Men's Basketball Set to Travel to Franciscan Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will head to Steubenville, Ohio to take on the Franciscan Barons in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions avenged a three-point loss to Pitt-Greensburg earlier in the season with a two-point win at home on Wednesday night
* Behrend is looking to extend the win streak on Saturday and complete the season sweep of Franciscan
* Sophomore Devin Pope (Ripley, NY/Chautauqua Lake) made a go-ahead layup with under two minutes left and drained a free throw with 19 seconds to secure the win (66-64)
* Pope finished with a team-best 16 points and Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) added 15
* Dorian Connors (Girard, PA/Girard) tied a career-high with 11 rebounds on the night
* Connors, who registered a pair of blocks in the win, ranks 10^th in NCAA Division III statistics in blocks per game (2.72)
* As a team, the Lions are ranked 24^th in the nation in fewest turnovers (198) and 26^th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.36)

Franciscan News & Notes

* The Barons have dropped four of their last five contests
* Franciscan is 6-12 overall and 5-8 in its last year in the AMCC
* On Wednesday night, the Barons fell 85-75 to Penn State Altoona
* Franciscan had five player with double-figure points, led by Matt Trent's 16

Series History

* Behrend holds a 21-1 overall record vs. Franciscan dating back to 2008-09
* The Barons lone victory was a 67-64 decision back in 2010
* The Lions enter the contest on an 18-game winning streak