Three-Point Shooting Helps Lions Secure AMCC Win Over Mounties

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team secured their second Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) victory in front of the home crowd on Saturday to improve to 5-2 overall.

Three-Point Shooting Helps Lions Secure AMCC Win Over Mounties
December 4, 2021
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ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team secured their second Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) victory in front of the home crowd on Saturday to improve to 5-2 overall.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 73, Mt. Aloysius 68

Records: Penn State Behrend 5-2 (2-0 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius 1-7 (0-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) snapped his career-high collecting 26 points in the win while going 6-for-8 from three-point range
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) registered double-digit points for the fifth straight contest having 16 points and grabbing four rebounds
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Twp., PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) kept his double-figure scoring streak alive, having 14 points
* Fukon has scored 10 or more through the Lions' first seven games to start the season
* The Mounties led 58-53 with seven minutes left
* Owen Flisnik (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland) hit a three to take the lead with 5:26 remaining
* The Lions made 50.0 percent of their attempts from the floor (27-54)
* Behrend had their best game from the beyond the arc since their matchup with Allegheny, shooting 45.5 percent from three-point territory with six different Lions connecting from deep

Up Next:
* The Lions will host SUNY Fredonia for a non-conference matchup on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m.