Men's Hoops Travels to Altoona Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will travel to Altoona, Pa. to take on the Penn State Altoona Lions in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) game on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* Behrend enters the AMCC contest with a 10-4 overall record and 7-2 conference mark
* The Lions have won seven of their last nine games
* Behrend defeated Hilbert 69-65 on the road Wednesday night to get back in the win column
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) posted his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-best 11 rebounds
* Derrick Clark (Erie, PA/Central Tech) helped the Lions erase a nine-point deficit with his 11 first-half points
* The Lions held a 45-35 advantage on the boards and shot 49.7 percent from the floor
* Behrend is ranked eighth in the NCAA DIII statistics in fewest fouls in the last 13 games (174) and is ranked 21^st in  scoring defense (64.2)
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) continues to lead the team with 15.6 ppg

Penn State Altoona News & Notes

* The Altoona Lions are 8-4 overall and 4-4 in the AMCC
* All four losses have been to conference teams
* The Lions are coming off an 86-55 win over Pitt-Bradford last Saturday
* Last week, Jack Kusters averaged 24.5 points, 5.0 rebounds,3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game
* Kusters shot an impressive 65.5% (19-for-29) from the field, including going 6-for-12 from beyond the arc

Series History:

* The Behrend Lions hold an impressive 46-5-1 overall record against Altoona
* The Lions have won 19 of the last 20 contests, including a pair last year during the regular season
* Altoona's last win was a 69-67 overtime victory on Jan. 14, 2017