Lions Prep for AMCC Action This Weekend

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team looks for their second conference win in as many games as the Lions host the Mt. Aloysius Mounties on Saturday for a 4 p.m. tip.

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Behrend News & Notes
* Behrend enters off its first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win earlier this week, defeating Hilbert 83-62
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) led the Lions for the second time this season with 20 points and a team-high eight boards
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Twp., PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) extended his double-figure scoring streak with another 19 tallies in the win
* Behrend currently sits 16^th in NCAA Division III in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 59.8 points per game
* Both Fukon and Gourley are in the top-10 in scoring average in the AMCC averaging 19.5 and 15.2, respectfully
* Five different players have registered double-digits in scoring this season and are 3-1 overall when three achieve that mark in a single game

Mt. Aloysius News & Notes
* Mt. Aloysius enters at 1-6 this season, recently falling to Chatham last weekend (81-61)
* The Mounties were picked to finish seventh in the conference
* Carlos Palacio is third in the AMCC and leads Mt. Aloysious with 20.8 points per game
* The Mounties have three players in the Top-5 in rebounds per game with each averaging over seven per contest

Series History
* Behrend is 30-3 all-time against Mt. Aloysius
* The most recent matchup saw the Lions and Mounties meet in the AMCC Tournament in 2019-20
* Behrend is currently on a 14-game win streak over Mt. Aloysius
* The last Mounties win came on January 26, 2013 (70-60)