ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team is set to host Penn State Altoona in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) regular-season finale on Saturday at the Junker Center. Game time is 2 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions and La Roche are tied for first place in the AMCC with a 13-2 mark
* If both teams win the final conference contest, the No. 1 seed will be determined by the tiebreaker criteria
* The Redhawks kept their hopes alive for the regular-season championship with a 78-68 win against Behrend on Wednesday night
* Before the game, we will honor the five seniors playing in their final regular-season game; Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk), Mia Cuccaro (Clinton, PA/Oakland Catholic), Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern), Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) and Ashley Seamon (McDonald, PA/West Allegheny)
* In their three official seasons, they have helped the Lions to a 48-31 overall record and a 34-19 AMCC mark, while compiling a 26-9 home record
* The seniors have also led Behrend to three AMCC Tournament appearances and one ECAC Tournament bid
* Carnuche has scored double-digit points in the last four contests
Altoona News & Notes
* The Altoona Lions went 2-0 last week to keep their AMCC playoff hopes alive
* Altoona defeated Pitt-Greensburg (70-61) and Hilbert (65-58)
* Junior guard Sarah Huston was named the AMCC Player of the Week
* Huston averaged 25.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 3.5 steals per game in the pair of wins
* Huston recorded the double-double with a career-high 26 points and 13 rebounds vs. the Bobcats
* Alexis Cannistraci continues to lead the AMCC in scoring with 17.0 points per game
Series History
* Behrend and Altoona are playing for the 47th time since the all-time series began in 1999-2000
* The Behrend Lions hold a 33-13 lead against Altoona, winning 18 of the last 22 contests
