ERIE, Pa. — The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team beat La Roche at the foul line: Sophomore Kourtney Beamesderfer made four foul shots in the final 13 seconds, nudging the score to 70-69.
Penn State Behrend’s volleyball, wrestling, track and field, and swimming and diving teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights:
Men’s basketball
Penn State Behrend 77, Franciscan 43
La Roche 57, Penn State Behrend 50
Dan Wanker, a senior from Pittsburgh, scored his 1,000th career point in the win over Franciscan. He and Justin Gorny, a senior from South Park, combined for 39 of the team’s 77 points.
Women’s basketball
Penn State Behrend 70, Franciscan 34
Penn State Behrend 70, La Roche 69
Caitlin Carnuche, a freshman from New Castle, recorded her first career double-double in the win over Franciscan, scoring 20 points and adding 11 rebounds.
Men’s swimming and diving
Penn State Behrend 140, St. Vincent 122
Penn State Behrend 133, Malone 71
Mark Patterson, a senior from North Huntingdon, won the 100 and 200 backstroke races at St. Vincent. He also swam a leg of the 200 freestyle relay, which the Lions won.
Women’s swimming and diving
St. Vincent 146, Penn State Behrend 107
Malone 109, Penn State Behrend 83
Marcella Puglia, a freshman from Beaver Falls, won the 200 and 500 freestyle races against Malone. She also won the 1,000 freestyle at St. Vincent.
Men’s volleyball
St. John Fisher 3, Penn State Behrend 0
Elmira 3, Penn State Behrend 2
Elms 3, Penn State Behrend 0
Dillon Hildebrand, a junior from Red Lion, recorded 14 kills against Elmira. He had 12 more against St. John Fisher.
Men’s track and field
Jack Georgetson, a sophomore from Aliquippa, won the pole vault at the Mount Union Wuske invite. He set a personal record of 15-07.
Women’s track and field
Riley Crissman, a junior from Bradford, won the 3,000-meter run at the Mount Union Wuske invite, finishing in 10:43.67. Jenna Shelton, a senior from Cabot, won the mile run, finishing in 5:28.95.
Wrestling
Case Western 27, Penn State Behrend 16
Kent State Tuscarawas 30, Penn State Behrend 27
Levko Higgins, a sophomore from Palmyra, won twice — first by forfeit, and then by pin. Michael Binni, a freshman from Canonsburg, won two matches by major decision.
Scores, results and updates for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.