Women's Basketball Hosts Kenyon in Home Opener Saturday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will host non-conference Kenyon in their season opener on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Junker Center.

Coverage

Live Stats | Video

Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions are seeking their first win of the season
* Behrend is coming off a 79-42 loss at Marietta on Wednesday night
* Alexis Furyes (Medina, OH/Highland) led with 11 points, six rebounds and three blocks vs. the Pioneers
* The Lions were voted first in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Coaches' (AMCC) Preseason Poll after finishing in second place in 2022-23
* Junior guard Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) was named the AMCC Preseason Player of the Year
* Last season, Majewski led the conference and team in scoring last season with 18.6 points per game
* This year, Majewski is averaging a team-best 14.3 points per game in the first three games
* Behrend ranks second in the conference in blocks per game (2.7)

Kenyon News & Notes

* The Owls are coming off a 64-48 loss to Capital on Wednesday, dropping them to 0-3 on the season
* Kenyon went 0-2 at the MSJ Lauren Hill Tip-Off Classic last weekend, falling to Otterbein and Wilmington
* The Owls are averaging 49.3 points per game, an 18.0 scoring margin from their opponents
* Senior center Claudia Cooke is first on the team with 19.3 points per game and second in rebounds (7.3 rpg)
* Cooke tallied her first double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 boards vs. Wilmington
* The Owls were picked to finish sixth out of eight teams in the NCAC Preseason Coaches' Poll
* Cooke ranked second in the NCAC in rebounding (9.2 rpg) and fourth in field-goal percentage (.494) a year ago

Series History

* Behrend and Kenyon are squaring off for the third time in program history
* The all-time series is tied 1-all
* Behrend posted a 69-66 victory last season
* Kenyon's win was a 57-39 decision on November 16, 2014 in the Behrend Tip-Off Tournament