Lions Head to Waynesburg on Monday Night
The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team is back in action after a 15-day hiatus and is headed to Waynesburg, Pa. to take on the YellowJackets on Monday at 7 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team is back in action after a 15-day hiatus and is headed to Waynesburg, Pa. to take on the YellowJackets on Monday at 7 p.m.
Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The last time out, the Lions defeated Mt. Aloysius 79-68 on December 14
* Head coach Dave Niland was named the HoopDirt.com Division III Coach of the Week for reaching the 500 career wins milestone on Dec. 11 at Fredonia
* Devin Pope (Ripley, NY/Chautauqua Lake) shot 60 percent from the floor, three-point range and free-throw line over the last two games
* Pope recorded a career-high 28 points in the win over the Mounties
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) had his first collegiate double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds
* Fukon also dished out a career-best eight assists
* With the win, Behrend is tied for third with Hilbert in the AMCC with a 4-1 record
Waynesburg News & Notes
* The YellowJackets enter the contest searching for their first win
* Waynesburg is 0-11 overall and 0-3 at home
* Last time out, the YellowJackets fell at Malone 68-39 on December 20
* Isiah Alonzo has been the leading scorer in six contests for Waynesburg
* Alonzo registered a season-best 26 points vs. Westminster
Series History:
* The Lions and YellowJackets have a history dating back to 1972-73
* Waynesburg won the first 11 meetings to hold a 27-12 lead in the all-time series
* Behrend won last season 78-44 on December 18 in the Junker Center
* Before last year, the two teams played in 2001-02