Dibble Leads Behrend Lions Past Allegheny

MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter to come back and defeat Allegheny 57-49 in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon. 

Score: Behrend 57, Allegheny 49
Records: Behrend (5-1), Allegheny (2-5)

Key Moments:

* Behrend outscored Allegheny 19-6 in the fourth quarter to overcome a five-point deficit
* With a one-point lead and four minutes left to play, the Lions went on a 11-4 run to secure their fifth straight win
* Behrend hit clutch free-throws down the stretch to keep the Gators from coming back
* Dibble got her second double-double of the game-best 22 points and a career-high 18 rebounds
* Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) registered nearly half of Behrend's first-half points with 13 
* Dibble shot 66.7 percent from the floor in the first half
* Allegheny held Behrend to its lowest first-half offensive output this season (27 pts)
* It marked the second time this year the Lions were down at halftime
* Brianna Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) added 10 points, going 5-for-10 from the field
* Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) tallied nine points and eight boards, while Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) had three blocks

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday at Hilbert for its first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest. Game is set for 5:30 p.m.