Women's Basketball Runs Away From St. John Fisher in Home Opener

ERIE, Pa. – Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) and Alaina Fabin (Indiana, PA/Home Center) each registered 20 points to lead the Penn State Behrend women's basketball team past St. John Fisher 84-60 in non-conference action on Tuesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 84, St. John Fisher 60
Records: Penn State Behrend (2-1), St. John Fisher (2-1)

Noteworthy:
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) is now 10 points away from reaching 1,000 career points

Key Moments:

* The Lions handed the Cardinals their first loss of the season by nearly 25 points
* Behrend opened the contest with three consecutive triples, one by Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) and two by Majewski to take the lead and not look back
* Another basket by Altaville gave Behrend an 11-2 advantage in the first five minutes
* Altavilla's layup for the final basket of the first quarter put the Lions ahead by double digits (21-12)
* Behrend outscored St. John Fisher in every quarter except the third
* The Lion shot 62.5 percent from the floor in the third quarter to register 21 points on 10-for-16 shooting from the floor
* As a team, Behrend posted 21 offensive rebounds to generate 27 second-chance points
* Fabin pulled down seven offensive boards to finish with nine and shot 90 percent from the floor on a 10-for-11 showing
* Altavilla finished with 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and one steal
* Chloe Yazembiak (West Springfield, PA/Northwestern) tallied five points in three minutes off the bench, going 5-for-6 from the charity stripe
* With 1:19 left in the game, the Lions grabbed their largest lead at 26 points after Yazembiak's free throws to make it 83-57

Up Next:

* The Lions will host Chatham in a non-conference game on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.