ERIE, Pa. – Junior guard Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) had a career-high 32 points to lead the Penn State Behrend women's basketball team past Bethany 77-71 in non-conference action on Tuesday night.
Score: Penn State Behrend 77, Bethany 71
Records: Penn State Behrend (5-6), Bethany (6-6)
Key Moments:
* Majewski was two points shy from reaching 1,000 in front of a home crowd
* Majewski shot 12-for-25 from the floor and 8-for-8 from the charity stripe for the new career mark
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) was also in double-digit points with 22
* Altavilla and Majewski combined for 54 of the team's 75 points
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) posted a season-high 11 rebounds
* Down by five with 3:04 left in the third quarter, the Lions used a 15-3 run to end the period and take the lead for good
* Altavilla registered nine of her 22 points in the final three minutes of the third to get Behrend ahead
* Both teams shot a combined 44-for-54 from the free-throw line in the contest
* In the fourth quarter alone, Bethany went 11-or-14 from the charity stripe
* The Lions shot 44.3 percent from the floor and 88 percent from the free-throw line
Next Up:
* Behrend returns to action in the New Year on Wednesday at Pitt-Bradford. Game time is 5:30 p.m.
