Men's Basketball Set For La Roche on Saturday
The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team will host the La Roche Redhawks in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will host the La Roche Redhawks in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
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Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* Behrend completes its three-game homestand with the Redhawks in the Game of the Week
* The Lions extended its win streak to five straight on Wednesday
* Behrend defeated Pitt-Bradford 78-47 in its last outing
* Mitchell King (Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin) led Behrend against the Panthers with a career-high 16 points
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) also added 16 points and Nolan Nuara (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) had a season-best eight rebounds
* Sophomore Trent Walker (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) had a career-best eight points on the night
* The Lions are 8-2 in their last 10 contests
* Behrend leads the AMCC in field-goal percentage (49.3) and has given up the least amount of points (777)
La Roche News & Notes
* The Redhawks are first in the AMCC with an unblemished 7-0 conference record
* La Roche won its sixth straight game with a 75-62 win over Alfred State on Wednesday
* Tyler Frederick was named the USBWA National and AMCC Player of the Week
* Frederick recorded his fifth straight double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds vs. the Pioneers
* Frederick leads the league in scoring and rebounds per game, averaging 20.8 points and 12.2 boards
Series History:
* This contest is a rematch of the 2019 AMCC Championship game
* Both teams have met in the title game the last two seasons
* La Roche swept the Lions last year during the regular season
* Behrend won the AMCC Championship over the Redhawks, 67-65
* The Lions lead the all-time series 46-29, dating back to the 1977-78 season
