Women's Basketball Faces Pitt-Greensburg in AMCC Opener

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team returns to the Junker Center with their Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener against Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday. Game time is 4 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions return from a three-game road stand with a 1-2 record, putting them at 3-4 overall
* Behrend defeated Buffalo State but fell to Oberlin and Brockport
* Last time out, the Lions dropped an 83-62 decision to the Eagles
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) led with 15 points, while Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) put up a season-best 10 points
* Rachel Kaulis (McKean, PA/General McLane) contributed 19 minutes off the bench, adding a season-high eight points and five rebounds
* Behrend is first in the AMCC in total points scored with 479 in seven contests, while ranking third in points per game (68.4)
* Majewski and Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) are in the Top 10 in scoring in the AMCC
* Altavilla is fifth with 15.3 points per game and Majewski is averaging 14.1 points to rank eighth
* Behrend's conference opener vs. Carlow on Wednesday was halted due to inclement weather

Pitt-Greensburg News & Notes

* The Bobcats are 1-6 overall and dropped their first conference match on Wednesday night
* Pitt-Greensburg fell to Penn State Altoona 67-56
* The Bobcats had four players in double-figure points, led by Tiana Moracco with 15 points
* Pitt-Greensburg's lone win was an 85-71 over Penn State Beaver on Nov. 25
* Tianna Moracco leads the conference in three-point percentage (57.1 percent)
* The Bobcats were picked to finish fifth in the AMCC Coaches Preseason Poll
* Pitt-Greensburg is mentored by first-year head coach Julie Bolden

Series History

* Behrend and Pitt-Greensburg are meeting for the 61^st time in program history, dating back to 1987-88
* The Lions hold a 35-25 record vs. the Bobcats
* Behrend has won four in a row