Behrend Women's Basketball Soars Past Altoona

ALTOONA, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team completed the regular-season sweep over Altoona with an 88-56 win in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 88, Penn State Altoona 56
Records:  Penn State Behrend (18-5, 10-2 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (10-12, 7-5 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Behrend found themselves down by two after the first quarter
* The Lions responded with a 32-13 advantage in points in the second for a 48-31 lead at the half
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) had nearly a third of the points in the second quarter with 12
* Behrend held the Altoona Lions to seven points in the third quarter to continue to build on the lead
* Majewski finished with a team-lead 15 points, just one of four players with double-figure points
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) added 13 points, while Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) and Jordan Swartz (Economy, PA/Ambridge) each recorded 12 points
* Swartz went 6-for-7 from the field
* All 14 players who got in the game recorded one point or more
* Altoona's Avana Sayles led all scorers with 25 points

Next Up:

* The Lions return to action on Wednesday against Alfred State. Game time is 7 p.m.