Women's Basketball Hosts W&J on Tuesday Night

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend Lions will host non-conference Washington & Jefferson in women's basketball non-conference action on Tuesday night. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions have won seven in a row, only falling in their season opener
* Behrend defeated Mt. Aloysius 90-47 on Saturday for its second straight AMCC victory
* The Lions are averaging 89.0 points a game in AMCC action and 77.0 points in non-conference
* The win over the Mounties was the largest margin of victory this season
* Senior guard Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) tied a season-best 25 points and posted three triples
* Freshman Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) registered her first 20-point game in her first collegiate start
* Behrend held Mt. Aloysius to just 14 points over two quarters, using a 21-2 run to take a commanding lead
* The Lions are averaging 17.6 assist per game, good enough for 20^th in NCAA Division III statistics

Washington & Jefferson News & Notes

* The Presidents are 5-2 and riding a four-game winning streak
* W&J's last two wins have been decided by two or fewer points
* On Saturday, the Presidents defeated St. Vincent, 54-52
* W&J is averaging 60.9 points per game and giving up 57.1 ppg
* Piper Morningstar leads the team with 13.0 points per game behind 42.9 percent shooting from the field

Series History

* W&J and Behrend have been competing since the 1987-88 season
* The Presidents hold a 18-16 lead in the all-time series
* The Lions won the last matchup 63-60 on December 30, 2019
* W&J has won seven of the last nine contests