Alfred State Topples Behrend Men's Basketball

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball dropped their second straight Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest, falling to Alfred State 72-66 on Wednesday night.

Score: Alfred State 72, Penn State Behrend 66
Records: Penn State Behrend (8-10, 3-4 AMCC), Alfred State (6-12, 2-5 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Pioneers snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Lions
* Alfred State knocked down 12 three-pointers and shot 93.3 percent from the free-throw line (14-for-15)
* The Pioneers never trailed in the game, darting out to a 6-0 start behind a pair of triples
* Behrend tied it three times in the first half but took a seven-point deficit to the locker room
* The Lions outscored Alfred State in the second half, 40-39
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) had a season-best 25 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds
* In the first two minutes of the second half, the Pioneers got a 10-point lead off a triple from Isaiah Kostyal at 38-28
* Alfred State made clutch shots down the stretch to halt the Lions from a comeback
* Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) added 11 points off the bench  
* RJ Marsh (State College, PA/St. Joseph's Catholic Academy) tallied seven points, seven rebounds and five assists

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action Saturday at Mt. Aloysius. Game time is 2 p.m.