Behrend Defeats Pitt-Greensburg; Lions Record Sixth Straight

Behrend Defeats Pitt-Greensburg; Lions Record Sixth Straight

ERIE, Pa.  – Holly Bourquin scored a career-high 19 points, including 14 in the first half to help Penn State Behrend post its largest margin of victory over Pitt-Greensburg in the last seven years by a score of 67-37 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) women's basketball action on Saturday.

Amy Oldach posted 15 points and tied a season best with seven steals, while Kim Pol led on the glass with a season-best eight rebounds for the Lions (8-3, 4-1 AMCC) sixth straight win.

Casey Stanton had a double-double for the Bobcats (2-11, 2-4 AMCC) with 14 points, 12 boards and six blocks.

Behrend held Greensburg to just 20.4 percent shooting from the floor and registering a 48-31 rebounding advantage for the 30-point victory.

Aly Eagle and Bourquin teamed up to get the Lions ahead 10-4 in the opening five minutes of the game. Bourquin sandwiched a pair of buckets in between two of Eagle's three-pointers, before Oldach drained a triple for an 11-point lead.

An 11-4 run by the Bobcats pulled them within four points at 19-15, but they couldn't stop Bourquin inside. She added eight points in the final eight minutes, while Pol and Oldach pitched in four points apiece for a nice 35-21 cushion at halftime.

Commonly seen throughout the game, an Oldach steal and fast-break layup got Behrend a 20-point lead with 11:10 left in the second half.

The Lions scored 44 points in the paint, 22 in each half, and obtained 16 points from the bench.