Women's Basketball Wins Eighth Straight; Lions Down W&J

ERIE, Pa. – Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) tallied her fourth double-double to help the Penn State Behrend women's basketball team defeat Washington & Jefferson 74-59 in non-conference action on Tuesday night.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 74, Washington & Jefferson 59
Records:  Penn State Behrend (8-1), Washington & Jefferson (5-3)

Key Moments:

* Dibble registered a game-high 23 points and 16 rebounds along with two blocks in the win
* The senior forward shot 78.5 percent from the floor, going 11-for-14
* Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) registered her second straight 20-point game behind five triples
* Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) was the third player with double-figure points, dropping 14 and tying a career-best with nine rebounds
* Up by two points at the half, the Lions outscored W&J 44-31 in the second half to get their eighth straight win
* The Presidents, who shot 19-for-21 from the free-throw line, had their four-game winning streak snapped
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) made a driving layup off a Brianna Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) steal with 2:02 left in the third quarter to give Behrend its largest lead at 49-33
* Behrend shot 43.1 percent from the floor as a team and held a 51-38 advantage on the boards

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday against Medaille in AMCC action. Tip off is at 2 p.m.