Women's Basketball Hosts Hilbert in Regular-Season Home Finale

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host the Hilbert Hawks in its regular-season home finale on Wednesday night. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest is set for 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions can be named the AMCC Regular-Season Champions with a win against the Hawks
* The Lions can also clinch the No. 1 seed for the upcoming playoffs and earn hosting rights for the conference tournament
* Behrend's winning streak is now at 11 straight games
* The Lions need three more wins to post their first-ever undefeated conference season
* Last time out, Behrend defeated Penn State Altoona on Senior Day, 77-61
* The win marked the sixth season sweep over a conference opponent
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) 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, while Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) added 11 points and tied a season high with seven assists
* Behrend has scored 70 or more points in 16 of its 22 games this season
* As a team, the Lions are averaging 5.25 blocks in the last 11 games compared to 3.3 in the first 11 games this season

Hilbert News & Notes

* The Hawks are 1-21 overall and 1-12 in the AMCC
* Hilbert's lone victory was a 68-64 overtime win at Pitt-Greensburg on Jan. 8
* The Hawks recently fell to La Roche 105-42 on Saturday
* Kylie Morgan tallied a season-high 18 points in the loss
* Hilbert is averaging 40.5 points per game, led by Kelsey Schlagenhauf's 11.1 points per game
* Schlagenhauf's 7.6 rebounds per game is good for seventh in the conference

Series History

* The Lions posted a 102-36 win over Hilbert back on Jan. 15
* Behrend improved its all-time record to 41-8 against the Hawks
* The Lions have won eight in a row vs. Hilbert