Women's Basketball Faces Carlow Monday
The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host Carlow in a make-up game on Monday afternoon.
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host Carlow in a make-up game on Monday afternoon. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest is scheduled for 3 p.m., following the men's game at 1 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are the only undefeated team in the AMCC, sitting at 6-0 and riding a four-game win streak
* Behrend is shooting 49 percent from the floor and averaging 92.8 points in conference play, while forcing 23.7 turnovers and allowing 56.0 ppg
* Last time out, the Lions defeated Hilbert 102-36 on the road
* It marked the second time this month Behrend scored over 100 points
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) led with 18 points to give her 1,545 career points, putting her 37 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record
* Majewski was one of five players with double-figure points vs. the Hawks
* Julia Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) tied her career high with 14 points and Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) matched with 14 points
* Majewski moved into first place in the conference with 17.1 points per game
* As a team, the Lions are ranked 15th in NCAA Division III statistics in scoring offense (77.4 ppg)
Carlow News & Notes
* The Celtics are third in the conference standings with a 5-1 record, while having a 7-6 overall mark
* Carlow is coming off a 70-64 win over Alfred State on Saturday
* The Celtics only AMCC loss was a 69-60 loss against Mt. Aloysius
* Nina Cano posted a double-double vs. the Pioneers, scoring 13 points and pulling down 16 rebounds
* Cano leads the conference in rebounds per game (10.5)
* Sydney Carr paces the team and is fifth in the AMCC in points per game (14.9)
* Carlow was picked to finish sixth in the AMCC Preseason Coaches' Poll
Series History
* The all-time series between Behrend and Carlow dates back to 1983-84 season
* The Celtics won three games that season
* Since renewing the series last year, the Lions won the two contests (71-51, 98-53)