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  Saturday, Nov. 25 5:00pm ET
Mazzante scores 24 to lead Penn State
 
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ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (Ticker) -- Freshman guard Kelly Mazzante scored 24 points and Maren Walspeth added 14, leading Penn State (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) to an 86-52 romp over No. 10 Louisiana State in the consolation game of the Paradise Jam Classic.

Lisa Shepherd had 11 points and four steals, Rashana Barnes scored 10 points and freshman Courtney Upshaw grabbed 10 rebounds for the Nittany Lions (3-2).

Doneeka Hodges scored 15 points, Marie Ferdinand 13 and Roneeka Hodges added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers (2-3), who had just seven players available.

Penn State, which lost the nation's assist leader in Helen Darling and the 16th best shot-blocker in Andrea Garner from a 30-5 team that went to the Final Four, held LSU to 30 percent shooting (10-of-33) in the first half and built a 42-22 lead.

The Nittany Lions hit at a 59 percent clip (16-for-27) and were 6-for-8 from 3-point range before the break. They disrupted the Tigers' offense with 12 steals, including three apiece by Mazzante and Katrena Carr.
 


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