Lions Host Pitt-Bradford in AMCC Action on Wednesday

Lions Host Pitt-Bradford in AMCC Action on Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) matchup beginning at 8 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes
* Behrend is coming into the game with a 8-3 overall record and a 5-1 mark in the conference, looking for their fourth straight win
* The Lions are currently tied for second place in the AMCC with Penn State Altoona and Hilbert
* Behrend most recently took down Franciscan in an AMCC contest on Saturday, 70-56
* The Lions scored 26 points off the Barons 26 turnovers
* Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) led the team with 20 points and eight rebounds
* Dibble leads the AMCC with a 53.2 field-goal percentage while Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) is ranked second with a 41.2 three-point percentage
* The Lions have the second highest scoring offense in the conference, averaging 72.5 points per game and second in defense holding opponents to 59.8 points

Pitt-Bradford News & Notes
* The Panthers are 2-9 overall with a 2-4 AMCC record
* Pitt-Bradford is coming off a 65-40 loss to Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday
* The Panthers shot 30.8 percent  from the field and committed 24 turnovers as they equaled their season-low point total of 40
* Junior Shaelyn Snipes leads the team averaging 10.6 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game
* Pitt-Bradford's two conference wins were back-to-back over Franciscan and Medaille

Series History
* The Lions and Panthers have a series history dating back to 1980
* Behrend leads the all-time series, 48-21
* Last season, Pitt-Bradford swept the Lions winning 62-52 at the Junker Center and 59-51 at home