Lions Crowned AMCC Regular-Season Champions; Behrend Halts Hilbert

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Regular-Season Champions with a 91-27 win over Hilbert on Wednesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 91, Hilbert 27
Records: Penn State Behrend (18-5, 14-0 AMCC), Hilbert (1-22, 1-13 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* With two conference games remaining, the Lions have clinched the No. 1 seed for the AMCC Tournament on Feb. 28 – March 1
* Behrend remains unscathed in conference play, improving to 14-0
* Hilbert fell culprit to the Lions defense, only scoring 27 points and committing 39 turnovers
* The Hawks had the lead twice in the first quarter and kept the game within five points after the first 10 minutes
* Behrend went on a 41-2 run that spanned over two quarters
* The Lions held the Hawks scoreless for 12 minutes, 41 seconds, and until the 4:31 mark of the third quarter
* Behrend got 30 points from the bench and 26 fast-break points
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) tied her career high with nine assists, tied a season-best five steals and scored 19 points
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) led with a game-high 23 points
* Addy Landowski (Lower Burrell, PA/Burrell) set a career-high with a pair of three-pointers for eight points in 10 minutes of work
* On the boards, Rachel Kaulis (McKean, PA/General McLane) pulled down a season-high nine rebounds
* As a team, the Lions posted a team-best 11 blocks including three from Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland)

Next Up:

* Behrend is back in action on Saturday at Pitt-Bradford. Game time is 4 p.m.