Lions Head to Franciscan Saturday
The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team travels to Steubenville, Ohio on Saturday to take on Franciscan in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference contest. Game time is set for 4 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team travels to Steubenville, Ohio on Saturday to take on Franciscan in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest. Game time is set for 4 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes
* Behrend is coming off a 65-52 loss to Pitt-Greensburg on Wednesday
* Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) registered her fifth double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds while Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) tied her career-high assists with 10
* Behrend shot 85.7 percent from the charity stripe for a season best
* As a team, the Lions had a season-low six offensive rebounds and shot 15.4 percent from three
* Behrend has a 11-7 overall record and a 8-5 mark in the AMCC to be tied for fifth place
* Dibble leads the AMCC with a 57.8 field-goal percentage
* Caitlin Carnuche (New Castle, PA/Mohawk), Ashley Seamon (West Allegheny, PA/West Allegheny), and Dibble are all averaging in double-digits with Carnuche leading the way with 15.3 ppg
Franciscan News & Notes
* The Barons are 7-11 overall with a 5-8 conference mark
* Franciscan is on a two-game win streak, taking down Pitt-Bradford (71-36) and most recently Penn State Altoona (69-64)
* Estelle Leon and Abby Baierl both chipped in 18 points against the Altoona Lions
* Leon is averaging a double-double with 10.8 ppg and 11.1 rebounds per game for a conference best
Series History
* The Lions and Barons have a series history dating back to 2008
* Behrend leads the all-time series, 20-3
* On January 3, the Lions registered a 70-56 win over Franciscan
* Last season the teams split, with the Barons winning game one 67-57 at home and Behrend taking game two 70-34 at home