Women's Basketball Heads to Penn State Altoona Saturday
The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team hits the road on Saturday to take on the Penn State Altoona Lions in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action at 2 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team hits the road on Saturday to take on the Penn State Altoona Lions in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action at 2 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions defeated the reigning AMCC Champions La Roche on Wednesday night
* Behrend outscored the Redhawks 32-17 in the second half to remain unbeaten in AMCC action
* The Lions also improved to 7-0 when playing in the Junker Center
* Behrend was held 16 points below its average on Wednesday
* It marked the sixth win of the season in which the Lions held opponents under 30.0 percent shooting and fourth win when an opponent is held to under 50 points
* Freshman guard Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) led all scorers with 15 points, going 6-for-9 from the floor
* Senior forward Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) pulled down a game-high 16 boards while adding a career-high five steals
* Dibble continues to lead the AMCC in field-goal percentage (64.2 percent) and is third in NCAA Division III statistics. She has made 70 of 109 attempts
Altoona News & Notes
* The Altoona Lions host Hilbert on Friday before welcoming the Behrend Lions on Saturday
* Altoona enters Friday's contest with a 2-10 overall record and 1-4 AMCC mark
* The Altoona Lions have not competed since December 20
* Last time out, Altoona fell 76-61 to Chatham
* The Altoona Lions have wins over Penn College and Pitt-Bradford this season
* Senior forward Alexis Cannistraci was named the AMCC Preseason Player of the Year
* Cannistraci leads Altoona and the league with 18.0 points per game
Series History
* Behrend and Altoona are playing for the 46th time since the all-time series began in 1999-2000
* The Behrend Lions hold a 32-13 lead against Altoona, winning 17 of the last 21 contests