The Behrend Lions entered the Junker Center fighting for the #4
seed in the upcoming AMCC tournament, and defeated conference foe
Pitt-Bradford 84-74 on senior night. A large crowd of 734
fans participating in the Pink Zone breast cancer awareness program
witnessed an exciting second-half comeback by the blue and white to
earn the #4 seed for the conference tournament.
Early in the first half, the visiting Panthers had the hot hand, as
Pitt-Bradford used a 17-2 run to break open a tied game and build a
25-10 lead after 12 minutes of play. The blue and white
chipped away and got to within ten with four minutes to play at
29-19. Behrend then got points from four different players in
the last three minutes to cut it to five points at the break as the
Panthers led the Behrend Lions 35-30.
Kelly Nowacinski (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) scored nine points in
the first half on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor.
Pitt-Bradford was aided by a significant advantage on the boards,
out-rebounding the blue and white 29-17, but the Panthers committed
15 first-half turnovers.
Pitt-Bradford quickly pushed its lead to nine at 51-40 when Maria
Costanza grabbed a steal and knocked down a 3-point bucket.
The Behrend Lions would then respond with a 14-3 run and took the
lead at 54-53 with just under 11 minutes to play off a layup by
senior Natalie Engel (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry). The
Panthers quickly regained the lead and held a small advantage until
Behrend went ahead 64-63 on another bucket by Engel. It was a
lead the blue and white would not relinquish. Behrend held a
four-point advantage when Engel buried another three to put the
blue and white up six (74-68) with 2:44 to play.
Pitt-Bradford got within three but Behrend (13-11, 11-7) made its
free throws down the stretch to earn the ten-point victory.
Engel, who was honored before the game along with fellow senior
Ellen Kolos (Bellefonte/Bellefonte), finished with a game high 21
points connecting on 8-of-17 from the floor including three big
buckets from long-range. Nowacinski finished with 19 points,
Rachel Richardson (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) added 19 including
7-of-8 at the charity stripe, and Amy Oldach (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria
Academy) chipped in with 12 points. Pitt-Bradford (11-14,
8-10) was led by Katie Moore's 19 points and Whitney Cline's 17
points.
The blue and white will host #5 seed Medaille on Tuesday, February
24 at 7:00 on the Junker Center hardwood. Behrend and
Medaille split the season series with each team winning on its home
court.
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