Behrend Women's Basketball Set for Chatham Saturday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team welcomes the Chatham Cougars to the Junker Center on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action, beginning at 3 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions are looking to bounce back from a two-game skid
* The Lions are coming off a 76-68 loss to Marietta on Wednesday night
* Freshmen guards Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) and Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) had their best games to date
* Altavilla tallied a season and team-best 17 points on 60 percent shooting, while Boyer added 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highlands) led on the boards with six rebounds
* Sophomore guard Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athlete of the Week
* Majewski averaged 24.0 points and was named to the PSB All-Tournament Team last weekend
* Majewski and Boyer are in the Top 5 in the AMCC for points per game

Chatham News & Notes

* The Cougars bring an undefeated record to the Junker Center
* Chatham is 3-0, defeating Penn State Altoona, Fredonia and Waynesburg
* Last time out, the Cougars posted a 72-51 win over the Yellowjackets
* Chatham is outscoring opponents by 23 points per game
* Emily Durkee leads the team with 13.3 points per game

Series History

* Behrend and Chatham are meeting for the fourth time in program history
* Last year, the Cougars snapped a two-game losing skid to the Lions with a 68-60 victory
* The Lions last win was a 58-39 victory in the 2006-07 season