Women's Basketball Set to Battle St. John Fisher in Home Opener Tuesday Night

The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host non-conference St. John Fisher in their home opener on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Junker Center.

Women's Basketball Set to Battle St. John Fisher in Home Opener Tuesday Night
November 11, 2024

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host non-conference St. John Fisher in their home opener on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Junker Center.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions posted a 1-1 record at the Women Leaders Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Allegheny this weekend
* Behrend registered a one-point win over Case Western in the season opener on Friday (60-59), before falling to Carnegie Mellon 78-74 on Saturday
* Alaina Fabin (Indiana, PA/Home Center) scored the game-winning layup at the buzzer to lift the Lions past the Spartans
* Fabin averaged a double-double (14.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg) in her first two collegiate games
* The freshman forward recorded a team-best 16 points and 13 rebounds on Friday night and then added 13 points and eight rebounds against the Tartans
* Behrend was voted first in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Coaches' (AMCC) Preseason Poll after winning the championship last season
* Junior guard Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) was selected the AMCC Preseason Player of the Year
* Altavilla is 26 points away from reaching the 1,000-point plateau and becoming the 15th player in program history to reach the career mark
* Senior guard Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) entered her final season with 1,288 points and needs 270 more to become the all-time leading scorer in program history
* Majewski had a team-high 18 points vs. Carnegie Mellon

St. John Fisher News & Notes

* The Cardinals are 2-0 on the season, defeating Susquehanna 77-64 and Chatham 73-63 this past weekend at the Chatham Tournament
* Senior guard Sidney Tomasso, the reigning Empire 8 Player of the Year, led both games in scoring
* Tomasso combined for 50 points and shot nearly 50 percent from the field while pulling down 18 rebounds in two games
* Head coach Sarah Cartmill enters her first season with St. John Fisher after spending five seasons at Fredonia
* Tomasso was also an WBCA All-American Honorable Mention, D3hoops.com All-Region and First Team All-Conference
* St. John Fisher was selected to finish first in the Empire 8 with sights set on its fourth straight conference championship

Series History

* Behrend and St. John Fisher are meeting for the eighth time in program history
* The all-time series began in 1978-79
* The Cardinals lead 7-0 vs. the Lions