La Roche Defeats Women's Basketball

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The La Roche women's basketball team had three starters with double-figure points to help the Redhawks defeat Penn State Behrend 78-68 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.

Final Score: La Roche 78, Penn State Behrend 68
Records:  La Roche (17-5, 13-2 AMCC), Penn State Behrend (19-4, 13-AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Redhawks avenged a 20-point loss earlier in the season to give the Lions their second AMCC loss
* La Roche had an advantage on the boards (49-34) and shot better from the floor (42.6)
* Makayla Abram led all scorers with 18 points, going 8-for-13 from the charity stripe
* Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) paced Behrend with 15 points
* The Redhawks held Behrend to just two three-pointers on 18 attempts
* La Roche outscored the Lions in each quarter except the second
* The Redhawks never trailed and held a 43-40 halftime lead
* Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) added 14 points, while Brianna Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) came off the bench for 10 points

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday for Senior Day against Penn State Altoona. Game time is 2 p.m.