Behrend Host La Roche in AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week

The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host the La Roche Redhawks in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Wednesday night in the Junker Center. The “white out” game is set for 7 p.m.

Behrend Host La Roche in AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week
December 5, 2023

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host the La Roche Redhawks in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Wednesday night in the Junker Center. The "white out" game is set for 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions put together their first win streak of the season, defeating Carlow and Pitt-Greensburg last week in AMCC action
* On Saturday, Behrend posted their largest margin of victory over the Bobcats in program history
* The Lions tallied a 50-point win over Pitt-Greensburg (93-43)
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) tied a career high with 30 points and set a new career best with four three pointers
* Majewski averaged 24.0 points in two games and currently leads the AMCC with 17.9 points per game
* Majewski is on the 1,000-point watch with 937 career points to date
* Alexis Furyes is shooting 50 percent from the floor and averaging 9.5 points per game
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) is the second player with double-digit points, averaging 10.4 points per game
* As a team, Behrend is first in the AMCC in field-goals made (188) and blocks per game (4.8)

La Roche News & Notes

* The Redhawks are the three-time defending AMCC Champions
* La Roche was picked second and behind Behrend in the Preseason Coaches Poll
* The Redhawks 4-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play
* La Roche enters on a 28-game conference winning streak after defeating Alfred State on Saturday
* The Redhawks won 80-48 against the Pioneers, led by Jazmine Dunn's 21 points
* Machia Hairston is second in the conference with 11.1 rebounds per game
* La Roche leads the conference in points per game, averaging 70.6

Series History

* La Roche has won the last four games in the series, including last year's AMCC Championship game
* Behrend holds a small 30-28 lead in the all-time series that dates back to 1996-97
* The Lions last win was a 62-42 win on Jan. 12, 2022 at home