Behrend Lions Down Pitt-Bradford by 21 in the Junker Center
The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team rifled through Pitt-Bradford on Saturday night 70-49 in the Junker Center. The Panthers fired out of the gate connecting on their first five shots racing to a 15-8 lead before the blue and white rallied with nine straight points. Behrend took a 17-15 advantage on a lay-up by sophomore Meagan Bielanin (Erie/Mercyhurst Prep) and led the rest of the way entering the break with a 36-27 lead.
Behrend was paced by
shooting guard Jessica Serafin (Boalsburg/State College) with 17 on 6 x 11
from the floor. Rachel Slomski (Erie/McDowell) and Julia Andrus
(Corry/Corry) scored 13 and 11 respectively. Anne Priester (Wattsburg/Seneca)
came off the bench to block six Panther shots, grab a game-high nine boards
with six points. The Behrend Lions forced 18 Panthers turnovers and held
them to only 36% from the field--improving to 6-5 overall and 3-2 in the
AMCC. Bradford was led by Taiasha Brown who
contributed 16 points and six boards as the Panthers fall to 4-8 and 2-3 in
the league.
The Behrend women hit the road and play AMCC contests at Medaille on
Tuesday, January 17, at 6:00 p.m. Then they travel to Painesville, Ohio, for
a game at Lake Erie and then play at La Roche the next day. The blue and
white will then host four straight AMCC games in the Junker against Hilbert,
Frostburg, Pitt-Greensburg, and Medaille.