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Filling Out Those Dance CardsOne day after the men's brackets were released, the women's brackets were announced. As has been expected for some time now, the field of 65 will not be including the Lady Lions. Four Big Ten teams made the field. Iowa...
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Updated November 20, 2009 4:50 AM
Jarret Freeman sat on the mini-bleachers at Lorenzo Wrestling Complex with his teammates before practice and gazed ahead.
It wasn't quite as Coquese Washington expected it, but she'll take the result.
Coming into Thursday night's game with Bucknell, the Penn State coach knew that the Bison were strong down low.
Updated November 19, 2009 4:48 AM
It was an unfamiliar situation for the Lady Lions.
Updated November 17, 2009 4:51 AM
As Zhaque Gray let the basketball roll off her fingertips, she didn't waste any time following her shot.
It was only four seconds into the game, and the Lady Lions already had their first layup attempt.
Updated November 16, 2009 4:48 AM
Even though there was only 20 seconds left in the game and Penn State was up by a commanding 24 points, the Lady Lions on the bench were on the edge of their seats.
Welcome to Penn State, Alex Bentley.
Updated November 13, 2009 9:20 PM
Tyra Grant helped the Lady Lions start the regular season with a bang. Updated 9:20 PM
As nonconference opponents go, Drexel is no cupcake.
Thirty seconds into the game, Tyra Grant lined up with her feet behind the 3-point line, fired a shot and watched the ball bounce off the rim and into the hands of a defender.
Updated November 12, 2009 4:51 AM
The crowd began to applaud Nikki Greene as she walked to the bench.
An area that was a problem for the Lady Lions last season reared its ugly head in the team's exhibition last Sunday.
Updated November 10, 2009 4:52 AM
If Nikki Greene has an opening, she's going to dunk.
What happened Sunday was not a first for senior Tyra Grant.
Before I start, let me say that I know that it was just an exhibition against a Division II team.
Updated November 9, 2009 4:46 AM
When it came down to it, the Lady Lions were just too tall.
Gizelle Studevent took off her warm-up shirt and knelt down near the scorer's table.
Senior Tyra Grant's collegiate resume is staggering.
Updated November 6, 2009 4:49 AM
Coquese Washington doesn't know what to expect.
Updated November 4, 2009 4:48 AM
Coquese Washington wants to give her players injections of experience.
Updated October 27, 2009 4:50 AM
Guard Emily Phillips usually has a lot to say.
It will hit Meggan Quinn when the season finally starts.
Updated October 23, 2009 4:50 AM
It was overtime and the clock was ticking down to zero.
Senior guard Tyra Grant feels like she is playing with her "Mini-Me."
Experience is imperative for a team that is bringing along new players to compete in a tough conference.
Updated October 22, 2009 4:52 AM
Julia Trogele was jealous last year.
As senior guard Tyra Grant leads the Lady Lions through practice, she's in unfamiliar territory.
Updated July 29, 2009 4:54 AM
Heading into their July 15 match-up against Italy, Julia Trogele and her German teammates at the European U20 Women's Championships in Poland knew that they needed to win by at least seven points to advance to the quarterfinals.
Updated July 27, 2009 4:52 AM
Jeff Brooks was minding his own business when Chris Babb, Cammeron Woodyard and David Jackson, all clad in pink shirts, pelted the junior forward with water balloons.
Updated March 26, 2009 4:51 AM
With some turnover on her roster, Coquese Washington said there will be "open competition" for her lineup next season.
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