second-half points against Bucknell (11/19) ... Had 11 points and four rebounds in the win over NJIT (11/15). It was her 14th consecutive double-digit scoring performance ... Registered first career double-double with 25 points and a career-best 11 rebounds in the seasonopening win at Drexel (11/13).
2008-09
Preseason Candidate for the Wooden Award ... Participated in the USA Basketball Trials for the World University Games ... All-Big Ten first team (coaches and media) selection ... One of 30 semifinalists for the Naismith National Player of the Year Award ... Led the team and finished second in the Big Ten and 18th in the NCAA in scoring (19.6 ppg) ... Her 19.6 points per game is sixth on the Penn State singleseason scoring average list ... Ranks 13th in school history with 1,447 points entering her senior season ... Is fifth in career three-pointers made (130) and 16th in blocked shots (54) ... Named Joanie O’Brien Award winner for the team’s most valuable player ... Lost the Big Ten scoring race to by a single point (360 to 359) ... Registered 15 games with 20 or more points ... Is one of five players in school history to have three or more 30-point games in their career (3) ... Became the 14th junior in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau with 18 points against Florida State (12/3) ... Earned Big Ten Co-Player of the Week honor on Jan. 27 for her effort against Wisconsin ... Equalled her career high with 33 points in a triple overtime loss at Iowa (2/1) ... Set career marks for field goals made (13), field goal attempts (30), three-pointers made (4) and three-point attempts (13) against the Hawkeyes ... Her 30 field goal attempts are a Carver Hawkeye Arena record ... Drained the game-winning jumper at the buzzer to lift the Lady Lions over Wisconsin (1/22) ... Scored 12 of PSU’s 13 points in overtime versus the Badgers and finished the game with 32 points ... Scored 20 of her game-high 26 points in the first half on Pink Zone Day versus Iowa (2/15) ... Netted a team-high 21 points to go along with three assists against Minnesota (2/5) ... Connected on 4-of-5 shots from three-point range en route to a game-high 24 points against Michigan (1/4) ... Continued her string of 20-point games with 21 points on 8-of-19 shooting in the win over Illinois (12/28) ... Posted her third-straight game with 20+ points with 22 tallies in the Big Ten opener against Michigan State (12/21) ... Tied her season-high with 26 points on 10-of-21 shooting against #1 Connecticut at Madison Square Garden (12/14) ... Tallied 24 points in the win over Bucknell (12/9) ... Accounted for a team-high 22 points to go along with a career-high six steals in a tough loss to #8/5 Texas A&M ... Recorded 20 tallies with a team-high seven rebounds at Pitt (11/24) ... Scored 22 of her game-high 26 points in the second half against Prairie View (11/21).
2007-08
Named All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media) ... Four 20-point games ... Led the team and was ninth in the Big Ten in scoring (13.8) ... Reached the 800-point plateau for her career with 17 tallies against Iowa (2/10) ... Dec. 17 Big Ten Player of the Week after averaging 22.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in two Lady Lion wins ... Had a game-high 18 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and an 8-for8 mark from the free throw line against Michigan State (2/17) ... Led the Lady Lions with 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists at Ohio State (1/28) ... Had a game-high 18 points to go along with four rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots against Purdue (1/17) ... Posted her fourth 20-point game of the season with 20 tallies on 8-of-15 shooting in a home win over Northwestern (1/10) ... Drained two free throws with 9.9 seconds remaining to lift Penn State to a 49-48 victory over Illinois (1/2) ... Finished Illinois game with 13 points and six rebounds ... Notched her 10th career 20-point performance with 20 points on 10-of-19 shooting in the road win over Bucknell (12/15) ... Had a season-high 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting in the win over Mississippi (12/13) ... Set career highs with six assists and three blocks against the Rebels ... Registered a game-high 19 points in upset win over #20/21 Pittsburgh (11/11) to claim the WBCA Classic title ... Selected to WBCA Classic All-Tournament team.
2006-07
Led the team and was sixth in the Big Ten in scoring (14.6) ... Selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team ... Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and the media ... Finished third on Penn State’s freshman season scoring chart with 452 points ... Tied for sixth in school history in blocks by a freshman (20) ... Only player on the team to have at least one field goal in every game ... Ranked 13th in the Big Ten in three-point field goals per game (1.26) ... Reached double figures in the scoring column 20 times ... Seven games with 20 or more points ... Scored a career-high 33 points at Iowa (2/18), the highest single-game total by a PSU freshman since Kelly Mazzante had 38 tallies against Illinois (2/15/01) ... Was the first Big Ten freshman to reach the 30-point plateau since Purdue’s Katie Gearlds in 2004 ... Her 33 points versus Iowa were tied for the second-most by a Big Ten player during the season ... First Penn State freshman since Mazzante to reach the 20-point mark in consecutive games with 20 tallies against Xavier (12/7) and 29 tallies versus Old Dominion (12/3) ... Had three-straight 20point games with 22 points at Michigan State (2/1), 28 markers versus Wisconsin (2/4) and 24 points at Northwestern (2/11), a feat that was never accomplished by Mazzante as a rookie ... Had two or more blocks in a game on seven occasions ... Started her career by making 22of-23 free throws.
PERSONAL
Full name is Tyra Angelia Grant ... Born on August 27, 1988 in Youngstown, Ohio ... Parents are Faith Grant and Joseph McRae ... Father was an All-American at Ashland College in 1976 and 1977 ... Aunt Wanda Grant was a multi-record holder at Youngstown State ... Will graduate with a degree in recreation, parks and tourism management in December 2010.
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2010-11 Penn State Lady Lion Basketball Yearbook