Behrend Lions Advance to 2022 ECAC Championship Game; Lions Knock Out Westminster

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The second-seeded Penn State Behrend women's basketball team advances to the 2022 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship game with a 77-58 win over Westminster in the semifinals on Wednesday night.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 77, Westminster 58
Records:  Penn State Behrend (21-5), Westminster (18-10)

Key Moments:

* It marks the second straight ECAC Tournament the Lions have knocked out Westminster
* The Lions used identical 19-10 quarters to start for a 38-20 lead at the break
* The Titans held the scoring advantage in the third, but Behrend registered its most points in a quarter in the fourth
* Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) hit the 23-point mark for the third time this season to lead the Lions
* Dibble also registered her fifth double-double with 10 boards
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) scored 13 points and Brianna Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) hit a new career high in points with 13 
* As a team, Behrend held a 50-32 edge in rebounds and shot 46.3 percent from the floor while holding Westminster to 36.9 percent shooting
* Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) was the fourth player with double-digit scoring with 11
* The Lions never trailed in the game and scored 48 points in the paint

Next Up:

* The Lions will face No. 4 seed Carnegie Mellon for the championship on Saturday. The Tartans were 77-44 winners over No. 1 Kean in the first semifinal. Game time is 12 p.m.