Women's Basketball Advances to AMCC Championship Game; Lions Down Altoona

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The No. 2 Penn State Behrend women's basketball team defeated No. 3 Penn State Altoona 76-69 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinals on Friday afternoon.

Score: Penn State Behrend 76, Penn State Altoona 69
Records: Penn State Behrend (18-7), Penn State Altoona (15-12)

Key Moments:

* The Behrend Lions advances to the AMCC Championship game to face No. 1 La Roche
* The Redhawks and Behrend are meeting in the AMCC title game for the second straight year
* The Lions shot over 52 percent in each of the first two quarters
* Behrend held a slight two-point lead after the first 10 minutes and then outscored Altoona 20-12 in the second quarter
* The 55 percent shooting in the second quarter led to a 10-point halftime lead
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) scored eight points in the third to keep the Lions out in front
* The Altoona Lions rallied in the fourth to post a 20-13 advantage in scoring, thanks to 10 points from Avana Sayles
* Majewski led Behrend with 22 points and Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) added 15 points
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) led on the boards with 14 rebounds, while Rachel Kaulis (McKean, PA/General McLane) tallied 12 points
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) tallied eight points and eight boards, and Julia Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) tallied five points and six rebounds
* Sayles posted 35 points and 17 rebounds for Altoona

Next Up:

* Behrend will battle the defending AMCC Champions, La Roche, at 2 p.m. at the Kerr Fitness Center.