Women's Basketball Streak Continues; Lions Down Altoona on Senior Day

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team improves to 13-0 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC), defeating Penn State Altoona 77-61 on Saturday afternoon at the Junker Center.

Score: Penn State Behrend 77, Penn State Altoona 61
Records: Penn State Behrend (17-5, 13-0 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (10-11, 7-5 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Lions are now 9-1 when playing at home this season
* Behrend's win streak is now at 11 straight games with three conference games remaining
* The first quarter played out similar to the first time the two teams met this season
* The Behrend Lions grabbed a double-digit lead behind eight points from Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy)
* Behrend kept Altoona at arms length the remainder of the game, holding a 50-31 lead at halftime
* The Altoona Lions managed to outscored Behrend 17-12 in the final quarter
* Majewski had a team-high 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) shot 70 percent from the floor for 17 points
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) added 11 points and tied a season high with seven assists
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) led on the boards with nine rebounds
* Altoona's Avana Sayles posted a double-double with game highs in points (22) and rebounds (13)
* Senior Lexi Moore (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) made her first appearance this season and scored the opening basket, while Amber Carr (Girard, PA/Girard) made her first collegiate start
* The win marks the sixth season sweep over a conference opponent

Next Up:

* Behrend is back in action on Wednesday against Hilbert in its final regular-season home game, beginning at 7 p.m.