ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball takes on Fredonia on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions are coming off a season-opening victory against Thiel, 81-62, last Wednesday
* Matthew McDonough (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) led all scorers with 22 points, shooting 8-12 from the field and 4-7 from beyond the arc
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) recorded the first Lions double-double of the season
* DiRienzo tallied 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, while shooting 7-13 from the field. He also added three assists, three steals, and a block to help lead Behrend to its first victory of the season
* Sophomore Michael Sopko (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) was Behrend's final player to score in double-figures, delivering a career-high 12 points along with five rebounds
* On the glass, RJ Marsh (State College, PA/Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy) collected 10 rebounds to go along with his nine points
* Freshman Shawn Mason (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) scored his first collegiate basket with a three-pointer in the first half
* As a team, the Lions shot 31-55 from the field (56.4%) and 9-26 (34.6%) from three. Behrend outrebounded Thiel, 34-30, and registered eight steals on 10 Tomcat turnovers
Meet the Opposition:
* Fredonia has begun the season 1-1, defeating Allegheny (112-97) on opening night and falling to Grove City (61-57) this past Friday
* In their first two games, the Blue Devils are led by Malik Jemison's 19.0 points per game and 4.5 assists per game, while Isaiah Youngquist has a team-high 4.0 rebounds per game
* The Blue Devils return seven players this season (four seniors), while adding 13 new players, 11 of which have previous college experience
* Fredonia lost its two leading scorers from a season ago, AJ Knight (17.0 ppg) and Aaron Collins (14.5 ppg). Knight was also tied for a team-high in rebounds per game (4.8)
* Last season, the Blue Devils had an overall record of 2-23 and a 2-16 record in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play
* Head coach Sean Smiley enters his third season as head of the program
Series History:
* Behrend leads the all-time series 36-22, dating back to the 1964-65 season
* The Lions have won the last six matchups against the Blue Devils, winning 73-56 on the road last season
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February 24, 2024
Top Seeded La Roche Gets Past Behrend in AMCC Finals, 80-69
February 14, 2024
Lions Outlast Alfred State in AMCC Game of the Week
February 10, 2024
Behrend Pulls Off Overtime Win at Altoona
February 7, 2024
Lions Take Regular Season Series from Hawks
February 6, 2024
Men’s Basketball Hosts Hilbert in Final Regular-Season Home Contest
February 5, 2024
Balanced Scoring Leads Behrend Past Wells
February 4, 2024
Lions, Express Meet for Second Time In Program History
February 3, 2024
Lions Prove Too Much for Panthers Saturday
February 2, 2024
Men’s Basketball Set To Honor Seniors vs. Pitt-Bradford
January 31, 2024
Lions Drop Overtime Thriller To La Roche, 71-69
January 24, 2024
Men’s Basketball Claims Fifth Straight Win At Carlow, 84-49
January 22, 2024
Festa, DiRienzo Named AMCC Athletes of the Week
January 20, 2024
Hot Shooting First Half Propels Lions Past Bobcats
January 19, 2024
Men’s Basketball Squares Off With Pitt-Greensburg Saturday
January 17, 2024
Four Lions Score In Double-Figures To Lead Behrend Past Pioneers
January 16, 2024
Lions Take on Alfred State In Midweek Matchup
January 12, 2024
Basketball Doubleheader vs. Wells Postponed
January 10, 2024
Strong Start Fuels Behrend Past Hilbert
January 5, 2024
Behrend Men’s Basketball Hosts Altoona Saturday
January 3, 2024
Panthers Pull Away From Lions In Second Half
December 8, 2023
Lions Set for Matchup With Mounties
December 6, 2023
La Roche Gets Past Behrend Men’s Basketball
December 2, 2023
Late Comeback Attempt Falls Short for Behrend At Pitt-Greensburg
November 29, 2023
Behrend Scores First Program Win Over Carlow Wednesday
November 28, 2023
Men’s Basketball Hosts Carlow for First Matchup in Program History
November 27, 2023
Behrend Basketball Takes AMCC Weekly Awards
November 25, 2023
Lions Fall for First Time This Season At Allegheny, 73-67
November 21, 2023
DiRienzo’s 32 Points Propels Behrend Past Baldwin Wallace In Overtime
November 18, 2023
Men’s Basketball Handles Carnegie Mellon, 87-77
November 17, 2023
Behrend Completes Three-Game Homestand vs. Carnegie Mellon
November 14, 2023
Behrend Sneaks By Blue Devils, 66-62
November 13, 2023
Men’s Basketball Welcomes Fredonia To The Junker Center
November 8, 2023
Lions Secure Opening Night Win Over Tomcats
November 7, 2023
Behrend Men’s Basketball Opens Season At Home vs. Thiel
November 2, 2023
Men’s Basketball Picked Third In AMCC Preseason Poll