Women's Basketball Starts New Year With A Bang; Lions Down Mt. Aloysius

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend opened Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action with a convincing 90-39 win over Mt. Aloysius on Wednesday afternoon in the Junker Center.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 90, Mt. Aloysius 39
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-3, 1-0 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (0-12, 0-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Behrend was one-point shy of its season high in points while posting its largest margin of victory
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) had 12 of the 19 points scored in the second quarter to give her 16 at the half before ending with a team-best 22 points
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin), the current AMCC Athlete of the Week, had double-digit points by the end of the first half to finish with 17
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) registered her third double-double, collecting 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds
* The Lions held a 23-8 scoring advantage after the first quarter
* The double-digit lead remained for the rest of the contest, growing to 42-18 at halftime
* Freshman Julia Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) tallied a season-high 14 points, on 6-for-6 shooting from the floor
* Balaski also added three rebounds, two blocks and one steal

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at La Roche. Game time is 4 p.m.