ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. to take on La Roche in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener for both teams on Wednesday night. The game begins at 8 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions head into the AMCC action with an unblemished record at 3-0
* Behrend went 2-0 last week, defeating Thiel 63-46 and then traveled to Allegheny for an 80-77 win
* Senior guard Mike Fischer (Wexford, PA/North Allegheny) shot 63.2 percent from the floor and averaged 16.5 points per game last week
* Senior guard Andy Niland (Fairview, PA/Fairview) is 10 points away from reaching the 1,000-point milestone
* Senior forward Justin Gorny (South Park, PA/South Park) is sitting at 944 career points and could be the second player to reach the mark being 66 points away
La Roche News & Notes
* The Redhawks, the defending AMCC Champions, are 1-1 on the season and have not played since tip-off weekend
* La Roche lost to Marietta 91-87 in the season opener and then defeated Wesley 91-80 the next day
* Senior guard Ray Quan Phifer was named the 2018-19 AMCC Preseason Player of the Year. Phifer returns after scoring 13.5 points per game last season
* Phifer became the 15th player in La Roche history to reach 1,000 career points on Nov. 17th against Wesley
Series History
* Behrend and La Roche are meeting for the 73rd time in program history
* The Lions hold a 45-27 all-time record against the Redhawks dating back to the 1977-78 season
* La Roche swept Behrend in three meetings last season, including a 77-74 victory in the AMCC Championship game