The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team opened the season
by cruising to a win over Cazenovia 90-46 in the opening game of
the Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday, November 22 in front of 212
fans at the Junker Center.
Behrend jumped on the visiting Wildcats right out of the gate,
pressuring Cazenovia into turnovers and building a 19-4 lead to
start the game. The blue and white would shoot 17-of-35 in
the first half to build a comfortable 41-25 advantage at the
break. Natalie Engel (McDonald/Fort Cherry) scored 11 of her
game-high 25 points in the first twenty minutes of play and eight
Behrend Lions put up points in the first half.
In the second half, the blue and white kept the pressure cranked up
creating many easy buckets for themselves to drop 49 points in the
second half on 50% shooting from the floor. The Behrend Lions
worked and pressed for 30 steals in the game and shared the ball
after grabbing the extra possessions. The blue and white had
19 assists in the game, seven by sophomore Amy Oldach (Erie/Villa
Maria Academy).
Other strong performances for the Behrend Lions came from Rachel
Richardson (Moon/Moon Township) who notched a double-double with 11
points and 11 rebounds in 24 minutes of work. Also reaching
double figures in scoring for Behrend were Ellen Kolos
(Bellefonte/Bellefonte) who dropped 17 and Kelly Nowacinski
(Erie/Mercyhurst Prep) who finished with ten points.
Behrend now advances to Sunday's 3:00 p.m. championship game to
face the Adrian Bulldogs. The Bulldogs handled the
Westminster Titans 57-45 in the second game on Saturday.
Adrian had three players reach double figures in scoring as Anita
Stamps had 13, Elysia Norris had 12, and Jennifer Perrin scored
ten. Kaitlin McCarthy led the Titans in scoring, dropping 16
in the loss. Westminster will face Cazenovia at 1:00 p.m. on
Sunday in the consolation game.
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