Penn State Behrend's Rachel Richardson (Moon Township/Moon Area)
has been named the AMCC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for
February 23.
The junior scored 17 points on February 21 in a win against
Pitt-Bradford in the final game of the regular season.
Behrend's 84-74 win clinched the #4 seed for the AMCC Tournament
and set up a first round home game against Medaille for the Behrend
Lions.
Richardson also had a strong performance earlier in the week when
she scored 23 points during a loss at La Roche. For the week
the guard averaged 20.0 ppg, and tallied seven steals, six
rebounds, and four assists. Richardson is averaging 12.2 ppg
on the season and is currently second in the AMCC in steals per
game, averaging 3.5 thefts per contest.
The Behrend Lions will now face the #5 seed Medaille Mavericks on
Tuesday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Junker Center.
Behrend and Medaille split the season series with each team winning
on its home court. The winner will advance to the AMCC
semifinal round, which will be played Friday, February 27 at
Pitt-Greensburg.
February 24, 2009
Behrend Lions Fall to Mavericks 69-60 in AMCC Basketball Tournament
February 23, 2009
Richardson Named AMCC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
February 21, 2009
Behrend Earns Fourth Seed in AMCC Tournament With 84-74 Win
February 20, 2009
Penn State Behrend Women's Basketball Team Enters the Pink Zone
February 19, 2009
Behrend Basketball Set to Offer "Economic Stimulus" Night in Junker
February 11, 2009
Behrend Basketball Ranked Among NCAA Statistical Leaders
February 9, 2009
Behrend Women's Basketball Grabs Big AMCC Win Over Altoona
February 6, 2009
Engel Named to ESPN The Magazine All-District Academic First-Team
February 6, 2009
Behrend Lions Roll Over the Hilbert Hawks in AMCC Action
January 24, 2009
Behrend Lions Control Frostburg State to Win Fourth Straight at Home
January 22, 2009
Behrend Lions Women's Basketball Picks Up Big League Win at Home
January 20, 2009
Q & A with Head Women's Basketball Coach Roz Fornari
January 19, 2009
Behrend Runs Away From Franciscan, 65-29, to Move to 4-3 in AMCC
January 14, 2009
Penn State Behrend Lions Drop Medaille, 59-47, in AMCC Contest
December 13, 2008
Behrend Women's Basketball Falls to Pitt-Greensburg in AMCC Game
December 8, 2008
Behrend Falls 75-65 to the Allegheny Gators in Junker Center
December 3, 2008
Behrend Women Open AMCC Play With 93-67 Win Over Mt. Aloysius
November 22, 2008
Behrend Falls to Adrian in Tip-Off Tournament Championship
November 21, 2008
Women's Basketball Kicks Off Season With Win in Tip-Off Tournament