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Nickson and Wolfe Named Lady Lion Captains
Nickson earns captain’s nod for the second-straight season
UNIVERSITY
PARK, PA.— Junior post players Mia Nickson (Ashburn, Va.) and Marisa
Wolfe (Ford City, Pa.) have been selected as the Penn State Lady Lion
Basketball team captains for this season. Nickson will serve as team
captain for the second-straight season.
After sitting out
last season due to NCAA transfer rules, Nickson returned to the court
with a vengeance where she accounted for 10.5 points and 6.7 rebounds
per game. Starting the final 27 games of the season, the redshirt
junior was ninth in the Big Ten in rebounding and 14th in free throw
percentage (.795). Nickson finished second in the league in field goal
percentage with a .521 effort on the year and was third in offensive
rebounds (3.2). Additionally, she tallied six double-doubles on the
season.
Wolfe earned her first eight collegiate starts
last season and finished the year averaging 2.6 points and 2.4 rebounds
per game. The junior was outstanding from the free throw line, going
17-for-20 (.850). Wolfe also tallied a career-best eight assists, 12
steals and five blocked shots.
In addition to Nickson
and Wolfe, the Lady Lions return a solid base from last year’s NCAA
Tournament team with 10 letterwinners back in the fold. Among the four
returning starters are Nickson, junior All-Big Tenselections Alex
Bentley (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Nikki Greene (Diboll, Texas), as well
as senior guard Zhaque Gray (Chicago, Ill.).
The Lady
Lions, who will face Bloomsburg in an exhibition on Sat., Nov. 5,
opentheir season with the Lady Lion Classic on Fri., Nov. 11 and Sun.,
Nov. 13 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State faces Washington State
in the tourney opener at 6 p.m. Friday, while Middle Tennessee State
takes on UNC-Wilmington at 8 p.m. Lady Lion Basketball season tickets
are available by calling 814-867-2557. Season tickets are $117 for
adults, $52 for youth and $91 forseniors. Single game tickets go on
sale Tuesday, Oct. 11. PNC Flex Books are available again this year for
$99. The Flex Book gives fans 12 vouchers, including one for the
Coaches vs. Cancer game and one for the Pink Zone game, that can be
redeemed for Nittany Lion and Lady Lion Basketball tickets in any
combination.
The 2012 WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State will
take place on Sunday, Feb. 26 as theLady Lions take on Minnesota in the
Bryce Jordan Center. Last year, the Lady Lions donated nearly $200,000
for breast cancer causes. This year’s fundraising efforts will benefit
the Mount Nittany Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute,
Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, J.C.
Blair Memorial Hospital and Lewistown Hospital.
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