Men's Basketball Travels to Mt. Aloysius Monday
The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will travel to Cresson, Pa. to take on Mt. Aloysius in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week at 7 p.m. on Monday.
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will travel to Cresson, Pa. to take on Mt. Aloysius in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week at 7 p.m. on Monday night.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions took a break from AMCC action to pick up a non-conference win on Tuesday against Alfred State
* The win gives Behrend a perfect non-conference record at 7-0 during the regular season
* Senior guard Andy Niland (Fairview, PA/Fairview) went off for a career-high 31 points behind six triples
* Sophomore forward Nolan Nuara (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst) posted a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds
* Behrend remains in second place in the AMCC with a 7-2 record
* The Lions hold three of the Top 5 spots in field-goal percentage in the AMCC
* Senior forward Justin Gorny (South Park, PA/South Park) ranks third in AMCC contests with 17.3 points over the last nine games
Mt. Aloysius News & Notes
* The Mounties are tied with Medaille for third place in the conference with a 6-3 AMCC mark
* Mt. Aloysius is 2-2 in the month of January, recently defeating Pitt-Greensburg 78-73 on Wednesday
* The Mounties other two AMCC losses were to La Roche and Pitt-Bradford
* Nate Christian has averaged 18.3 points per game in the last three contests
Series History
* It is the second of two meetings between Behrend and Mt. Aloysius this season
* The Lions defeated the Mounties 54-45 on Dec. 16 to improve their overall record to 27-3 vs. Mt. Aloysius
* The Mounties last win was a 99-97 victory on December 8, 2012