Marietta Women's Basketball Defeats Behrend Lions

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team fell 76-68 to non-conference Marietta on Wednesday night in the Junker Center.

Final Score: Marietta 76, Penn State Behrend 68
Records:  Penn State Behrend (1-2), Marietta (2-1)

Key Moments:

* Behrend darted out to a seven-point lead at 9-3 in the opening 2:41 seconds of the game
* The Pioneers managed to tie it at 14-all at the 3:57 mark and take the lead for good on the ensuing free-throw
* Marietta grabbed an 11-point lead in the second quarter and tallied its largest lead with 2:44 left in the game (72-56)
* The Lions rallied back early in the fourth quarter, tying it at 51-all on a pair of Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) free throws but seven costly turnovers in the quarter helped the Pioneers gain back a double-digit lead
* Altavilla and Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) had their best games to date
* Altavilla had a season-high 17 points on 60 percent shooting from the floor, while Boyer added 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals
* For the second straight game, the opponent dominated on the boards (47-30)
* Marietta scored more than half of their points in the paint (44)
* Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) added 11 points and Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) led with six rebounds
* Brianna Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) contributed seven assists, five points and three steals

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday against Chatham. Game time is 3 p.m.