Behrend Lions Start Fast, Roll to Win over Carlow

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team scored a season-high 98 points while holding Carlow to 53 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Wednesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 98, Carlow 53
Records: Penn State Behrend (11-6, 9-1 AMCC), Carlow (9-7, 7-4 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Behrend Lions never trailed in the contest and outshot the Celtics 33-10 in the opening quarter
* The Lions went 14-for-24 for 58.3 percent in the first 10 minutes to jump out to a commanding lead and stay there
* Behrend allowed just 41 points over the first three quarters to take a 47-point advantage into the final period
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) led at halftime with 13 and finished with a season-best 16 point thanks to four treys
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) posted her first double-double of the season with a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds
* Majewski's 10 boards ties a career high
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) chipped in 21 points and Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds to go with four blocks
* The 98 points marks the highest offensive output this season and fourth time winning when scoring over 90 points

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at Mt. Aloysius. Game time 2 p.m.