LEXINGTON, Va. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team fell 71-55 to 11th-ranked Catholic in the first round of the NCAA Championships on Friday night.
Score: No. 11 Catholic 71, Penn State Behrend 55
Records: Penn State Behrend (19-8), Catholic (26-2)
Key Moments:
* The Cardinals were able to take a 13-point lead at halftime and hold off the fighting Lions in the second half to advance in the tournament
* The difference in the game was Catholic outmatching Behrend on the boards with a 57-33 advantage in rebounds
* The Lions had six out of eight players who played register points
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) led Behrend with 22 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) added 12 points, while Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) had a team-best 10 boards and four blocks
* There was three points that separated the Lions and the Cardinal's in the second half
* Behrend started off with a 7-0 run behind five points from Altavilla
* The Lions grew the lead to nine points at 13-4 with a Majewski jumper at the 5:11 mark
* Catholic closed out the first quarter on a 16-5 run for a 20-15 lead after the first 10 minutes
* The Cardinals grew a double-digit lead in the first minute of the second quarter to stay out front
* Behrend managed to score 20 points off 17 turnovers while committing 13 turnovers
* Julie Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) making her first collegiate start, added six points and five rebounds
* The Lions conclude their season with a 19-8 overall record
