Lions Host Pioneers for AMCC Action on Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team looks to extend its winning streak on Wednesday as the Lions host Alfred St. for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) bout. Game start is set for 7:30 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes:
* The current nine-game winning streak is the most games the Lions have won consecutively since the 2015-16 season where Behrend rattled off 15 in a row, spanning three months
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) was named AMCC Player of the Week on Monday
* Gourley helped the Lions to wins over La Roche and Penn State Altoona and averaged 24.0 points per game
* The senior forward also had a career-high 26 points in the victory over the Altoona Lions
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry, Twp., PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) hit the 1,000-point milestone on Saturday, becoming the 23^rd Lion to do so
* Fukon currently sits fourth in the conference with 18.9 points per game
* Behrend is tied for 21^st in the nation in scoring defense with a mark of 62.6 as well as 46^th with a scoring margin of 10
* RJ Marsh (State College, PA/Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy) is averaging 12.3 points per game over the last three contests

Alfred St. News & Notes:
* The Pioneers are averaging 82.1 points per game, third best in the AMCC
* Offensively, Josh Redding leads Alfred St. with a scoring average of 15.3
* Last time out, the Pioneers dropped a conference tilt with Pitt-Greensburg (75-70)
* Alfred St. has AMCC wins over Medaille and Mt. Aloysius
* The Pioneers have allowed 90 or more points on seven different occasions this year and allow an AMCC-worst 88.1 points per game

Series History:
* Behrend has not lost to Alfred St. since opening the series in the 2015-16 season, winning all five matchups