AMCC Game of the Week: Behrend vs. La Roche Wednesday Night

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team and the La Roche Redhawks will square up for the second time this season in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* Behrend and La Roche are tied for the longest winning streak at nine games straight
* Last time out, the Lions completed the season sweep over Mt. Aloysius with a 74-55 decision
* The 74 points is the least amount scored since Dec. 30 vs. W&J and the last time the Lions lost a game
* It marked the first time Behrend trailed at halftime in conference play
* The Lions went on a 28-6 run in the final 11:40 of the game to take the lead for good
* Behrend also had an 18-of-24 showing from the free-throw line on Saturday
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) tied a season-best four blocks and led with eight rebounds
* The win marked head coach Christine VanHook's 150^th career win with the Lions
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) has recorded double-digit points in the last 18 games, dating back to Nov. 12, while Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) scored double digits in the last 12
* The Lions remain in the Top 10 in two NCAA Division III statistical categories: Sixth in scoring offense (80.6) and 10^th in assist/turnover ratio (1.21)

La Roche News & Notes

* The Redhawks have not lost a game since a 72-47 defeat at Carnegie Mellon on Dec. 17
* La Roche is second in the AMCC with a 16-4 overall mark and a 10-1 conference record
* Last week, the Redhawks defeated Mt. Aloysius and Pitt-Bradford by nearly 30 points each
* Dasja Anderson averaged 11.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in the pair of conference wins
* Anderson leads the team with 13.3 points per game, while shooting 46.3 percent from the floor
* The senior guard hit 1,000 career points this season in a 59-45 win over Carlow on Jan. 22
* La Roche leads the AMCC in rebounding margin per game (11.3) and assists per game (20.0)  
* The Redhawks were voted to finish second in the AMCC Coaches Preseason Poll
* La Roche won the 2024 regular-season title but fell to Behrend in the AMCC Championships

Series History

* Tonight's game is the AMCC Game of the Week
* The Lions defeated La Roche 74-60 on the road back on Dec. 11
* The Redhawks only conference loss this season was to Behrend
* The all-time series favors Behrend 32-29 dating back to 1996-97