Men's Basketball Falls to La Roche in AMCC Action

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team fell 72-65 to the La Roche Redhawks in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

Score: La Roche 72, Penn State Behrend 65
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-12, 4-6 AMCC), La Roche (14-7, 9-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Redhawks darted to a 14-2 lead in the first 10 minutes of the first half
* The Lions finished the half on a 22-8 run to even the score heading into the locker rooms
* La Roche outscored Behrend 50-43 in the second half, never trailing the entire game to complete the season sweep of the Lions
* The Redhawks took their largest lead with 5:48 remaining in the game (57-38)
* La Roche had four players in double-figure points led by Michael Brooks' 15
* Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) got his third start and drained a season-high 19 points behind nine field goals and 69.2 percent shooting
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) added 17 points and nine rebounds
* Matt Niland (Erie, PA/Fairview) contributed 13 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Wednesday against Pitt-Bradford. Game time is 7 p.m.