Lions Set for AMCC Showdown at La Roche Saturday

Lions Set for AMCC Showdown at La Roche Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team heads to Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday to take on the La Roche Redhawks in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action, beginning at 2 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions end their three-game road stand at top-ranked La Roche
* Behrend is coming off an 18-point win at Alfred State on Wednesday night
* The Lions remain in third place in the AMCC, behind Pitt-Greensburg and La Roche
* There is a 10.0 points per game difference between the Lions and La Roche
* Behrend is averaging 71.1 points per game and the Redhawks produce 81.1 ppg
* Devin Pope (Ripley, NY/Chautauqua Lake) registered his third 20+ point game against the Pioneers with a team-best 24
* The Lions are 7-3 in 2020 and 1-1 in the month of February
* The win over Alfred State marked the programs 850th victory in the 60-year history of the Behrend basketball

La Roche News & Notes

* La Roche holds a 1.5 game advantage over Pitt Greensburg (13-3) for the first spot in the AMCC standings
* The Redhawks have not lost a regular-season home game since December 6, 2017, a 31-0 run at the Kerr Center
* Tyler Frederick continues to lead the conference in scoring (18.6 ppg) and rebounding (11.8 rpg)
* La Roche is coming off a 82-75 road win at D'Youville on Saturday
* Frederick scored a double-double with 17 points and 17 rebounds

Series History:

* La Roche took the first game of the series this season, 57-55
* The Lions lead the all-time series 46-30, dating back to the 1977-78 season
* Both teams have met in the title game the last two seasons