Women's Basketball Travels to Hilbert Wednesday

Women's Basketball Travels to Hilbert Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will travel to Hamburg, NY to take on Hilbert in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) matchup on Wednesday beginning at 8 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are 9-4 overall with a 6-2 mark in the conference
* Behrend is currently tied for third in the AMCC with Penn State Altoona
* The Lions most recently fell to La Roche on Saturday 78-69 to break their four-game win streak
* Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) led the team with 19 points
* Carnuche is ranked second in the conference with a 41.7 three-point percentage and third in points per game with 16.4
* Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) leads the AMCC with a 55.7 field-goal percentage
* Dibble is ranked 21st overall in NCAA Division III in this category
* As a team, the Lions are second in the conference in scoring offense, averaging 71.5 points per game

Hilbert News & Notes
* The Hawks are 10-3 overall and 7-1 in the AMCC
* Hilbert is second in the conference behind La Roche
* The Hawks lone conference loss was to D'Youville on November 20 in a 60-47 decision
* Hilbert is on an eight-game win streak, coming off a 66-64 win over Mt. Aloysius on Saturday
* Emily Gawlak led the team with 23 points
* Gawlak was named the AMCC Player of the Week for averaging 21.0 points, 5.0 rebound, 3.0 assists, and 3.5 steals last week

Series History
* This is a rematch of the 2019 AMCC championship game
* Behrend went 0-3 against the Hawks last season
* Hilbert won the AMCC championship game 64-54 on February 24, 2019 at La Roche
* The Lions are leading the all-time series 33-7, dating back to 1993
* Behrend's last win was a 59-41 decision on February 14, 2018