Men's Basketball Set to Battle La Roche in AMCC Championship Game; Lions Down Medaille in Semifinals

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The No. 2 Penn State Behrend men's basketball team convincingly defeated No. 3 Medaille 82-52 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinals hosted by La Roche on Saturday night. The Lions will face the No. 1 Redhawks tomorrow in the championship game at 3 p.m.

Score: Penn State Behrend 82, Medaille 52

Records: Penn State Behrend (22-4), Medaille (13-13)

Key Moments:

* The Lions defeated the Mavericks for the third time this season to advance to the title game
* Behrend will face La Roche for the second straight year for the AMCC Crown
* The Lions tallied their second-best shooting percentage from the floor this season (62.5)
* Behrend took a double-digit lead at 19-9 at the 12:32 mark of the first half
* The lead grew by 17 at the half (40-23)
* Senior forward Dan Wanker (Pittsburgh, PA/South Park) poured in his third 20+ point game with exactly 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field
* Senior guard Mike Fischer (Wexford, PA/Wexford) did not miss tonight from the floor (6-for-6) to register 17 points to go with seven assists
* Senior guard Andy Niland (Fairview, PA/Fairview) hands out eight assists and gets five rebounds
* Senior guard Malike Brinson (Erie, PA/Collegiate) hit the boards for the Lions with a game-high eight rebounds
* The Mavericks only had one player in double-digit points – Meghale Ford (13)

Up Next:

* The Behrend Lions return to action tomorrow in the AMCC Championship game at La Roche. Game time is 3 p.m