The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team won two AMCC matches last week, defeating La Roche and Franciscan. The women’s team split its games.
The college’s track and field and swimming and diving teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights.
Men’s basketball
Penn State Behrend 86, La Roche 84
Penn State Behrend 91, Franciscan 51
Justin Gorney, a sophomore from South Park, scored a career-high 19 points in the win over Franciscan. He was 3-for-3 from the three-point line.
Women’s basketball
La Roche 76, Penn State Behrend 60
Penn State Behrend 66, Franciscan 48
Ali Goetz, a sophomore from Mars, scored a team-high 12 points against Franciscan. The Lions made 70 percent of their attempts from the free-throw line.
Men’s swimming and diving
Penn State Behrend 122, Malone 98
Ethan Halmi, a senior from Erie, won the diving events at Malone’s CT Branin Natatorium. He posted a personal-best score of 221.55 on the one-meter board and earned 207.83 points on the three-meter board.
Women’s swimming and diving
Malone 151, Penn State Behrend 58
Jessica Wyckoff, a sophomore from Elma, N.Y., won the 50- and 100-meter freestyle races at Malone’s CT Branin Natatorium, finishing in 26.81 seconds and 58.56 seconds.
Men’s track and field
Luke Patten, a senior from West Middlesex, won the pole vault at SPIRE, clearing a height of 4.97 meters. Matthew Grafton, a senior from Worthington, set a school record in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing in 8.46 seconds.
Women’s track and field
Rachel Pell, a junior from Elizabeth, set a school record in the 60-meter hurdles at SPIRE, finishing in 9.73 seconds. Paige Allen, a senior from Butler, won the 60-meter dash, finishing in 7.98 seconds.
Scores, results and updates for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.
Robb Frederick
Assistant director, news and information, Penn State Behrend
Jill Yamma
Sports information director, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College