Behrend Lions Roll Over the Hilbert Hawks in AMCC Action
The Behrend Lions entered the day at 7-5 in conference play looking to move
up in the AMCC ranks and did just that improving to 10-9 overall and 8-5 in
league play after rolling to an 88-16 win over the visiting Hilbert Hawks.
Behrend jumped on the Hawks early forcing a visitor timeout
just over a minute into the game with the blue and white ahead 5-0.
Behrend continued its pressure defense to force Hilbert turnovers and create
easy scoring chances on the other end. The blue and white shot 62%
from the floor in the first half, while limiting the chances for the
visitors.
The Behrend Lions forced 27 turnovers and used a 19-10 advantage on the
boards to build a dominant 49-4 lead at the break.
Rachel Richardson (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) scored all ten of her points
in the first half while
Christine Krankota (Conneaut Lake, Pa./Conneaut Lake) chipped in seven
points and grabbed seven rebounds. Krankota notch a double-double with
11 points and ten rebounds in 22 minutes of action.
In the second half the blue and white again shot 62% from the floor and saw
ten players score points.
Natalie Engel (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) led all scorers with 18 points,
while
Kelly Nowacinski (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) had 16 in the win over the
Hawks (0-20, 0-13).
Also contributing in the Behrend win were
Amy Oldach (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) who had six points, six
assists, and eight steals and
Kim Pol (Erie, Pa./Central) who dropped eight points and grabbed four
boards.
The Behrend Lions will be back in the Junker Center on Saturday, February 7
at 1 p.m. to take on Penn State Altoona in another AMCC match-up. They
will then hit the road for three straight conference games before closing
out the year at home against Pitt-Bradford on February 21 at 6:00 p.m.