State College, Pa., April 19, 2002 - Lady Lion sophomore Kelly Mazzante (Montoursville, Pa.) has been named to the Women's College Hoops.com All-America Second Team. The honor marks the fifth All-America squad Mazzante has been recognized by after previously earning mention on the Kodak, Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association and GballMag.com All-America Teams. Mazzante led the nation in scoring this season at 24.9 points per game and became the first player in Big Ten Conference history to lead the league in scoring during each of her first two seasons. Mazzante broke or tied a total of 31 Big Ten Conference, Penn State and opponent facility records during her sophomore campaign, including the 17-year old Big Ten single-season scoring record of 857 points established by Northwestern's Anucha Browne during the 1984-85 season. Mazzante finished 2001-02 with a Penn State and Big Ten record 872 points. She also notched the highest single-game scoring effort in the nation this season when she exploded for 49 points at Minnesota on Dec. 28. The 49-point effort also marked a Big Ten and Penn State single-game all-time best. During the 2002 Big Ten Tournament, Mazzante shattered a total of five tourney marks including overall scoring average (28.7), most three-point field goals overall (15) and most three-point field goals in a single game with nine vs. Wisconsin on March 3 in the Big Ten Semifinals. The nine three-pointers also broke the Penn State single-game record of eight, which she set earlier in the year at Minnesota on Dec. 28. Mazzante was honored previously this season as a third-team Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America, unanimous All-Big Ten First-Team, 2002 Naismith Award Finalist and WBCA/Kodak District 6 All-America. Women's College Hoops.com All-America Teams First Team Second Team Third Team
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