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From Mirror reports
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team cruised to a 97-47 win over Radford Wednesday night, marking the Lady Lions seventh win of the season as they remain undefeated at home.
The Lady Lions used double-digit scoring from five different players, including three starters and two subs, to propel the offense to its second 50-point-plus margin of victory of the campaign.
Senior Makenna Marisa led all scoring for the third time this season with 24 points. She earned her 92nd double-digit scoring outing of her career and continues her streak of scoring at least 10 points in every game this season. Her 10-of-15 shooting from the field and 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc led the Lady Lions to their season high field goal percentage of 56.9%. Marisa also recorded five assists, four rebounds and two steals.
Penn State (7-1) jumped out to a 9-0 lead on Radford en route to a 32-6 first-quarter showing. Radford was held scoreless the first six minutes of the game.
Leilani Kapinus was effective on both sides of the ball, leading the team in rebounding for the fifth time this season, along with Ali Brigham who both grabbed eight.
The duo each had three offensive and five defensive boards. Kapinus also cracked double figures for the second time this season using 15 points with 6-of-9 shooting and contributed to four other scoring drives for Penn State with four assists.
Her three blocks and two steals added to the effective fastbreak point movement for the Lady Lions.
Sophomore guard Shay Ciezki scored 15 points, marking her seventh double figure outing of the season. Teammates Tay Valladay and freshman Moriah Murray both posted 11 points and committed no turnovers. Valladay also added five assists.
Penn State’s strong defensive presence on the press forced 29 Radford (2-6) turnovers and the Lady Lions converted a season high 37 points off those errors. The Penn State subs soared to their highest bench point total of the season at 37, illustrating the depth PSU has in scoring. The Lady Lions’ scoring ability was on full display this evening shooting at a 57% clip from the field, their highest percentage of the season thus far.
The Lady Lions are off until next Monday when they host West Virginia for a 6 p.m. tipoff.
RADFORD (2-6)
Hanner 4-8 0-0 8, Rhoades 2-4 1-4 6, Taylor 1-6 0-0 2, Ashlyn Traylor-Walker 5-16 4-5 14, Wagner 0-4 0-0 0, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Lavoile-Brice 2-2 1-2 5, Fox 0-0 0-0 0, Beverly 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Pa’Shence Traylor-Walker 3-6 1-2 9, Williams 0-0 1-2 1, Totals 18-51 8-15 47
PENN ST. (7-1)
Pinto 1-2 0-0 2, Brigham 3-5 0-0 6, Ciezki 6-12 1-1 15, Kapinus 6-9 2-3 15, Marisa 10-15 0-0 24, Hall 0-1 0-0 0, Lavelle 2-5 0-0 4, Murray 4-5 0-0 11, Oden 3-6 2-2 9, Valladay 2-5 7-8 11, Totals 37-65 12-14 97
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Radford 6 16 12 13 — 47
Penn State 32 23 17 25 — 97
3-Point Goals-Radford 3-6 (Rhoades 1-2, A.Traylor-Walker 0-1, Wagner 0-1, P.Traylor-Walker 2-2), Penn St. 11-27 (Pinto 0-1, Ciezki 2-7, Kapinus 1-2, Marisa 4-7, Hall 0-1, Lavelle 0-2, Murray 3-4, Oden 1-2, Valladay 0-1). Assists-Radford 9 (Taylor 2, Williams 2), Penn St. 26 (Marisa 5, Valladay 5). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Radford 27 (Hanner 4, A.Traylor-Walker 4), Penn St. 39 (Brigham 8, Kapinus 8). Total Fouls-Radford 16, Penn St. 21. Technical Fouls-None. A-1,830.