No. 1 Lions Down No. 4 Penn State Altoona in AMCC Semifinals; Behrend Faces La Roche in Championship Game

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend women's basketball team advances to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship game with a convincing 85-52 win over No. 4 Penn State Altoona in the semifinals on Friday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 85, Penn State Altoona 52
Records: Penn State Behrend (21-5), Penn State Altoona (13-14)

Key Moments:

* It will be a repeat of last year's championship between the Lions and La Roche
* The Redhawks earned a 76-59 win over No. 3 Mt. Aloysius in the second semifinal
* Behrend shot 60.3 percent from the floor in the second half, going 23-for-38, to make the difference in the game
* The Lions registered 32 points in the second quarter, three more than their total first-half points
* Behrend tied a season-low for points in a quarter with nine in the first 10 minutes
* Penn State Altoona matched it and then scored 12 points in the second
* The Lions grabbed an eight-point lead at halftime, before opening the third quarter on an 18-4 run to take a 22-point advantage at 47-25
* Behrend went 11-for-13 from the charity stripe and knocked down six triples
* The Lions had four players score in double figures led by Rachel Majewksi's (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) 25 points
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) tallied her third double-double of the season with 16 points and a team-high 10 boards
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) and Alaina Fabin (Indiana, PA/Homer Center) each contributed 13 points, while Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) matched a season-high four blocks
* Behrend's win streak extends to 15 straight heading into the championship game

Next Up:

* The Lions are back in action tomorrow against La Roche for the AMCC Championship. Game time is 3 p.m.