Behrend Men's Basketball Hosts Allegheny Sunday

Behrend Men's Basketball Hosts Allegheny Sunday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will battle Allegheny in non-conference action in the Junker Center on Sunday afternoon. Game time is 2 p.m.  

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions will complete their four-game homestand tomorrow against Allegheny
* Behrend dropped a 69-55 decision to Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday night
* Freshman Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) scored a team-high 14 points off the bench
RJ Marsh (State College, PA/Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy) and Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) added double-digit points with 13 and 12, respectively
* The Lions shot a season-high 90.9 percent (10-for-11) from the free-throw line vs. the Yellow Jackets
*  Marsh is ranked fifth in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) in field-goal percentage with 50.1 percent

Allegheny News & Notes

* The Gators have won two in a row to even their record at 3-3
* Allegheny is coming off a 90-52 against Bethany
* The Gators are averaging 80.7 points per game
* Caden Hinckley leads the team in points, rebounds, blocks and steals
* Hinckley is averaging 20.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game
 
Series History

* Behrend has won 11 of the last 12 meetings against Allegheny
* Last season, the Lions posted a 79-62 victory in Meadville, Pa.
* Since their first meeting in 1972-73, Behrend holds a 20-16 lead in the all-time series