Defense Carries Women's Basketball Past Hilbert

HAMBURG, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team dominated the second and third quarters to defeat Hilbert 70-36 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 70, Hilbert 36
Records: Penn State Behrend (15-7, 13-2 AMCC), Hilbert (4-18, 4-11 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Hilbert made the first basket of the game and from there the Lions went on an 11-0 run over the next three minutes
* The Hawks rallied to get within five at the end of the first to make it 17-12
* Behrend clamped down on defense and allowed just six points in the second and three points in the third for a 56-21 advantage heading into the final quarter
* The Lions outscored Hilbert 27-3 in the third quarter
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) led with a team-best 17 points and seven rebounds
* Altavilla had eight of the teams 17 points in the first quarter
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) was also in double figures with 13 points
* 11 different players scored for Behrend, getting 28 points off the bench
* Julia Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) had six points, two steals and one block in 12 minutes of work
* It marks the fourth straight game the Lions have shot 43 percent or better from the field

Next Up:

* Behrend heads to Penn State Altoona on Saturday. Game time is 2 p.m.