Behrend Lions Host Mt. Aloysius in AMCC Opener Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team welcomes Mt. Aloysius in the first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest of the season on Wednesday in the Junker Center. Game time is 4 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions are the only AMCC school with a winning record at 8-3
* The Lions are 7-1 in their last eight games
* Behrend went 1-1 at the Music City Classic held at Welch last week
* The Lions defeated Saint Mary's (MN) before falling for the first time in seven games to Webster
* Behrend leads the conference in points per game (76.1), field-goal percentage (42.1), three-point field-goal percentage (36.1), assists per game (15.2) and steals per game (10.6)
* Freshman Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) was named the AMCC Athlete of the Week
* The guard averaged 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds over three games
* Sophomore guard Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) is first in points per game in the conference (21.0) and Altavilla sits fourth (16.5 ppg)

Mt. Aloysius News & Notes

* The Mounties are looking to get into the win column in the New Year
* Mt. Aloysius is 0-11 to start the season
* The Mounties are averaging 49.1 points per game
* Mt. Aloysius traveled to Daytona Beach, Florida last week for the Sunshine Shootout
* The Mounties fell 60-30 to Colby and 86-37 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute
* Cameron Bates is the leading scorer for Mt. Aloysius with 12.3 points per game

Series History

* Behrend has won four in a row against the Mounties
* The Lions lead the all-time series 26-10 dating back to 2000-01
* Mt. Aloysius' last win was a four-point victory (48-44) in 2018-19