Pope Leads Lions Past Mt. Aloysius

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team earned their fourth Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win with a 79-68 decision over Mt. Aloysius on Saturday.

Score: Penn State Behrend 79, Mt. Aloysius 68

Records: Penn State Behrend (6-3, 4-1 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (4-5, 1-3 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Devin Pope (Ripley, NY/Chautauqua Lake) led all scorers with a career-high 28 points
* Pope also drained a career-high five triples
* As a team, the Lions pulled down a season-high 39 rebounds, a +16 margin against the Mounties
* Behrend never trailed and held a 15-point lead with 7:11 remaining in the first half
* The Mounties chipped away at the lead and tied it at 60-all at the 6:29 mark of the second half
* Dorian Connors (Girard, PA/Girard) scored the next seven out of nine points to put the Lions ahead 69-61
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) had his seventh straight double-digit scoring game with 16 points
* Fukon also pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double and dished out a career-best eight assists
* Connors finished with 14 points and seven rebounds, while PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) added 12 points and six boards

Up Next:

* The Behrend Lions return to action after the holidays on Monday, December 30 at Waynesburg. Game time is 7 p.m.