Behrend Basketball Heads to Fredonia Wednesday Night

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team travels to Fredonia, NY to take on the Blue Devils in a non-conference contest on Wednesday night. Tip off is set for 5 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions are averaging 78.7 points per game and shooting 43.9 percent from the floor in their first three games
* Behrend won its annual Tip-Off Tournament last weekend
* The Lions defeated SUNY Canton 91-60 and Grove City 85-65 to improve to 2-1 on the season
* Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) was named the Tournament MVP for scoring a career-high 23 points Friday and adding 13 points and eight rebounds in the championship game
* Caitlin Carnuche (Newcastle, PA/Mohawk) earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team this weekend, averaging 18.5 points and registering a team-best 25 against Grove City
* Senior forward Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/ Southwestern) had her first double-double of the season on Saturday (12 pts, 13 reb)
* Dibble and Haslett have scored in double figures all three games to start the season

Fredonia News & Notes

* The Blue Devils have won a pair of games to start the 2021-22 season
* Fredonia hosted Hilbert, defeating the Hawks 68-47 and then traveled to Allegheny for a 60-51 victory
* Senior forward Katie Pitcher matched a career-high 27 points against the Gators
* Pitcher went 12-for-19 from the floor and added six rebounds to be named the Fredonia Athlete of the Week
* Pitcher is averaging 18.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
* In 2019-20, the Blue Devils posted a 9-16 overall record and a 5-13 mark in the SUNYAC

Series History

* The Lions and Blue Devils are meeting for the 36^th time in program history
* Behrend holds a 22-13 overall record against Fredonia
* The Lions last defeated the Blue Devils 61-57 on Nov. 16, 2018 in the first-round game of the Behrend Tip-Off Tournament
* The Behrend win snapped a four-game losing skid to Fredonia