Women's Basketball Collects First Win; Lions Advance to Tip-Off Championship

ERIE, Pa. – Senior guard Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) scored a career-high 23 points to lead Penn State Behrend women's basketball team past SUNY Canton 91-60 in the first round of their Tip-Off Tournament held at the Junker Center on Friday night.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 91, SUNY Canton 60
Records:  Penn State Behrend (1-1), SUNY Canton (1-1)

Key Moments:

* The Lions shot 44.4 percent from the floor and had four of the five starters in double-digit points
* Behrend forced 35 turnovers and only committed seven to advance to the championship game tomorrow
* Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) registered 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) came off the bench to contribute 11 points and a game-high five assists
* The Lions scored 20 or more points in each quarter, putting up 25 points in the first 10 minutes of play
* Haslett drained a three-pointer to end the first quarter for a five-point edge and then hit a jumper in the second quarter to give Behrend a double-digit lead at 30-20
* Behrend held a 22-12 second-quarter advantage for a 47-32 halftime lead
* The Lions only allowed 28 points over the second half to roll away with the victory
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) and Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) tallied 11 and 10 points, respectively

Next Up:

* Behrend will face Grove City in the championship tomorrow, beginning at 3 p.m.