AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week: Penn State Behrend vs. La Roche

AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week: Penn State Behrend vs. La Roche

ERIE, Pa. - Penn State Behrend and La Roche are the two women's basketball teams featured in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week this Saturday. Game time is 4 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* This matchup has potential hosting implications for the upcoming AMCC playoffs
* The Lions only conference loss was to the Redhawks on January 7 (79-76, OT)
* Behrend has not lost at home since the third game of the season
* The Lions have won seven consecutive contests, recently defeating Hilbert 99-38 on Wednesday
* The Behrend defense held the Hawks to the lowest offensive output this season with 38 points
* Offensively, the Lions fell short of the century mark while shooting season-high 57.7 percent from the field
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) and Rachel Kaulis (McKean, PA/General McLane) each scored a game-high 16 points
* Kaulis' 16 points and seven field goals marked new career highs in each category
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy), Altavilla and Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) are among the top five in scoring in the AMCC
* Majewski continues to pace the league with 19.6 points per game
* The sophomore has scored 663 points in 46 games played over her career

La Roche News & Notes

* The Redhawks are the only undefeated team left in the AMCC with a 9-0 conference mark
* La Roche is on a 10-game winning streak
* Last time out, the Redhawks posted a 72-60 win over Pitt-Greensburg
* Makayla Abram led with a season-high 32 points
* Danajah Sanders leads the team with 15.5 points per game, while Machia Hairston is averaging 10.6 rebounds per game
* Hairston ranks second in the AMCC in rebounds per game and Abram is second in field-goal percentage (50.2)

Series History

* Behrend has a slight 30-26 edge over La Roche in the all-time series that dates back to 1996-97
* The Lions posted a 62-42 win against the Redhawks last season