Behrend
Lions Women's Basketball Picks Up Big
League Win at Home
The
Penn State Behrend women's basketball team dropped league opponent La
Roche, 65-50, on Thursday, January 22 at home in the Junker Center.
In the first half Behrend trailed early, 10-2 at the 14:40 mark. Coach Fornari's time-out helped the squad focus up. Behrend then tied the
game at 10 apiece after
Kelly Nowacinski (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) connected on a
pair of free-throws.
Rachel Richardson's (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) steal and lay-in provided Behrend with a two-point lead at 16-14. This advantage expanded to eight points at three separate occasions during the closing minutes of the half as the blue and white entered the break with a 35-28 gap.
Richardson led with ten points, while Kim Pol (Erie, Pa./Central) came off the bench to provide the team with a spark and hit all four of her attempts from the field for 10 points.
In the second frame, Behrend created a 30-22 difference en route to the 15 point win. Richardson and Pol concluded the game with a game-high 17 points. Senior guard Natalie Engel (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) added 13 points and seven boards.
Behrend forced 30 Redhawk turnovers,
while restricting La Roche to 28% shooting from the field. Behrend improves
to 7-8 overall and 5-4 in the league, while La Roche falls to 7-9 and 4-5 in
the AMCC.
The blue and white are back in action this Saturday, January 24 when AMCC
opponent Frostburg State travels to Erie for a 1:00 p.m. conference contest.