Men’s Basketball Honors Seniors In Regular-Season Finale vs. Alfred State

ERIE, Pa. – Penn State Behrend men's basketball seniors Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) and Isaac DeGregorio (Allison Park, PA/North Catholic) will be honored prior to Wednesday's regular-season finale against Alfred State. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. in the Junker Center.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* Behrend handed Pitt-Bradford its first conference loss of the season on Saturday with a 69-62 win
* Matthew McDonough (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) finished with a game-high 20 points on 7-for-15 shooting from the field
* Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) (15 points) and DiRienzo (13 points) were the other Lions to record double-figures
* Freshman Nate Edwards (Girard, PA/Girard) pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds to go along with five assists
* Coming into Saturday's game, Pitt-Bradford ranked third in Division III in scoring offense (108.7 ppg) and Behrend's defense held the Panthers to a season-low 62 points on 37.9 percent from the field and 27.6 percent from three
* The Lions are currently fourth in the conference standings with an 8-7 record
* DiRienzo leads the team and is currently second in the AMCC in scoring with 19.8 points per game
* McDonough notches 15.2 points per game for second on the team, while Blankenberg (9.2 ppg) sits third on the Lions
* On the glass, DiRienzo pulls down a team-high 5.6 rebounds per game
* As a team, Behrend stands second in the conference in free-throw percentage (73.7) and third in field-goal percentage (47.4)
* The Lions have taken care of the ball this season, ranking first in the AMCC and 19^th in Division III with only 10.3 turnovers per game

Meet the Opposition:

* Alfred State comes into Wednesday's contest with a 3-20 overall and 2-12 conference record, most recently falling at Altoona (103-68)
* Michael Miller recorded a game-high 30 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the field to go along with eight rebounds, while Eli Taft (13 points) and Darius Cunningham (11 points) finished in double-figures against the Lions
* Miller leads the team and is fifth in the AMCC in scoring (17.8 ppg) and fourth in assists per game (3.6). He also grabs a team-high 6.0 rebounds per game
* Dylan Perry is the other Pioneer to average double-figures with 10.5 ppg this season
* Alfred State was picked seventh in the 2024- 25 Preseason Coaches' Poll. Perry and Miller were named Preseason Players to Watch
* Head coach Austin Buschang is in his first season as the leader of the men's basketball program

Series History:

* Behrend leads the all-time series 10-3, dating back to 2015-16
* The Lions have won three of the last four matchups against the Pioneers; however, Alfred State was victorious earlier this year on January 22^nd (52-49)