Carnuche Hits 1,000 Career Points; Lions Down Pitt-Bradford

ERIE, Pa. – Senior guard Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) registered her 1,000^th career point and led the Penn State Behrend women's basketball team to an 89-37 victory over Pitt-Bradford in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 89, Pitt-Bradford 37
Records:  Penn State Behrend (19-3, 13-1 AMCC), Pitt-Bradford (1-13, 3-19 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Carnuche, needing eight points to reach the milestone, converted a non-traditional three-point play with 8:43 remaining in the second quarter to get to 1000 career points
* Carnuche finished with 13 points and Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) matched her season high with 23 points
* Dibble has scored 23 points on three occasions, most recently at Pitt-Bradford on Jan. 8
* Dibble also went 10-for-11 from the field for 90 percent shooting
* Rachel Kaulis (McKean, PA/General McLane) came off the bench to knock down a career-high 14 points and career-best six rebounds
* Kaulis scored 14 points in 10 minutes of action, shooting 60 percent from the floor
* The Lions held the Panthers to 12 points total in the second half
* Behrend allowed just 37 overall points, the lowest offensive output by an opponent this season
* The Lions tallied a 58-34 advantage on the boards and went 11-for-15 from the charity stripe
* Pitt-Bradford was unsuccessful on the one trip to the free-throw line
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) helped on the boards with 10 rebounds while adding three blocks

Next Up:

* The Behrend Lions are back in action at La Roche on Wednesday. Game time is 5:30 p.m.