Behrend Women Bounce Frostburg State in Key AMCC Contest
The Behrend Lions
shot the lights out on Frostburg Friday night by connecting on 25 of 44
shots (56.8%) from the field and four-of-eight from long distance to improve
to 5-0 in league play on the Junker hardwood.
With the win Behrend moves into a tie with the Bobcats and improves to 7-3 in the AMCC and 10-6 overall. Frostburg State is also 7-3 in league play and 11-5 on the season. "Our team played great defensively," said coach Roz Fornari. "It sparked us offensively and gave us the ability to stay within ourselves. We executed our game plan."
After a made lay-in by forward Rachel Slomski (Erie/McDowell) with only 4:06 remaining in the the half, Behrend proceeded to rally. The blue and white scored the final eight points of the period and held the Bobcats scoreless to take a 36-21 lead into half time. Frostburg State shot only 25% from the floor in the first half while Behrend hit almost 60% of their attempts.
FSU's Caryn Wright hit a basket in the paint at 13:43 of the
second half to cut the lead to 43-35, but that
was as close as they would get. Behrend was led by Jessica Serafin
(Boalsburg/State College) who led with 15 points, while Slomski added 13,
and Julia Andrus (Corry/Corry) chipped in 11. Frostburg was led by Krystin
Hargrove and Wright's
15 points.
"We were really focused tonight and came out with a good win," continued Fornari. "I am excited for our team. We are playing good basketball at the right time."
Penn State Behrend
continues the conference home stand with another important league game on Saturday against Pitt-Greensburg (11-4, 7-1)
at 4:00 p.m. Then on Tuesday, January 31, the Medaille Mavericks (13-1, 8-0)
travel to the Junker for a 6:00 p.m. tip-off.