Lions Advance to ECAC Quarterfinal with Win Over Westminster

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team took down Westminster 69-61 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) play-in game on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinal round. The Lions will travel to No. 1 Cabrini on Friday at 12 p.m.

Final Score: Behrend 69, Westminster 61
Records: Behrend (17-10), Westminster (20-8)  

Key Moments
* Behrend will advance to the quarterfinal round of the ECAC Championship with a 69-61 win over the Titans for the first time since 2012
* The Lions had a strong fourth quarter outscoring Westminster 19-9 to secure the win
* Brianna Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) scored 10 of her career-high 11 points in the fourth quarter
* Dean shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the field in the fourth as well as 4-for-5 from the free throw line
* The Titans took a 50-46 lead near the end of the third quarter after being down five heading into the period
* Behrend was down two to start the fourth period before going on a 19-9 run to end the game
* Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) paced the Lions with 22 points
* Junior Megan Lewis (Erie, PA/McDowell) chipped in a career-high six points on two three-pointers

Up Next
* The Lions will travel to No. 1 Cabrini on Friday to take on the Cavaliers in the quarterfinal round of the ECAC tournament.