ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team hits the road on Saturday to take on the Penn State Altoona Lions in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action at 2 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions defeated the reigning AMCC Champions La Roche on Wednesday night
* Behrend outscored the Redhawks 32-17 in the second half to remain unbeaten in AMCC action
* The Lions also improved to 7-0 when playing in the Junker Center
* Behrend was held 16 points below its average on Wednesday
* It marked the sixth win of the season in which the Lions held opponents under 30.0 percent shooting and fourth win when an opponent is held to under 50 points
* Freshman guard Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) led all scorers with 15 points, going 6-for-9 from the floor
* Senior forward Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) pulled down a game-high 16 boards while adding a career-high five steals
* Dibble continues to lead the AMCC in field-goal percentage (64.2 percent) and is third in NCAA Division III statistics. She has made 70 of 109 attempts
Altoona News & Notes
* The Altoona Lions host Hilbert on Friday before welcoming the Behrend Lions on Saturday
* Altoona enters Friday's contest with a 2-10 overall record and 1-4 AMCC mark
* The Altoona Lions have not competed since December 20
* Last time out, Altoona fell 76-61 to Chatham
* The Altoona Lions have wins over Penn College and Pitt-Bradford this season
* Senior forward Alexis Cannistraci was named the AMCC Preseason Player of the Year
* Cannistraci leads Altoona and the league with 18.0 points per game
Series History
* Behrend and Altoona are playing for the 46th time since the all-time series began in 1999-2000
* The Behrend Lions hold a 32-13 lead against Altoona, winning 17 of the last 21 contests
