Women's Basketball Hosts Alfred State Wednesday on Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night

The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host the Alfred State Pioneers in their final home game of the month on Wednesday night. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Women's Basketball Hosts Alfred State Wednesday on Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night
January 21, 2025

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host the Alfred State Pioneers in their final home game of the month on Wednesday night. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* Prior to tipoff, the Lions will recognize faculty and staff as a token of their appreciation for all the support
* The final countdown is on for Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy), who needs 14 points to become the all-time leading scorer and surpass Erin Phillips (1,581 points – 1998-2002)
* There is nothing dry about January when it comes to Behrend's scoring margin over the last five wins. The Lions are outscoring their opponents by 45.4 points per game
* The Lions enter on a five-game winning streak, recently defeating Carlow 98-47 on Wednesday night
* It marked the first time this season three players registered 20 or more points in a game
* Majewski led with 23 points, followed by Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) with 21 and Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) posting a season-high 20 points
* Behrend continues to rank in NCAA Division III statistics, including seventh in scoring offense (80.2 ppg),  23rd in field-goal percentage (43.5), 24th in scoring margin (18.3)

Alfred State News & Notes

* The Pioneers faced Carlow on Saturday before the Celtics traveled to Erie on Monday
* Alfred State fell 70-64 to Carlow, dropping to 3-4 in conference play and 4-12 overall
* Taylor Benjamin notched a double-double with a team-best 20 points and 17 rebounds
* The Pioneers only non-conference win was a 79-43 victory vs. SUNY-Dehli
* Alfred State is averaging 58.4 points per game, led by Benjamin who is scoring 12.6
* Benjamin had been named AMCC Athlete of the Week twice this season

Series History

* This contest marks the ninth meeting between Behrend and Alfred State
* The Lions are 8-0 all-time against the Pioneers
* Behrend holds a 23.6 point scoring margin in eight games vs. Alfred State