Head Coach Dave Niland Earns 600th Career Win; Lions Advance to AMCC Championship Game

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend men's basketball team defeated No. 4 Hilbert 75-55 to advance to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship game. The Lions will face No. 2 Pitt-Greensburg tomorrow in the Junker Center at 5 p.m.

Scores: Penn State Behrend 75, Pitt-Greensburg 55
Records: Penn State Behrend (20-6), Hilbert (16-11)

Noteworthy:

* Head coach Dave Niland earned his 600^th career win

Key Moments:

* The Behrend Lions never trailed in the contest, turning a seven-point lead at halftime into a 23-point lead with 1:45 remaining in the game
* Behrend shot 50 percent from the floor and went 15-for-20 from the free-throw line
* The Lions set the tone in the second half with a 14-3 run in the first five minutes
* Matthew McDonough and Nate Edwards sandwiched Jacob Dunkle's two good free throws with three pointers at the 8:55 mark to give Behrend nearly a 20-point lead at 59-41
* Dunkle finished with his sixth double-double of the season
* Dunkle scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, including nine offensive
* McDonough shot 7-for-11 from the field and 6-for-6 from the charity stripe for 21 points
* Nate Edwards contributed 15 points, five rebounds and three steals

Next Up:

* Behrend will face No. 2 Pitt-Greensburg in the championship game tomorrow at 5 p.m.