Behrend Women's Basketball Hosts Chatham Saturday

The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team faces Chatham in non-conference action in the Junker Center on Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m.

Behrend Women's Basketball Hosts Chatham Saturday
November 15, 2024

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team faces Chatham in non-conference action in the Junker Center on Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions are home for the second straight game
* Behrend defeated St. John Fisher 84-60 to improve to 2-1 on the season
* The Lions shot 75 percent from the free-throw line and held a 51-34 advantage on the boards
* Alaina Fabin (Indiana, PA/Home Center) and Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) each contributed 20 points in the win
* Fabin also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) pulled down eight boards
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) added 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and one steal
* Altavilla is now 10 points away from reaching 1,000 career points and becoming the 15th player in program history to reach the point plateau
* Fabin leads the team and ranks fifth in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) with 16.3 points per game, while ranking third in rebounds per game  (10.0)  

Chatham News & Notes

* The Cougars are 1-1 this season, capturing a 91-35 win over Penn College before falling 73-63 to St. John Fisher last Saturday
* Over the first two games, Chatham holds a 13.0 rebounding margin and is averaging eight three-pointers per contest
* Chatham's contest on Wednesday against Fredonia was postponed
* The Cougars won their first-ever PAC title and made their first NCAA Tournament appearance last season
* Chatham has 15 newcomers on this year's roster, including 14 transfers
* The Cougars were selected to repeat as PAC Champions according to the Preseason Poll
* Graduate student Ashlie Louden returns after being named a D3hoops.com All-Region Third Team selection
* Louden currently leads the team with 16.0 points per game, draining six triples

Series History

* Behrend has a 3-1 lead in the all-time series with Chatham
* The Lions last win was a 78-64 victory in 2022-23, while the Cougars only win was a 68-60 decision in 2021-22