Women's Basketball Secures No. 1 Seed for AMCC Tournament; Lions Defeat La Roche

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team secured the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament thanks to an 82-71 win over La Roche on Wednesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 82, La Roche 71
Records: Penn State Behrend (19-5, 14-1 AMCC), La Roche (14-11, 14-2 AMCC)

Key Moments

* The Lions secured home-court advantage next weekend for the AMCC playoffs
* There was 13 lead changes and five ties before the final five minutes of the game
* Alaina Fabin and Morgan Altavilla each drained a three-pointer to give Behrend an eight-point lead with three minutes remaining and La Roche could not recover
* The contest was tied one last time at 68-all with 5:50 on the clock and the Lions went on a 14-2 run to close out the game
* Fabin had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while going a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc and dishing out five assists
* Altavilla added 18 points, six boards, four assists and two steals
* Julia Balaski and Madilyn Boyer also had double-figure points with 17 and 16, respectively
* Boyer also contributed seven rebounds and a career-high four blocks
* Behrend held an 8-3 in three pointers in the game and shot 47.5 percent from the floor compared to La Roche's 40.3
* The Lions have won 11 in a row and can earn the AMCC Regular-Season Championship with a win on Saturday

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at Mt. Aloysius. Game time is 2 p.m.