Three-Point Shooting Helps Lions Secure AMCC Win Over Mounties

Three-Point Shooting Helps Lions Secure AMCC Win Over Mounties

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team secured their second Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) victory in front of the home crowd on Saturday to improve to 5-2 overall.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 73, Mt. Aloysius 68

Records: Penn State Behrend 5-2 (2-0 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius 1-7 (0-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) snapped his career-high collecting 26 points in the win while going 6-for-8 from three-point range
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) registered double-digit points for the fifth straight contest having 16 points and grabbing four rebounds
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Twp., PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) kept his double-figure scoring streak alive, having 14 points
* Fukon has scored 10 or more through the Lions' first seven games to start the season
* The Mounties led 58-53 with seven minutes left
* Owen Flisnik (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland) hit a three to take the lead with 5:26 remaining
* The Lions made 50.0 percent of their attempts from the floor (27-54)
* Behrend had their best game from the beyond the arc since their matchup with Allegheny, shooting 45.5 percent from three-point territory with six different Lions connecting from deep

Up Next:
* The Lions will host SUNY Fredonia for a non-conference matchup on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m.

Schedule Change
December 23, 2021 Schedule Change