Behrend Men's Basketball Set to Host Hilbert Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball will host the Hilbert Hawks in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday in the Junker Center. Game time is 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions are tied for fourth place in the AMCC with a 2-2 conference mark
* The last two games have been decided by three or less points
* The Lions have played the last eight of their nine games on the road
* Tonight marks the beginning of three straight home games for Behrend
* Last week, Tommy DiRienzo scored 24 points in each game, shooting 54.8 percent from the floor and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line
* DiRienzo averaged 33.5 minutes, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game
* The Lions are coming off a three-point loss on the road vs. Pitt-Greensburg
* Behrend recorded its second highest total of three-pointers on Saturday, knocking down 12 triples

Hilbert News & Notes

* The Hawks and La Roche are the undefeated teams remaining in the AMCC at 4-0
* Hilbert has a 7-7 overall record
* The Hawks are riding a four-game win streak, recently defeating Mt. Aloysius on the road (84-83)
* Three of the last four wins were decided by five or less points
* Quran Briggs led the Hawks to a pair of victories last week, averaging 23.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game
* Against Alfred, Briggs tallied 25 points, seven rebounds, and shot 56.3 percent from the field
* Briggs ranks fourth in the conference with averaging 19.2 points pr game

Series History

* Behrend has a 37-10 overall lead in the all-time series dating back to 1992-93
* The Hawks and Lions split during the regular season last year
* Behrend has won 15 of the last 20 meetings