ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team completed the regular-season sweep over Pitt-Greensburg, defeating the Bobcats 88-73 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

Score: Penn State Behrend 88, Pitt-Greensburg 73
Records: Penn State Behrend (10-6, 8-1 AMCC), Pitt-Greensburg (7-10, 5-5 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) posted her second career double-double with a game-high 29 points and a career-best 12 rebounds
* Altavilla, coming off a 34 point performance on Wednesday, almost broke 30 again going 11-for-22 from the field
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) added 19 points, six rebounds and two steals
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) was in double digits in her third game back this season, dropping 11 points in 22 minutes of work
* The Lions held a slight five-point lead after the first period at 19-14
* Pitt-Greensburg tied the game at 38-all at the end of the second quarter thanks to connecting on four triples
* Right before the halftime buzzer, Sydney McDonough (Oakmont, PA/Riverview) stole the ball and made the last-second attempt shot to give Behrend a 40-38 lead at the break
* The Lions are now 9-1 on the season when leading at the half and have never entered the locker room tied
* Each team scored more points in the fourth quarter than combined in the third
* Together, the teams combined for 56 points in the final period
* Behrend had a season-low three turnovers and forced the Bobcats to 20 turnovers

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday at home against Carlow. Game time is 7 p.m.