Win Streak Continues; Lions Hold Off Alfred State

ERIE, Pa. – Penn State Behrend women's basketball team escaped Alfred State, defeating the Pioneers 72-67 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night in the Junker Center.

Score: Penn State Behrend 72, Alfred State 67
Records: Penn State Behrend (14-5, 9-1 AMCC), Alfred State (11-8, 6-4 AMCC)

Key Moments

* Five points or less separated the two teams in each quarter
* Alfred State had a two-point lead at halftime after shooting 53.3 percent from the floor in the first
* The Lions outscored the Pioneers 19-15 to take a 52-50 advantage into the fourth
* Behrend put together its best run in the fourth quarter when they needed it most
* With the game tied at 54-al, the Lions went on a 9-0 spurt capped by a steal from Alaina Fabin to a behind the back pass to Altavilla for the fast-break layup to make it 63-54
* Alfred State countered with six straight points to cut the lead to three at 70-67
* Morgan Altavilla and Grace McQuiston each hit the front end of two at the line for the five-point final
* Altavilla, now 80 points away from the all-time scoring record, led with a game-high 22 points
* Julia Balaski went 7-for-8 from the charity stripe for 17 points and five assists
* Fabin finished with 11 points and Lilly Palladino had a team-best eight rebounds

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at Pitt-Greensburg. Game time is 2 p.m.