Women’s Basketball Advances to Conference Final Behind Double-Doubles from Palladino, Fabin

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend women's basketball team advances to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship game with a convincing 67-57 win over No. 4 Alfred State in the semifinals on Friday afternoon.

Score: Penn State Behrend 67, Alfred State 57
Records: Penn State Behrend (21-5), Alfred State (16-11)

Key Moments:

* Behrend will take on No. 3 Penn State Altoona in the title game tomorrow at 2 p.m.
* Altoona earned a 70-57 win over No. 1 La Roche in the second semifinal
* The Lions never trailed in a tight fourth quarter with Alfred State getting within two points on two occasions
* At 57-55 with 2:11 remaining in the game, Fabin scored a layup off Balaski's offensive rebound for a four-point lead
* Madilyn Boyer made an ensuing steal to set Morgan Altavilla for a pair of free throws off a foul
* Altavilla knocked down both free throws followed by two from Palladino to give Behrend a 63-55 advantage
* Fabin and Boyer added their own free throws to help the Lions finish 8-for-8 from the charity stripe in the final period
* The Pioneers held the lead for the first two quarters and pulled out to their largest lead at seven points twice in the second period
* Palladino led with a career-high 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for her third double-double of the season
* Palladino also tied her career best with four blocks
* Fabin tied a career-high 14 boards and added 16 points for her eighth double-double
* Altavilla contributed 12 points, six rebounds and three assists

 Next Up:

* The Lions are back in action tomorrow against Altoona for the AMCC Championship. Game time is 2 p.m.