Penn State
Behrend Lions Lose to #11 Ranked Medaille Mavericks
The
Behrend Lions (11-11, 9-6) lost to the AMCC leading
Medaille Mavericks 59-44 on Wednesday night in the Junker Center in front of
178 fans.
In the first half, Medaille shot 53% from the field and created an 11-point advantage entering the break.
Senior Julia Andrus (Corry/Corry),
who has scored 57 points over the past three games, led the offense with six
points and four rebounds during the first twenty minutes. Also, Anne
Priester (Wattsburg/Seneca) came off the bench with energy and produced five
points and five rebounds.
For the game, Medaille's defense forced 22 Behrend turnovers and made seven
blocks as they won for the twentieth time in twenty-one tries.
Andrus finished with nine points, and
Priester hauled down a game-high eight rebounds. Amanda Baker led the
Mavericks with 12 markers.
Earlier this season, the Mavericks (20-2, 14-1) dropped Behrend by a 52-26
margin in Buffalo.
The blue and white will
play two more at home in the next week. First up on Saturday, February
16 will be a 6:00 p.m. game against La Roche (14-7, 9-5). Then on Wednesday,
February 20, the Lake Erie Storm (13-8, 11-3) will come to town. Tip-off is
slated for 6:00 p.m.