ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team returns home from a three-game road stand with an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest against Pitt-Bradford. Game time is 4 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions remain undefeated in AMCC action with an 88-70 win over Penn State Altoona in the AMCC Game of the Week on Wednesday night
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) tied her career high with 33 points and 14 made field goals
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) tallied 17 points, scoring 12 in the second half, while Alaina Fabin (Indiana, PA/Homer Center) pulled down a season-high 14 boards in the win
* Majewski is 78 points away from becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer. Erin Phillips (1998-2002) holds the record with 1,581 points
* The senior guard also ranks second in the conference in points per game (16.6) and Altavilla sits fifth with 15.0 ppg
* Senior forward Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland), the program’s all-time leader in blocks, ranks 40th in NCAA Division III statistics in blocks per game (1.92)
* In the first two games of the New Year, Behrend is averaging 97.5 points per game and shooting 51.8 percent from the floor
* Behrend paces the conference in field-goal percentage, points and assists per game
Pitt-Bradford News & Notes
* The Panthers have a 2-8 overall record and a 1-3 conference mark
* Pitt-Bradford has lost three straight, including a 65-59 decision to Carlow on Wednesday night
* Paige Gratto led with a double-double, recording 24 points and 12 rebounds
* Gratto, a Second Team All-AMCC selection in 2024, leads the AMCC in points per game (17.3) and is third in rebounds per game (8.8)
* Pitt-Bradford has wins over Penn State DuBois (83-76) and Hilbert (73-52) this season
* Melloni Benson is in her first season as the head coach of the Panthers
* Pitt-Bradford was selected to finish ninth in the AMCC Coaches Preseason Poll
Series History
* The Lions and Panthers began the all-time series in 1980-81
* Behrend holds a 56-21 record vs. Pitt-Bradford
* The Lions have won the last eight meetings
