Behrend Men's Basketball Hosts Penn State Altoona Saturday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball is set to face Penn State Altoona on Saturday in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action at the Junker Center. Game time is 2 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions are in sole possession of fourth place in the AMCC with a 3-2 conference mark
* The Lions knocked off undefeated Hilbert on Wednesday night, 77-69
* Matt McDonough had a career-high night, scoring 25 points thanks to five three-pointers
* Matt Niland added 18 points, while Stefan Milinkovic posted 10 boards
* Behrend tallied 13 three-pointers in the win over the Hawks to bring the season total to 146 triples over 16 games
* The 146 three-pointers is good enough for second in the AMCC
* The Lions continue the stingy defense and holding opponents to 63.9 points per game, a league best

Altoona News & Notes

* The Altoona Lions were picked first the AMCC Coaches Preseason Poll
* Senior guard Andruw Harman was named AMCC Preseason Player of the Year
* Harman currently ranks 17^th in the AMCC in scoring with 11.4 points per game
* The Lions are on a three-game winning streak, recently defeating Mt. Aloysius, 97-63
* Altoona's lone AMCC loss was at Hilbert (101-96)
* Through five conference games, the Lions hold the edge in points scored with 457
* Sophomore forward Dwayne Jones leads the AMCC in field-goal percentage (67.8)

Series History

* Behrend holds a 49-6-1 all-time record against the Altoona Lions
* The Behrend Lions has won three straight, including a pair last season