ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will travel to Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday to take on Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) foe La Roche. Game time is set for 4 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes
* Behrend bounced back from two losses to take down Alfred State 71-57 on Wednesday
* Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) led the Lions with 20 points and eight rebounds
* As a team, Behrend had 16 steals while Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) chipped in a career-high seven
* The Lions had 19 offensive rebounds, their most since November 23
* This is Behrend's largest scoring advantage since a 70-56 win over Franciscan on January 4
* The win puts the Lions at 12-8 overall and 9-6 in the AMCC, good for a share of fifth place with five regular season games remaining
* Dibble is ranked first in the AMCC as well at 18th in NCAA Division III with a 57.0 field-goal percentage
* Ashley Seamon (West Allegheny, PA/West Allegheny), Carnuche and Dibble are all averaging in double-digits with Carnuche leading the way with 15.2 ppg
La Roche News & Notes
* The Redhawks are ranked first in the conference with a 14-1 mark
* La Roche' lone AMCC loss was to Penn State Altoona on January 22 in a 91-76 decision
* The Redhawks have won three straight games, coming off a 71-60 win over D'Youville last Saturday
* Ayanna Mazyck led the team with 20 points and 10 rebounds
* Mazyck is averaging 13.3 points per game while Jenna Cole leads the team with 13.9 ppg
Series History
* The Lions have a slight 29-23 lead in the all-time series dating back to 1996
* The Redhawks won on January 4 by a 78-69 decision
* Behrend was 2-1 against La Roche last season
* The Lions fell in the first regular-season game 71-54 at La Roche and won 70-69 at home
* Behrend won the conference semifinal with a 57-56 decision
