Altavilla, Majewski Career Highs Help Women's Basketball Past Alfred State

ALFRED, NY – Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) and Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) had career highs to lead the Penn State Behrend women's basketball team past Alfred State in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) on Wednesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 90, Alfred State 78
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-6, 7-1 AMCC), Alfred State (3-13, 2-7 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Altavilla scored a game-high 34 points and pulled down a team-best eight boards, while Majewski tallied 33 points
* Altavilla recorded 11 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Lions break a 69-all tie with 9:22 remaining in the game
* Behrend outscored the Pioneers 24-10 in the final 10 minutes to make the difference
* The Lions went on a 10-1 run in the last 4:44 of the game to hold off Alfred State on the road
* Behrend built a double-digit lead in the first quarter and got its biggest lead of the game with seven minutes left in the second quarter
* The Pioneers three-point shooting kept them in the game, going 11-for-19 for 57.9 percent
* The Lions scored 36 points off the Alfred State 30 turnovers, while only committing 11
* The Pioneers used a 5-0 run in the final 1:20 of the third quarter for a two-point lead heading into the final period
* Majewski and Altavilla sandwiches a three pointer each around a free throw by Anna Merry to regain the lead in the first minute of the fourth to keep Behrend out front for good
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) added seven rebounds, three blocks, three steals and two assists
* As a team, the Lions shot 45.1 percent from the floor and Alfred State managed 44.3 percent

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at home against Pitt-Greensburg. Game time is set for 2 p.m.