Men's Basketball Hosts D'Youville Wednesday

Men's Basketball Hosts D'Youville Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will complete the regular-season competition against D'Youville when the Spartans travel to the Junker Center in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) game on Wednesday night.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions went 1-1 last week in AMCC action
* Behrend started the week with a four-point win at Hilbert on Wednesday (69-65), before falling on the road to Altoona (74-63)
* The Lions have always bounced back from a loss this season with a win, never dropping two in a row
* Behrend has a 3-2 record in the month of January, pushing its record to 10-5 overall and 7-3 in the AMCC
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) averaged 15.5 points over two games
* On Saturday at Altoona, the Lions had a season-best 11 blocks as a team while Dorian Connors (Girard, PA/Girard) attributed a season-high six
* So far this season, the Lions hold an 81-44 advantage in blocks and a 230-139 advantage in assists through 15 games

D'Youville News & Notes

* The Spartans have won three in a row, snapping their 11-game losing streak
* D'Youville handed Pitt-Greensburg its second conference loss on Monday
* The Spartans defeated the Bobcats 98-82
* Devon Darrell led D'Youville with a career-high 24 points and tied his best with 14 assists
* The Spartans enter the contest with a 4-12 overall record and 3-8 mark in the AMCC, good for ninth place

Series History

* The Lions have only lost once to the Spartans for an impressive 22-1 overall record since 1998-99
* Earlier this season, Behrend earned an 82-56 victory at D'Youville
* D'Youville picked up its only win last year at home, 73-71 on Jan. 9