#5 TALIA EAST
Junior * Forward/Center * 6-3 Philadelphia, Pa./The Friends’ Central School 2011-12
Shared team’s Most Improved Player Award with Ariel Edwards ... Greatly improved her contributions from her freshman to sophomore seasons, increasing her scoring production by 325% (3.4-0.8) and rebounding numbers by 300% (5.2-1.3) ... Accounted for six points and a team-best 10 rebounds in the Sweet Sixteen loss to UConn (3/25) ... Narrowly missed out on her first career double-double with a career-high nine points and nine rebounds in the win over Indiana (2/2) ... Had arguably the best game of her career, registering personal bests of 15 rebounds and seven blocks to go along with six points at South Carolina (11/20) ... Her seven blocks at South Carolina are tied for third on the PSU single-game charts and are the most for a Lady Lion since Nikki Greene blocked seven shots against Purdue on Jan. 28, 2010 ... Tallied four points, three rebounds and a block against Purdue in the Big Ten semifinals (3/3) ... Had two points, four rebounds and a pair of blocks in the Big Ten quarterfinal win over Minnesota (3/2) ... Notched five points and six rebounds in the win over #8/11 Ohio State (2/20) ... Recorded five points, three rebounds and a block in the win at Purdue (2/16) ... Tallied six points and 10 rebounds in just 12 minutes of action off of the bench in the win at Northwestern (2/12) ... Grabbed seven rebounds to go along with four points at Wisconsin (1/2) ... Chipped in six points, eight rebounds, a career-best two assists and three blocks in the win at Bucknell (12/21) ... Equalled her career high with eight points to compliment six rebounds, two blocks and an assist in the win over Wagner (12/18) ... Snared five rebounds in eight minutes against UMES (12/11) ... Had a solid night off the bench with six points, three rebounds, a block and a steal in the win over Virginia Tech (12/6) ... Accounted for six points, eight rebounds, a blocked shot and a career-high two steals at #19/25 Texas Tech (12/3) ... Registered a career-best eight points on 4-of-6 shooting to go along with six rebounds in the Nugget Classic Championship game win over Nevada (11/26) ... Turned in her first career double-digit rebounding performance as she hauled in a personal-best 11 caroms at Delaware (11/17) ... Notched two points, six rebounds and a blocked shot in the Lady Lion Classic Championship game win over Middle Tennessee (11/13) ... Had a career night in the season-opening win over Washington State (11/11) with then-personal bests of six points via a 3-for-3 shooting effort and eight rebounds.
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2012-13 Penn State Lady Lion Yearbook