ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will matchup against the Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday in the Junker Center. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions are coming off a 90-78 win at Alfred State on Wednesday night
* The win marks Behrend's sixth straight win to improve to 7-1 in the AMCC and 9-6 overall
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) and Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) each had career highs against the Pioneers
* Altavilla knocked down a career-high and game-best 34 points and grabbed a team-best eight rebounds
* Majewski followed with 33 points for her best scoring performance to date
* Behrend used a 24-10 run in the final 10 minutes of the game to make the difference against Alfred State
* Majewski is averaging 20.4 points in the eight conference games played to rank second in the AMCC, while Altavilla is fifth with 18.9 points per game
* As a team, the Lions are scoring 81.6 points per game in conference play and holding opponents to 59.9 points
Pitt-Greensburg News & Notes:
* The Bobcats are tied for fourth in the AMCC standings along with Penn State Altoona
* Pitt-Greensburg is 7-9 overall and 5-4 in the conference
* Last week, Tiana Moracco averaged a double-double with 11.5 points and 10.0 rebounds to go along with three assists over two games
* Morraco recorded a 15-point, 16-rebound double-double in a win over Pitt-Bradford
* The Bobcats are 3-2 in the month of January and are coming off an 81-73 loss to Mt. Aloysius on Wednesday night
* Pitt-Greensburg has drained 104 triples over 16 contests and averaging 40.6 rebounds per game
* Junior Melina Maietta leads the team with 17.4 points per game
Series History:
* This is the second meeting between the Lions and Bobcats this season
* Behrend posted a 93-49 win in Greensburg, Pa. on December 2
* The win improves the Lions overall record vs. Pitt-Greensburg to 34-25 dating back to the 1987-88 season
