Behrend Women's Basketball Secures No. 2 Seed for AMCC Playoffs; Lions Down Altoona

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team secured the No. 2 seed for the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships with a 76-44 win over Penn State Altoona on Saturday in the Junker Center.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 76, Penn State Altoona 44
Records:  Penn State Behrend (20-3, 14-2 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (7-17, 6-10 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Behrend receives a first-round bye and will travel to La Roche on Friday for the AMCC Semifinals
* The Behrend Lions will get a share of the AMCC regular-season championship with the Redhawks with an identical 14-2 conference record
* The five seniors put on a show for their final home game, led by senior guard Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) with a game-high 22 points
* Haslett also added eight rebounds, five assists, four steals and two blocks
* Senior forward Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) posted her fifth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) was the third player with double-figure points with 15
* The Lions held Altoona to 21 points in the first half
* Behrend registered 37 points from the bench and was perfect from the free-throw line (11-for-11)
* Senior forward Ashley Seamon (McDonald, PA/West Allegheny) tallied seven points and grabbed three rebounds in the win

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Friday for the AMCC Tournament hosted by La Roche. The Lions face the winner of No. 6 Penn State Altoona and No. 3 Pitt-Greensburg. Game time is 8:30 p.m.