She's been called many things.

T-Dub, Tee, T-Money, but after last night's 75-56 win against No. 9 Minnesota, Penn State guard Tanisha Wright should go by only one moniker -- The Warden.

The Warden because she keeps this place on lockdown.

And that's exactly what Wright did last night, shutting down one of the most explosive scorers in the history of the Big Ten, Lindsay Whalen.

Whalen, who is averaging 22 points per game this season, was held to 15 last night on 3-for-8 shooting (both season lows). Many of her points came from the free throw line late in the game when things were out of reach.

The most impressive stretch came during the first ten minutes of the second half.

With the game tied at 34 at intermission, it was time for the big names to show up. With Wright manning up on the All-American senior, she held arguably the greatest scorer in Golden Gopher history scoreless. With 9:46 left in the game Whalen finally got off the schnide, hitting a three pointer, but by then the Lady Lions had flexed their muscles and took a double digit lead, a lead that they wouldn't give up.

Near the end of the game Whalen was visibly exhausted and a non-factor in Minnesota's final few possessions.

"She's very physical and she moves her feet well," Whalen said after the game.

"She's probably the best defender we have in the Big Ten."

But that's not how things got started as Whalen was trying to answer Kelly Mazzante shot for shot. After hitting two big shots to give Minnesota an early lead Wright turned her intensity level up a few notches.

"Early she hit two 3s in my face," Wright said. "I just tried to keep pressure on her, and when she had the ball force her into some things."

Wright and the rest of the Penn State defense forced Minnesota to turn the ball over 19 times and blocked seven of the Golden Gopher's shots.

Freshman Reicina Russell, who sat out almost the entire first half after collecting two early fouls, did come alive in the second frame finishing with seven points, five rebounds and four blocks.

After giving up 34 first half points to Minnesota, the Lady Lions defense improved in the second half, holding the No. 9 team in the country to a season low 22 second half points and a paltry 28 percent shooting percentage from the floor.

The combination of man-to-man, full court press, 3-2 zone and 1-3-1 trap seemed to have Minnesota on its heels throughout the game, but it really made a difference in the second half when the Golden Gophers made the majority of their turnovers.

Penn State head coach Rene Portland was extremely happy with her team's defense in the second half and is hoping for more of the same as the Big Ten season is close to hitting the halfway point.

"Our defensive intensity in the second half made a major difference," Portland said.