Lions Run Away From Alfred State in AMCC Action

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team completes the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) regular season with an 81-57 win over Alfred State on Wednesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 81, Alfred State 57
Records: Penn State Behrend (17-7, 15-2 AMCC), Alfred State (5-19, 4-13 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Lions allowed 21 points less than the first meeting between the two teams
* Behrend had its biggest scoring run in the first four minutes of the game (10 pts.)
* The Lions scored over 20 points in the first three quarters to take a commanding lead
* Behrend shot 55 percent in the third quarter and finished with 44 percent shooting
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) posted her first double-double of the season with 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds to go with three blocks
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) added 18 points and five assists, while Rachel Kaulis (McKean, PA/General McLane) was the third starter with double-figure points by tying a career-high 16 points
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) chipped in 11
* Kaulis made a pair of free throws to start the fourth quarter to put the Lions ahead by 26, their largest lead at 71-45

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action in the AMCC Tournament. The Lions, the No. 2 seed, will face the winner of No. 3 vs. No. 6 on Friday at La Roche. Game time is 3 p.m.