Susan Robinson might never score another quiet point in her collegiate career.

For the final 12 games on the women's basketball team's regular-season schedule, every jumper, free throw or layup the 6-foot-1-inch senior connects on will be closely scrutinized. Afterall, any one of them might break or add to a record.

Robinson, who ranks second on the Lady Lions' all-time scoring list with 1,969 points, needs just 56 points to surpass all-time leader Kahadeejah Herbert (2,025).

Judging by her 16.1 points per game average this season, Robinson would reach the 2,000 point plateau on Jan. 30 at Texas and would pass Herbert on Feb. 8 at Rutgers.

Although Robinson has already leaped over Penn State great Suzie McConnell in the record books this season, the Center Point, WVa., native still doesn't understand the fuss.

"(Coach) Rene (Portland) is probably more excited than I am," Robinson said. "I try not to think about it. If it comes, it comes . . . as long as we're winning."

However, every point Robinson scores could do more than just affect the Lady Lions' win column and record book.

If Robinson scores 170 more points, her 2,139 points will surpass men's leader Jesse Arnelle, which would make her Penn State's most prolific scorer ever. Arnelle, a 6-foot-5-inch center, played from 1951 to 1955.

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Jackie Donovan, who averages 14 minutes off the bench and is known to her teammates as 'Jack the Hack,' absorbed quite a hack against Niagara on Tuesday night.

With 8:25 left in the game and the Lady Lions ahead by 50 points, Donovan took a fingernail to the eye during a rebounding melee and hit the floor hard. She remained motionless for a couple of minutes, but got up on her own power and later returned to the game.

Aside from a nicely shaded bruise near her right eyelid, Donovan said she is just fine. But the 5-foot-10-inch sophomore, who leads Penn State in personal fouls (45), did have to endure some ribbing about her new appearance from her teammates.

"When I came out of the game for the second time, they were all laughing at my eye," Donovan said. "They were telling me I was having a rough day at the office."

Now Donovan knows how the people she defends must feel.

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Although the Lady Lions' overwhelming height advantage helped them outrebound the Lady Eagles, 63-34, and score 60 points in the paint, a few players will welcome Ohio State's tall performers for Sunday's contest at Rec Hall.

Because of Niagara's size disadvantage, the referees tended to show a little more lenience foul-wise when the Lady Eagles ventured into the paint for rebounds.

"I think it's really difficult to play a team that short," Portland said. "Tina (Henry) looked like she was ready to cry at halftime."

Henry, a 6-foot-5-inch center who stood six inches above Niagara's tallest player, took her share of abuse on both ends of the floor.

While she was able to vent her frustrations with a season-high four rebounds, Henry could never avoid the hacking contact from her diminutive opponents on the offensive end. She finished the game with six points.

"Everybody said that Tina should have had 50 points, but it was hard for her," said Kim Lazor, who finished the game with 10 points and eight rebounds. "It's hard when you're trying to shoot the ball and somebody's tugging at your shorts.

"At least when you're playing a taller person you can see them."