St. John Fisher Outlasts Behrend Women's Basketball

ROCHESTER, NY – The St. John Fisher women's basketball team outscored Penn State Behrend three out of the four quarters to post a 76-61 non-conference win on Tuesday afternoon.

Score: St. John Fisher 76, Penn State Behrend 61
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-4), St. John Fisher (3-1)

Key Moments:

* The Cardinals had a nine-point advantage in two of the four quarters to make the difference and post their seventh win against the Lions
* Behrend shot a season-best 42.3 percent from the floor and St. John Fisher managed 46.2 percent
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) shot a season-high 23 points
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) added 19 points, scoring 11 in the fourth quarter, and grabbed a season-best six rebounds
* The Cardinals took an early 7-0 lead in the first 2:30 and pushed the lead to double-digits with 3:27 left to play in the opening quarter
* Altavilla scored eight of the Lions 15 first-quarter points
* By halftime, Behrend cut the lead to four points at 18-14
* St. John Fisher extended its advantage by outscoring the Lions 22-13 in the third quarter
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) was the third player with double-figure scoring with 10 points to go with six rebounds

Up Next:

* Behrend returns home on Sunday against non-conference Oberlin. Game time is 2 p.m.