Women's Basketball Travels to W&J for ECAC South Region Tournament

The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team earned the program’s 11th bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region Tournament, announced on Monday afternoon.

Women's Basketball Travels to W&J for ECAC South Region Tournament
February 29, 2016

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team earned the program's 11th bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region Tournament, announced on Monday.

The eighth-seeded Lions (15-11), who are making their 14th overall postseason appearance, will travel to No. 1 Washington & Jefferson (22-5) in first-round action on Wednesday night. Time of the game is 7 p.m.

Behrend advanced to the ECAC South Semifinals in 2011 and 2012, but fell short of their third ECAC title. The Lions won the championship in 1991-92 and in 1995-96.

Behrend and Washington & Jefferson last met in the first round of the ECAC South Region Tournament in 2013. The Presidents pulled out a 62-59 win to improve their all-time record to 17-15 over the Lions.

The Lions are coming off a 60-52 loss in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinals to Pitt-Bradford, while the Presidents fell in their PAC championship game to Thomas More, 93-74.

The winner will advance to the highest-remaining seed this weekend in hopes for a chance at the ECAC South Region title.