ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will travel to Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee for the Basketball Destinations Post-Christmas Classic on December 29-30.
Schedule of Events/Coverage
Wednesday, December 29
Behrend vs. No. 7 Trine, 4 p.m. (Live Stats)
Thursday, December 30
Behrend vs. Denison, 5 p.m. (Live Stats)
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions take their nine-game winning streak on the road for a pair of back-to-back non-conference games
* Last time out, Behrend defeated Medaille 89-51 back on Saturday, December 11
* The Lions shot 46.5 percent from the floor and handed out a season-best 26 assists to collect their third AMCC win
* It was the third time this season Behrend held its opponent to just 18 field goals
* The Lions are currently ranked 22nd in NCAA Division III statistics in scoring margin (20.4)
* Behrend is only allowing 57.5 points per game while averaging 77.9 points
* Four players are in double-digit scoring led by Kara Haslett's (Baden, PA/Ambridge) 15.0 points per game
No. 7 Trine News & Notes
* The Thunder are 9-2 on the season, recently defeating Baldwin Wallace 64-45 on Wednesday, December 22
* One of Trine's losses was to No. 1 Hope (70-61) on Saturday, December 18
* The Thunder are ranked second in NCAA Division III statistics in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44) and are ninth in total assists (189)
* Trine has six players shooting 46.0 percent or better from the floor
* Senior guard Tara Bieniewicz leads the team in scoring with 10.5 points per game
Denison News & Notes
* The Big Red are 5-6 overall and have won three in a row
* Denison recently defeated Franciscan 59-47 on Tuesday, December 14
* The Big Red will face Juniata in the first game of the tournament before taking on the Lions
* Denison is averaging 58.9 points per game, led by Mikaila Carpenter with 11.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game
* Trine defeated the Big Red in the second game of the season, 88-42
Series History
* Behrend and Trine are meeting for the first time in program history
* The Lions and Denison are battling for a third time and first since the 1997-98 season
* Behrend is 2-0 against the Big Red
