ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball and Penn State Altoona will square off in the Junker Center for the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday. Game time is 4 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions enter the weekend on a three-game winning streak
* In those three wins, the Lions have held their opponents to an average of 50.0 points
* Last time out, Behrend posted a 40-point win over Hilbert on Wednesday
* The Behrend Lions tallied a season-best 22 steals vs. the Hawks, while shooting a season-best .571 from three-point range
* The Lions are outscoring opponents by 15.6 points per game
* Behrend has three players rank in the top five for scoring in the AMCC
* Sophomore guard Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) continues to lead the league in points per game (19.3) and Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) moved up to third (17.0 ppg), while Madison Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) is fourth (16.3)
* Boyer is also first in field-goal percentage (50.8) and three-point field-goal percentage (44.4)
Altoona News & Notes
* Altoona is one of two teams with an unblemished AMCC record (5-0)
* The Lions have not lost a game in the New Year, going 5-0
* Last time out, Altoona defeated Mt. Aloysius in overtime, 64-61
* Emma Kitko scored a team-best 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win over the Mounties
* The Altoona Lions lead the league in three-pointers made per game, averaging 6.8
* Freshman forward Avana Sayles leads the team in points and rebounds per game, averaging 13.5 points and 8.7 rebounds
Series History
* Behrend has a 34-13 edge over Penn State Altoona in the all-time series
* The Lions has won 12 of the last 13 meetings, including five in a row
* Altoona's last win was a 79-63 victory on Jan. 26, 2019
