Basketball: Women's
Lady Lions by the numbers
The Lady Lions’ season thus far by the numbers:
18.5 - The average number of points the Lady Lions’ 21 games have been decided by this season. Not a single game has gone down to the last shot, and their closest game all year was a 4-point loss at Texas Tech. Hey, at least they don’t keep fans guessing.
6.3 - The amount of minutes more than center Nikki Greene that forward Ariel Edwards averages per game. Greene has started 21 games and Edwards only nine. Fouls hurt.
6 - The amount of times the Lady Lions have been ranked either 16th or 17th in the nation, although they started the year at No. 11 and have also been unranked at times.
3 - The number of Big Ten teams not named the Wolverines, Spartans, or Cornhuskers that the Lady Lions have played this year.
9 - The number of Big Ten games the Lady Lions have played.
6.6 - How much better Penn State’s scoring margin is than Big Ten leader Purdue. Of course, Purdue is 18-4 (8-1) and Penn State is 16-5 (6-3).
17-5 - The Lady Lions’ record at this time last year.