ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will face Pitt-Bradford tonight in the Junker Center in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest. Game time is 7 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions hold on to the sixth spot in the AMCC with a 4-6 record (9-12 overall)
* Last time out, the Lions fell 72-65 to La Roche on Saturday
* Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) got his third start and drained a season-high 19 points behind 69.2 percent shooting
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) added 17 points and nine rebounds
* For the week, DiRienzo averaged 24.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists
* Behrend still holds the top scoring defense in the league and is ranked 44th among DIII teams, allowing just 65.1 points per game
* The Lions defeated Pitt-Bradford earlier in the season by one point on the road (72-71)
* Matthew McDonough (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) hit the go-ahead three pointer with 16 seconds left to help Behrend past the Panthers on Jan. 11
Pitt-Bradford News & Notes
* The Panthers are tied for fourth in the AMCC with Pitt-Greensburg
* Pitt-Bradford is 11-10 overall and 5-5 in conference play
* The Panthers drained a program-record 19 triples to defeat Mt. Aloysius on Saturday
* Noah Schneider became the 26th player in program history to reach 1,000 points a week ago vs. Alfred State
* Schneider leads the AMCC in points (23.1) and rebounds per game (8.4)
* Pitt-Bradford enters the contest on a two-game winning streak
* Phillip Wallace had a game-high 24 points in the last meeting against Behrend
Series History
* Behrend has won 23 of the last 26 meetings (37-6 overall vs. Pitt-Bradford)
* The Lions are on a five-game winning streak against the Panthers
* Pitt-Bradford's last win was a 74-70 decision in 2018-19
