ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team finishes off the 2023 portion of their schedule hosting the Bethany Bison in non-conference action on Tuesday night. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions won their third Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) game of the season last Saturday
* The Lions registered their second-highest offensive output with a 90-62 win over Mt. Aloysius
* Behrend also shot a season-best 47.9 percent from the floor
* The win marked the first time the Lions had five players in double-digit scoring
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) led all players with 18 points, scoring 13 in the first half
* Rachel Majewski sits 34 points way from reaching the 1,000-point plateau
* Majewski is tied for first in the AMCC in points per game, averaging 17.2
* Behrend enters the contest with a 1-5 record against non-conference opponents this season
Bethany News & Notes
* Bethany is 6-5 overall, including 1-3 when playing on the road
* The Bison snapped a three-game losing streak with a 70-58 win over St. Vincent on Saturday
* Bethany used a 10-1 run to start the fourth quarter to break away from the Bearcats
* The Bison shoot 25.1 three pointers per game and drain 9.3 per game
* Bethany has four players averaging double-digit points, led by junior guard Lindsey Garrison with 17.4 ppg
* As a team, the Bison are shooting 71.2 percent from the charity stripe
Series History
* Bethany holds a 16-7 record vs. the Lions since 1989-90
* Last season, Behrend posted a 72-68 victory on the road
* The Bison longest win streak against the Lions was 13 in a row
