Lions and Redhawks Face Off for the First Time Since 2020 AMCC Title Game
The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team hosts the La Roche Redhawks for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) matchup at home on Wednesday. Game start is set for 7:30 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team hosts the La Roche Redhawks for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) matchup at home on Wednesday. Game start is set for 7:30 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions improved their win streak to seven games following a conference victory over Pitt-Bradford on Saturday (86-62)
* All five starters registered double-digit point totals in the win
* Behrend is second in the AMCC with a 5-0 conference mark
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Twp., PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) is third in the conference in scoring, averaging 18.8 points per game
* Fukon needs 28 more points to eclipse 1,000-points
* The Lions remain the ninth best-scoring defense in Division III, allowing 61.0 points per game
* The seven consecutive wins is the longest streak Behrend has put together since the 2018-19 season where the Lions won nine-straight over the span of two months
La Roche News & Notes:
* Last time out, the Redhawks lost to Carnegie Mellon for the second time this season
* La Roche won the AMCC Championship in 2019-20 and were selected to finish atop the conference standings this season
* Four Redhawks are averaging double-figure points per game
* Devon Darell leads La Roche with a scoring average of 15.0
* The Redhawks have averaged 87.5 points per contest against AMCC opponents
Series History:
* The last time the two met was in the 2019-20 AMCC Championship that saw La Roche claim the conference title in a 62-61 victory over Behrend
* The Lions hold the advantage in the all-time series with a record of 46-32 against the Redhawks
* The last three AMCC Title games have featured La Roche and Behrend
