ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will take on Hilbert in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) midweek game on Wednesday. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The win streak continues in the month of January with an 81-60 over Penn State Altoona on Saturday
* Behrend handed Altoona its first conference loss of the season
* The win marked the fourth time the Lions have scored 80 points or more this year
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) led all scorers with 18 points, while three other Behrend players added 14 points each
* Julia Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) tied a career high with 14 points
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) had the first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 boards
* Furyes and Rachel Kaulis (McKean, PA/General McLane) are ranked third and fourth, respectively, in the AMCC in field-goal percentage
* Furyes is shooting 52.2 percent from the floor, while Kaulis is close behind with 51.2 percent shooting
* The Lions are 6-1 on the season when they shoot better than their opponent and record fewer turnovers
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) averaged 20.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in a pair of wins for Behrend last week
Hilbert News & Notes
* The Hawks fell 80-50 to La Roche on Saturday to drop to 1-12 overall and 1-5 in conference games
* Hilbert's last win was a 64-46 win over Pitt-Bradford on December 6
* The 64 points scored was a season-high for the Hawks
* In the first game of the New Year, Hilbert went 22-for-28 from the charity stripe vs. Pitt-Greensburg
* Alesia Hamm was 11-for-12 from the free-throw line against the Bobcats to finish with 23 points and 10 boards
* Hamm ranks third in the AMCC in rebounds per game (8.7)
* As a team, the Hawks are averaging 46.8 points and giving up 60.5 points per game
Series History
* Dating back to the 1993-94 season, the Lions have a 38-8 overall record against Hilbert
* Behrend has won five in a row and outscored the Hawks 416-259 in that streak
* Hilbert's last win was a 63-60 decision on Feb. 19, 2020
