ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team hosts Alfred State on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Tip off in the Junker Center is slated for 7:00 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes:
* Behrend scored a road victory at Hilbert, 71-55, last Wednesday
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) led all scorers with 23 points to go along with four rebounds, two steals, and two blocks
* Sophomore guard Matthew McDonough (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) also scored in double-figures, registering 19 points on 7-14 from the field and 5-11 from beyond the arc
* Michael Sopko (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) grabbed a team-high six rebounds and blocked three shots on the defensive end, while Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) chipped in a game-high five assists to go along with five rebounds off the bench
* As a team, Behrend outscored Hilbert off turnovers (20-13) and points in the paint (32-22)
* DiRienzo leads the AMCC with 19.9 points per game, while RJ Marsh (State College, PA/Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy) pulls down a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game to rank ninth in the conference
* The Lions are first in the conference in free-throw percentage (74.7) and third in three-point percentage (34.5)
Meet the Opposition:
* Alfred State holds an overall record of 8-7 and a conference record of 6-2 to sit first in the AMCC standings. The Pioneers defeated Carlow this past Saturday (84-76)
* Senior guard Paris Jamison ranks second in the AMCC in points per game (19.3), while Cody
Schneider (17.3 ppg) and Dylan Perry (11.0 ppg) also average double-figures
* Schneider pulls down a conference-high 9.6 rebounds per game
* The Pioneers were selected to finish eighth in the 2023-24 AMCC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll
* Jamison and Schneider were named AMCC Preseason Players to Watch
* Head coach Jack Dignan is in his second season at the helm of the men's basketball program
Series History:
* Behrend leads the series 7-2, dating back to the 2015-16 season. However, Alfred St. won both the matchups against the Lions last season
February 28, 2024
Behrend Heads To Juniata To Face Saint Vincent in ECAC Quarterfinals
February 24, 2024
Top Seeded La Roche Gets Past Behrend in AMCC Finals, 80-69
February 14, 2024
Lions Outlast Alfred State in AMCC Game of the Week
February 10, 2024
Behrend Pulls Off Overtime Win at Altoona
February 7, 2024
Lions Take Regular Season Series from Hawks
February 6, 2024
Men’s Basketball Hosts Hilbert in Final Regular-Season Home Contest
February 5, 2024
Balanced Scoring Leads Behrend Past Wells
February 4, 2024
Lions, Express Meet for Second Time In Program History
February 3, 2024
Lions Prove Too Much for Panthers Saturday
February 2, 2024
Men’s Basketball Set To Honor Seniors vs. Pitt-Bradford
January 31, 2024
Lions Drop Overtime Thriller To La Roche, 71-69
January 24, 2024
Men’s Basketball Claims Fifth Straight Win At Carlow, 84-49
January 22, 2024
Festa, DiRienzo Named AMCC Athletes of the Week
January 20, 2024
Hot Shooting First Half Propels Lions Past Bobcats
January 19, 2024
Men’s Basketball Squares Off With Pitt-Greensburg Saturday
January 17, 2024
Four Lions Score In Double-Figures To Lead Behrend Past Pioneers
January 16, 2024
Lions Take on Alfred State In Midweek Matchup
January 12, 2024
Basketball Doubleheader vs. Wells Postponed
January 10, 2024
Strong Start Fuels Behrend Past Hilbert
January 5, 2024
Behrend Men’s Basketball Hosts Altoona Saturday
January 3, 2024
Panthers Pull Away From Lions In Second Half
December 8, 2023
Lions Set for Matchup With Mounties
December 6, 2023
La Roche Gets Past Behrend Men’s Basketball
December 2, 2023
Late Comeback Attempt Falls Short for Behrend At Pitt-Greensburg
November 29, 2023
Behrend Scores First Program Win Over Carlow Wednesday
November 28, 2023
Men’s Basketball Hosts Carlow for First Matchup in Program History
November 27, 2023
Behrend Basketball Takes AMCC Weekly Awards
November 25, 2023
Lions Fall for First Time This Season At Allegheny, 73-67
November 21, 2023
DiRienzo’s 32 Points Propels Behrend Past Baldwin Wallace In Overtime
November 18, 2023
Men’s Basketball Handles Carnegie Mellon, 87-77
November 17, 2023
Behrend Completes Three-Game Homestand vs. Carnegie Mellon
November 14, 2023
Behrend Sneaks By Blue Devils, 66-62
November 13, 2023
Men’s Basketball Welcomes Fredonia To The Junker Center
November 8, 2023
Lions Secure Opening Night Win Over Tomcats
November 7, 2023
Behrend Men’s Basketball Opens Season At Home vs. Thiel
November 2, 2023
Men’s Basketball Picked Third In AMCC Preseason Poll