Oberlin Defeats Behrend Women's Basketball

ERIE, Pa. – The Oberlin women's basketball team used the first quarter to pull away from Penn State Behrend and record a 63-49 victory in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon.

Score: Oberlin 63, Penn State Behrend 49

Records: Penn State Behrend (1-5), Oberlin (6-0)

Key Moments:

* Oberlin never trailed in the contest to keep an unblemished record at 6-0
* The Yeowomen grabbed their largest lead at 24 points with 4:21 left in the second
* Oberlin finished with nine triples in the first half to take a 39-24 lead into the locker rooms
* The Lions outscored the Yeowomen 17-16 in the second quarter thanks to 53.8 percent shooting from the field
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) scored 11 of the team's 17 points in the third quarter to Behrend within eight points  
* Majewski drained a three pointer at the 3:51 mark to make it 46-38
* Majewski led with 20 points and setting a new career high with two blocks
* Rachel Kaulis (McKean, PA/General McLane) tied a career high with nine rebounds to lead the Lions
* Behrend held Oberlin to nearly eight points below their scoring average for the season and posted a 37-33 advantage on the boards

Up Next:

* Behrend will head to Carlow on Wednesday for its Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener. Game time is set for 6 p.m.