Richardson Named AMCC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
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State Behrend's Rachel Richardson (Moon Township/Moon Area) has been named
the AMCC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for February 23.
The junior scored 17 points on February 21 in a win against Pitt-Bradford in
the final game of the regular season. Behrend's 84-74 win clinched the
#4 seed for the AMCC Tournament and set up a first round home game against
Medaille for the Behrend Lions.
Richardson also had a strong performance earlier in the week when she scored
23 points during a loss at La Roche. For the week the guard averaged
20.0 ppg, and tallied seven steals, six rebounds, and four assists.
Richardson is averaging 12.2 ppg on the season and is currently second in
the AMCC in steals per game, averaging 3.5 thefts per contest.
The Behrend Lions will now face the #5 seed Medaille Mavericks on Tuesday,
February 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Junker Center. Behrend and Medaille split the season series
with each team winning on its home court. The winner will advance to
the AMCC semifinal round, which will be played Friday, February 27 at
Pitt-Greensburg.