ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will travel to Cresson, Pa. to take on Mt. Aloysius in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week at 7 p.m. on Monday night.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions took a break from AMCC action to pick up a non-conference win on Tuesday against Alfred State
* The win gives Behrend a perfect non-conference record at 7-0 during the regular season
* Senior guard Andy Niland (Fairview, PA/Fairview) went off for a career-high 31 points behind six triples
* Sophomore forward Nolan Nuara (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst) posted a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds
* Behrend remains in second place in the AMCC with a 7-2 record
* The Lions hold three of the Top 5 spots in field-goal percentage in the AMCC
* Senior forward Justin Gorny (South Park, PA/South Park) ranks third in AMCC contests with 17.3 points over the last nine games
Mt. Aloysius News & Notes
* The Mounties are tied with Medaille for third place in the conference with a 6-3 AMCC mark
* Mt. Aloysius is 2-2 in the month of January, recently defeating Pitt-Greensburg 78-73 on Wednesday
* The Mounties other two AMCC losses were to La Roche and Pitt-Bradford
* Nate Christian has averaged 18.3 points per game in the last three contests
Series History
* It is the second of two meetings between Behrend and Mt. Aloysius this season
* The Lions defeated the Mounties 54-45 on Dec. 16 to improve their overall record to 27-3 vs. Mt. Aloysius
* The Mounties last win was a 99-97 victory on December 8, 2012