Lady Lions’ Home Non-Conference Win Streak Snapped in Loss to Dayton

Wolff leads Lady Lions with 17 points and five rebounds UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.; December 6, 2008 — A slow start on Saturday afternoon spelled doom for the Penn State Lady Lions (4-4) as they dropped a 67-66 decision to Dayton (6-3) at the Bryce Jordan Center, snapping a 16-game non-conference home winning streak. Penn State missed its first 10 shots and shot just 25.0% from the field with nine turnovers in the first half The Lady Lion defense forced 24 Dayton turnovers and registered 14 steals, making it four-straight games that Penn State has notched 10 or more steals. It is the first time since the 2004-05 season that a Penn State team had four consecutive games with 10 or more thefts. Sophomore post Janessa Wolff (Park Rapids, Minn.) led three Lady Lions in double figures with 17 points, including her first career three-pointer. She also added five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a blocked shot. Junior Tyra Grant (Youngstown, Ohio), who connected on a three-pointer in traffic with two seconds left to make it a one-point game, had 14 points and two assists. Sophomore Julia Trogele (Devon, Pa.) accounted for 12 points, a team-high eight rebounds and two steals, while seniors Brianne O'Rourke (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Mashea Williams added nine points apiece. Williams notched four steals on the game for the second-straight game. It was a sloppy affair early as Dayton turned the ball over five times and the Lady Lions missed their first seven shots from the field in the first three minutes and 45 seconds of the game as the Flyers took a 5-0 lead. A pair of Grant free throws got Penn State, which missed 17 of its first 18 shots of the game, on the board with just over 16 minutes left in the half. To read more please click here.