ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will open the season on Wednesday at Chatham for a non-conference game beginning at 7 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* Behrend was picked to finish second in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Preseason Coaches' Poll
* In 2019-20, the Lions finished fifth in the conference with a 17-11 overall mark and 13-7 AMCC record
* Head Coach Christine VanHook begins her seventh season with Behrend
* Behrend has eight returners along with six newcomers
* Senior forward Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/ Southwestern) returns after being named to the Second Team All-Conference in 2020
* Dibble tallied 13.6 points per game and was the leading rebounder 8.3 per game, while shooting an AMCC-best 59.3 field-goal percentage
* Dibble finished the season ranked 10th in NCAA Division III in field-goal percentage and led the Lions with 44 blocks
* Senior guard Caitlin Carnuche (Newcastle, PA/Mohawk) is the returning leading scorer with 14.6 ppg to earn Third Team All-AMCC two years ago
Chatham News & Notes
* Chatham was voted sixth in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Preseason Coaches' Poll
* The Cougars played an abbreviated 2020-21 season, going 4-5 in conference action
* Chatham opened the year with a 75-39 victory over Penn State Greater Allegheny on Friday
* Graduate student Julianna Skowron was named the PAC Athlete of the Week for her performance vs. the Lions
* Skowron posted a double-double with 20 rebounds and 18 points in 29 minutes of action
* The Cougars are mentored by fourth-year head coach David Saur
Series History
* Behrend is 2-0 in the all-time series against Chatham, dating back to 1997-98
* The Lions last win was a 58-39 victory during the 2006-07 season
