Behrend Lions Travel to Carnegie Mellon Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team hits the road for the fourth straight game, traveling to Pittsburgh, Pa. to take on the Carnegie Mellon Tartans in non-conference action on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions are 4-2 overall and 2-1 on their five-game road stretch
* The Lions defeated D'Youville on Wednesday, 82-56
* Behrend tied its second-best offensive output this season with 82 points
* The Lions shot 52.4 percent from the floor
* Sophomore Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) led the team in points for the second straight game with 16
* Nick Fiumara (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) also had double-digit points in back-to-back games, contributing 13 off the bench
* Behrend is ranked 26^th among NCAA Division III teams in blocked shots per game (5.2)
* Head Coach Dave Niland needs one more win to reach 500 victories for his career with Behrend

Carnegie Mellon News & Notes

* The Tartans are also 4-2 on the season after six contests
* Carnegie Mellon is on a four-game winning streak, recently defeating La Roche 76-73 on Wednesday night at home
* Colin McNeil tallied the program's first triple-double against the Redhawks
* McNeil, the nation's leader in assists per game, finished with 10 assists, 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds
* The Tartans and Lions both have losses to Allegheny by single digits

Series History:

* Penn State Behrend is 9-3 all-time against Carnegie Mellon
* Behrend has won seven straight in the series dating to the 2011-12 season