Behrend Women's Basketball Hosts Hilbert Wednesday

Behrend Women's Basketball Hosts Hilbert Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball and Hilbert will meet for the final time during the regular Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) season in the Junker Center on Wednesday. Game time is 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions have won six in a row, recently defeating Mt. Aloysius on the road 81-49
* The Lions are ranked sixth in NCAA Division III statistics in scoring offense with 82.1 points per game
* Behrend is also ranked 11th in DIII in assist/turnover ratio (1.15) and 13th in field-goal percentage (44.29)
* Behrend is averaging 90.3 points for the eight AMCC contests played while holding opponents to 53.2 points per game
* Last week, Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) averaged 19.5 points in a pair of AMCC wins
* Majewski scored 18 points vs. Alfred State and then dropped a team-high 21 points at Mt. Aloysius
* Majewski leads the AMCC in points per game (19.9), scoring double-digit points in each game this season
* The Lions are currently 15-4 overall and 8-1 in the AMCC, good for second place

Hilbert News & Notes

* The Hawks are in fifth place in the AMCC with a 3-5 record (7-12 overall)
* Hilbert has won the last two contests, defeating Pitt-Bradford (55-52) and Penn State Altoona (62-54)
* The Hawks outscored Altoona 35-18 in the second half to get the conference win
* Ashley Schroeder has been the leading scorer for Hilbert in 12 contests
* Schroeder ranks first in points per game (15.7)
* The Hawks lead the AMCC in rebounds per game (46.8)

Series History

* Behrend posted an 84-44 win at Hilbert two weeks ago on January 18
* The Lions have a 37-8 overall record against the Hawks, dating back to 1993
* Hilbert's last win was a 63-60 decision on January 15, 2020