Men's Hoops Travels to Fredonia Wednesday Night

Men's Hoops Travels to Fredonia Wednesday Night

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team finishes their five-game road trip with a non-conference contest at Fredonia on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions are 4-3 overall, recently falling to Carnegie Mellon 69-66 on Saturday
* The Tartans went 4-for-4 from the free throw line to secure the win in the final 1:32
* Carnegie Mellon held the Lions to a season-low six three-pointers in 22 attempts and 41.7 percent shooting from the floor
* Devin Pope (Ripley, NY/Chautauqua Lake) led the team with 19 points
* Behrend ranks first in the conference in assists per game (16.1) while ranking second in scoring defense, allowing 67.7 points per game
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) leads the team in points per game (14.9) and free-throw percentage (94.1)
* Head Coach Dave Niland needs one more win to reach 500 victories for his career with Behrend

Fredonia News & Notes

* The Blue Devils are 3-3 on the young season
* Fredonia has fallen in its last two games, most recently to Buffalo State, 85-74
* The contest against Behrend is the final home game for the Blue Devils until Jan. 17
* Fredonia has four players averaging double figures in scoring led by Dydy Byran's 20.3 ppg
* Bryan also leads the team with 3.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game

Series History:

* The record books show the Lions and Blue Devils battling since the 1964-65 season
* Behrend is 33-22 against Fredonia, winning the last three contests
* The Lions last win was a 75-46 victory on November 15, 2017
* The Blue Devils are looking for their first win since 2012-13