ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host Penn State Altoona for their first game at home in the New Year. The Lions tip-off at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Junker Center.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions are on their longest win streak of the season at three games
* The Lions improved to 6-6 overall and 4-1 in the AMCC with an 89-63 win over Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday night
* Behrend also defeated non-conference Bethany 90-62 before break on Dec. 19
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) became the 14th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau on Wednesday night
* Majewski made the first shot of the game with a pull-up jumper at the 9:35 mark to reach the milestone
* Majewski was recently named the Bob Ferando Ford World Athlete of the Week on Thursday
* The junior guard went on to finish with a game-high 26 points
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) scored 22 points for the second consecutive game
* Majewski continues to lead the AMCC with 19.2 points per game and is third in field-goals made (86)
* The Lions are 5-1 in their last six games
* As a team, Behrend is averaging 17.6 free throws per game
Altoona News & Notes
* The Altoona Lions are tied with La Roche for the top spot in the AMCC with a 5-0 conference mark
* Altoona enters the contest with an 8-3 overall record
* The Lions are coming off a 67-55 victory against Alfred State
* Altoona has five players averaging double-figure points, led by sophomore forward Avana Sayles with 15.5 ppg
* Sophomore guard Jaidyn McCracken has 26 triples on the season and is second on the team with 15.1 ppg
* Altoona ranks first in the AMCC in three-point field-goal average with 7.0 per game and defensive rebounds per game (28.7)
Series History
* Behrend has a 36-13 lead over Altoona in the all-time series
* The Behrend Lions won the last seven contests against the Lions
* Altoona's last win was a 79-63 victory in 2018-19
