As a member of the Atlantic 10 confer-
ence years ago, Penn State used to domi-
nate nearly everybody, and the Lady Lions
were especially hard on St. Bonaventure.
They won all 10 of their matchups against
the Bonnies from 1987 to '91, all by double
digits. The closest of those games was a
19-point romp at Rec Hall in 1990.
But lately, the Bonnies have been getting
a bit of revenge. A year ago, they pulled
out a 56-54 victory at the Bryce Jordan
Center on a layup with 1.4 seconds re-
maining, prevailing miraculously in a game
in which they trailed for more than 30
minutes. And when the two teams met
again earlier this month at the Reilly Center
in St. Bonaventure, N.Y., the Bonnies
turned the tables much more decisively.
This time they jumped all over the Lady
Lions, holding the lead for more than 38
minutes and building it to 19 points in
the third quarter. That was su;cient to
hold o: a late Penn State rally and secure
a 70-60 victory.
One of the problems for Penn State was
an extreme imbalance in the scoring col-
umn. Senior guard Brianna Banks poured
in a career-high 26 points on 10-of-17
shooting, while redshirt sophomore guard
Lindsey Spann added 17, but otherwise
the Lady Lions didn't get enough pro-
ductivity to earn a road victory. Their
other three starters – Kaliyah Mitchell,
Peyton Whitted and Teniya Page – com-
bined for 12 points on 3-of-21 shooting.
Meanwhile, PSU's four bench players went
2 of 9 to 9nish with 9ve points.
The loss was Penn State's 9
