STATE COLLEGE — One of the tallest players on No. 7 Penn State’s roster is one of the most soft-spoken members of the team.

Six-foot-4 center Nikki Greene has taken her aggression out in the paint, scrambling for rebounds and maneuvering down low in the post.

She’s been the perfect complement for prolific shooting guard Maggie Lucas and playmaker Alex Bentley during the Lady Lions’ best stretch of basketball, posting their best record in nearly two decades.

“When she’s playing the way she is, you have to account for her,” coach Coquese Washington said before practice Wednesday. “It just gives us more weapons when she’s playing that way.”

Penn State (17-2, 7-0) has its best record since going 22-2 to start the 1993-94 season. Winners of 11 straight, the Lady Lions have also won a school-record 14 Big Ten straight games dating back to last season.

Opposing defenses are well aware of Lucas and Bentley, two of the best players in the country.

Now, Greene gives foes yet another blue-and-white headache just in time for conference play. The senior has had six straight games of double-digit rebounds, and an already potent offense gets a lift .