Behrend Lions Hosts Penn State Altoona on Saturday
The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team hosts Penn State Altoona in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest on Saturday night in the Junker Center. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team hosts Penn State Altoona in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest on Saturday night in the Junker Center. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions have won two conference games in a row recently defeating Hilbert on the road on Wednesday, 96-54
* Behrend shot an astounding 71.2 percent from the floor (37-for-52), including a 15-for-25 showing from behind the arc (60.0 percent)
* Senior forward Justin Gorny (South Park, PA/South Park) is now just four points away from becoming the 20th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points
* Gorny led the way with 21 points, shooting 7-for-9 from the field
* The Lions are 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the AMCC
Penn State Altoona News & Notes
* The Altoona Lions snapped a four-game losing skid with a 112-84 victory over Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday night
* Altoona is 2-6 overall and 1-2 in conference play to rank eighth in the AMCC standings
* The Altoona Lions dropped a 79-67 decision to Mt. Aloysius and then fell 78-56 to La Roche
* Junior guard Shevelle Bailey leads the team with 12.9 points per game
* Junior center Cameron Gardner-Nicholson ranks second in the AMCC in rebounds per game with 9.3
Series History
* Behrend holds a 44-5-1 record against the Altoona dating back to the 1964-65 season
* The two teams tied 62-all back in 1970-71
* The Behrend Lions have won 20 of the last 21 meetings, only falling 69-67 in overtime on January 14, 2017
* Last season, Behrend defeated Altoona 67-66 and 86-68 during the regular season