

Individual Single Game Records

1min
page 117

Home Court History

4min
pages 111-112

All-Time Record vs. Opponents

8min
pages 78-79

Record By Season/Coaching Records

3min
page 109

2020-21 Big Ten Leaders

12min
pages 74-75

Bryce Jordan Center

2min
page 110

Through the Years: Lady Lion Basketball

22min
pages 88-92

Assistant Coach Myia Johnson

2min
pages 54-55

A Season To Remember

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Assistant Coach Aaron Kallhoff

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pages 50-51

Assistant Coach Sarah Jenkins

2min
pages 52-53

22 Alli Campbell

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page 41

We Are

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pages 25-26

25 Kelly Jekot

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pages 44-45

1 Ali Brigham

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Tourney Time

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Media Information

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Academic Excellence

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pages 9-10

Play4Kay

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International Experience

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B1G Stage

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Giving Back

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National Exposure

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