Women's Basketball Takes on La Roche on Thursday
The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team takes on La Roche in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) matchup on Thursday at the Junker Center. Game time is 6 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team takes on La Roche in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) matchup on Thursday at the Junker Center. Game time is 6 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are coming off a 79-63 loss to Penn State Altoona on Saturday
* Kara Haslett (Baden PA/Ambridge), Ashley Seamon (West Allegheny, PA/West Allegheny), and Kortney Beamesderfer (Rebersburg, PA/Penns Valley) were the leading scorers for Behrend with 12 points each
* Altoona forced six turnovers in the first quarter, gaining an 11 point lead by the end of the period
* The Lions currently have a record of 6-13 overall, with a 4-8 conference record
* Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) is ranked second in the AMCC for field goal percentage with 47.9%
La Roche News & Notes
* The Redhawks have a record of 11-7 overall with a 10-2 conference record
* La Roche is coming off a two game win streak with their most recent win to D-Youville 78-67
* Forward Jenna Cole paced the team with 25 points
* Cole is ranked first in the AMCC with 19.8 points per game, first in total field goals with 132, and first in total points with 357
* Sophomore Shaundrea Butler is ranked third in the AMCC with 99 assists on the season
Series History
* Behrend is leading the all-time series 27-22
* La Roche was on a 12 game winning streak dating back to 2012-13 before the Lions pulled out a win in the 2017-18 season
* The Redhawks defeated Behrend earlier this season with a 71-54 victory on November 28