Behrend Lions Travel to Pitt-Bradford Saturday in Regular-Season Finale
The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will travel to Bradford, PA in the second of two games in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Saturday, February 16th. The men tip off at 4 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will travel to Bradford, PA in the second of two games in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Saturday, February 16th. The men tip off at 4 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* Senior guard Andy Niland (Fairview, PA/Fairview) broke the Lions program assist record on Wednesday against Medaille and sits at 515 career helpers
* Niland dished out nine assists to break a 28-year old record held by Randy Baughman '91 (511 assists)
* The Lions have won four straight heading into their regular-season finale
* Behrend hit a season-high 20 three pointers in an 85-56 home victory over Medaille on Wednesday
* The Lions have officially clinched the number two seed in the AMCC tournament
* The 101 points the Lions scored against Bradford back on December 1st was their highest scoring performance this season
*Combo guard Mike Fischer (Wexford, PA/North Allegheny) ranks first in the AMCC among guards in field goal percentage at 54.9 percent
* As a team, the Lions rank tied for second in Division III in scoring defense allowing just 60.9 points per game
Pitt-Bradford News & Notes
* The Panthers have lost 13 straight games heading into Saturday
* Reggie Rogers leads the Panthers in scoring on the season with 12.5 points per game
* Two of the Panthers three wins on the season have come on their own court
* Last season, Pitt-Bradford defended home court and defeated the Lions 65-62
Series History
* Behrend holds a 20-3 record against the Panthers since the 2009-10 season
* Earlier in the season, Behrend defeated Pitt-Bradford 101-59.