Altavilla Becomes Behrend's All-Time Scoring Leader; Lions Down Altoona

ERIE, Pa. – Senior guard Morgan Altavilla became the all-time leading scorer in Penn State Behrend women's basketball program history while leading the Lions to a 78-68 win over Penn State Altoona in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.

Score: Penn State Behrend 78, Penn State Altoona 68
Records: Penn State Behrend (18-5, 13-1 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (16-7, 11-3 AMCC)

Key Moments

* In front of a home crowd, Altavilla needed 16 points to surpass teammate Rachel Majewski (1,750)
* Altavilla set the record on a fast-break layup with 56 seconds remaining in the third quarter off a steal from Ella Garrity
* Altavilla finished with a game-high 22 points, going 9-for-9 from the three throw line to sit at 1,757 points
* Four points separated Behrend and Altoona at the break
* The Lions pulled away to a double-digit lead in the third quarter, leading by as many as 14
* Altoona started the fourth quarter on a 9-0 run in the first two minutes to get within two
* The Lions went 12-for-14 from the charity stripe in the final eight minutes of the game to hold off Altoona
* Behrend only scored two field goals and scored the remainder from the free-throw line for the 10-point win
* Alaina Fabin contributed 15 points, while Julia Balaski added 14 and Madilyn Boyer tallied 11 to put four starters in double-figure points
* The victory completes the season sweep and gets Behrend to 10 consecutive wins with two regular-season games left

Up Next:

* The Lions are back in action on Wednesday at La Roche. Game time is 7 p.m.