Lions Prep for AMCC Action This Weekend
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.
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 16th 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)
