Alvernia Upsets Women's Basketball in ECAC First Round

ERIE, Pa. - The No. 5 Alvernia women's basketball team defeated No. 4 Penn State Behrend 80-67 in the first round of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Wednesday night at the Junker Center.

Final Score: Alvernia 80, Penn State Behrend 67
Records:  Penn State Behrend (21-7), Alvernia (18-10)

Key Moments:

* The Golden Wolves outscored the Lions 27-19 in the third quarter to make the difference and keep their season alive
* Alvernia knocked down seven triples in the second half, while shooting 61.1 percent in the third quarter to win the inaugural game against the Lions
* Behrend erased the five-point halftime deficit to make it 38-all in the first minute of the third quarter on a pair of Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) free throws
* By the 3:51 mark, Alvernia took a double-digit lead and didn't look back
* Julia Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) tied a season-high 14 points for the Lions
* Behrend had four other players with double-figure points
* Altavilla registered her first double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds while adding five assists
* Brianna Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) posted her fourth double-double of the season in her career finale
* Dean tied a season-best 12 rebounds to go with 12 points and three steals
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) and Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) tallied 12 and 10 points, respectively
* Taliyah Malone led all scorers with four three-pointers for 16 points