Men's Basketball Host Mt. Aloysius in AMCC Tournament Game
The No. 3 Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will host No. 6 Mt. Aloysius in the first round of the 2020 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament on Tuesday in the Junker Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The No. 3 Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will host No. 6 Mt. Aloysius in the first round of the 2020 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament on Tuesday in the Junker Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
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No. 3 Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions have qualified for the AMCC postseason in each of the conferences 23 seasons
* The Lions enter the tournament the defending AMCC Champions
* Behrend has a 23-17 all-time record in the AMCC Tournament
* Last season, the Lions captured their sixth conference crown in program history
* Behrend is coming off a 65-51 win over Pitt-Bradford on Saturday in the regular-season finale
* The Lions had 13 different players score vs. the Panthers
* Freshman Stephen Humphries (Wexford, PA/North Allegheny) led Behrend with nine points and added five rebounds
* As a team, the Lions forced 25 turnovers to result in 14 steals in the win
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) is shooting 51.4 percent from the floor and is averaging 16.3 ppg
No. 6 Mt. Aloysius News & Notes
* The Mounties earned the No. 6 seed on a tiebreaker with Hilbert and Penn State Altoona
* Each team posted an 11-9 regular-season AMCC record
* Mt. Aloysius defeated D'Youville 80-72 on Saturday
* Nate Christian led the Mounties with 25 points, behind a 13-for-14 performance from the free throw line
* Christian also led the Mounties in rebounding, grabbing 11 boards for the double-double
* Mt. Aloysius has won its last three games for a 14-11 overall record
* The Mounties have advanced to the AMCC Tournament the last three seasons
Series History
* The Lions hold a commanding 30-3 all-time record against Mt. Aloysius dating back to 2001-02
* Behrend has won the last 14 contests over the past six years
* The Lions took down the Mounties during both regular-season games
* Behrend tallied a 79-68 win at home on December 14 and then a 66-55 overtime victory on the road
* Mt. Aloysius' last win was a 99-97 double-overtime victory on December 8, 2012