Behrend Women Earn #2 Seed in ECAC Southern Tournament
The
Penn State Behrend women's basketball team has been selected to the ECAC
Southern Tournament as the #2 seed and will host a first-round game against
#7 Moravian College on Wednesday, February 28 in the Junker Center.
The Behrend Lions (21-5) advanced to the AMCC Championship game on Saturday,
February 24, before falling to the host Medaille Mavericks. Behrend
will be making its sixth appearance in the ECAC tournament. The blue
and white last competed in ECAC tournament in 2002-03 and were champions of
the South Region in 1995-96 under head coach Roz Fornari.
Fornari said, "The ECAC tournament should be a great experience,
especially for a young team such as ours. We're also excited for the opportunity to host
the game on Wednesday night and play on our home court again." The
blue and white boast a stellar 13-1 record at home in the Junker Center this
season.
Moravian (16-11) last competed in the ECAC Southern Tournament in 2004-05,
advancing to the championship game. This season the Greyhounds
also reached their conference title game, before falling to Messiah College
in the Commonwealth Conference championship game.
Behrend is led by senior Brittany Mays (Knox/Keystone) who had
16 points and 11 rebounds in the AMCC championship game. Mays leads
the blue and white with 15.2 ppg and 6.9 rpg.
The location for the ECAC Southern Tournament semifinals and championship
game will be determined based on the results of Wednesday's first round
games.
ECAC Southern Tournament First-Round Games on Wednesday, February 28
#8 Villa Julie at #1 King's College
#7 Moravian at #2 Penn State Behrend
#6 Neumann at #3 Albright
#5 Cabrini at #4 W & J