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The Penn State Women's Basketball Team is in Spain from Aug. 9-18 and each day a different Lady Lion student-athlete or coach will be taking fans behind the scenes of what the team experienced that day. We continue with assistant coach Tamika Jeter.
DAY 2:
Lady Lions
Travel Blog
Day 2 - Toledo & Madrid, Game 1 vs.
CD CREF Madrid
(Win, 108-81)
August 11, 2018
By: Assistant Coach
Tamika Jeter
This morning our day began with a trip to Toledo, the former capital of medieval Spain. We spent about three hours in the town located one hour from Madrid.
After taking a panoramic look from afar at the city, we first stopped at a metal making factory where swords and jewelry are made. A few of our travel party made some sword purchases, so watch out Happy Valley! We next visited the cathedral at the center of the city, which is the second-largest church in Spain. After some free time and lunch in Toledo, it was time to head back to Madrid to gear up for game one of the trip against CD CREF Madrid, a Spanish All-Star team.
Lady Lions 108,
CD CREF Madrid 81
What can I say….40 minutes of SPEED! The Lady Lions' pace was a huge factor in the 108-81 victory tonight. Our focus going into the game was to do the things we worked on in practice and I think we accomplished our goal of controlling the tempo.
In the first half, we got off to a big lead capitalizing off turnovers with open three-point shots and layups. Alisia Smith did a tremendous job, sparking our transition attack by sprinting the middle of the floor for easy lay-ups. Smith put pressure on our opponents with her quickness and our guards attacked from the perimeter. Teniya Page got off to an early start with a few "catch-and-shoot" three-point shots and transition layups.
The second half was an all-out assault from all the Lady Lions with big three-point shots from Leah Knizner, Kamaria McDaniel, Kayleigh Semion, and Amari Carter. Our guards did a terrific job attacking off the dribble for drive and kick opportunities. During a timeout, Coach Washington coached the Lady Lions up on having more of a defensive presence and continuing to focus on pace. The Lady Lions responded with a 10-0 run which helped spread the lead.
I'm super excited about our pace, attacking mentality, and POST PRESENCE! Lol! Teniya looked refreshed and dangerous! Amari pushed the ball and attacked the entire game. I also enjoyed coaching our freshman because they are extremely coachable and talented. Next stop is Valencia…Another FAST 40 minutes coming your way!!
We Are Penn State,
Tamika Jeter
GAME RECAP
MADRID - The Lady Lions opened their foreign trip to Spain with a 108-81 win over CD CREF Madrid Saturday evening.
The game served as the first of three exhibition contests for the Lady Lions, who are in the midst of a 10-day trip to Spain from Aug. 9-18.
Penn State led wire-to-wire in the contest against the Spanish All-Star team based in Madrid. The Lady Lion effort featured balanced scoring with contributions from up and down the roster, including six double-digit scorers.
Rising senior Teniya Page (Chicago, Ill.) led the squad with 24 points, due in part to a 14-point first quarter. Rising sophomore Alisia Smith (Lansing, Mich.) followed with a 20-point effort, 10 of which came in the third quarter.
Rising junior Amari Carter (Washington, D.C.) chipped in 12 points, while classmate Siyeh Frazier (Detroit, Mich.) and rising sophomores Sam Breen (Gibsonia, Pa.) and Kamaria McDaniel (Inkster, Mich.) added 10 apiece to round out the double-digit scoring. Twelve different Lady Lions saw action in the contest, while 11 scored points in the balanced night.
DAY 3:
Lady Lions Travel Blog
Day 3 - Cuenca & Valencia
August 12, 2018
By: Sam Breen
Hola! Travel day today! Before heading out to Valencia, we took a mini tour of the beautiful city of Cuenca. We started with driving up the path to get to the top where we had yet another amazing view.
In the souvenir shops, there were a bunch of magnets, keychains, little accessories and today in Cuenca they had a lot of hand-crafted bracelets! I got one for only 3 and it is absolutely beautiful!!
Madrid, Toledo and Cuenca have been absolutely amazing so far for me and the team. I have already taken over 650 pictures and each one of them is amazing because of how photogenic these cities are.