ERIE, Pa. — Career-best games by Morgan Altavilla and Rachel Majewski led the Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team past Alfred State, 90-78. Altavilla, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, scored 34 points. Majewski, a junior from Erie, scored 33.
Behrend’s track and field, volleyball and wrestling teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:
Men’s basketball
Penn State Behrend 76, Pitt-Greensburg 51
Penn State Behrend 74, Alfred State 51
Tommy DiRienzo, a senior from Pittsburgh, scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Alfred State. Matthew McDonough, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, scored 23 points against Pitt-Greensburg.
Women’s basketball
Penn State Behrend 88, Pitt-Greensburg 73
Penn State Behrend 90, Alfred State 78
Madilyn Boyer, a sophomore from Saxonburg, scored 11 points against Pitt-Greensburg. Alexis Furyes, a junior from Medina, Ohio, had seven rebounds, three blocks, three steals and two assists against Alfred State.
Men’s track and field
Ryan Festa, a senior from Horsham, placed third in the pole vault at the SPIRE Midwest Open. He cleared a height of 4.60 meters.
Women’s track and field
Madison Kappeler, a senior from Cecil, placed fourth in the pole vault at the SPIRE Midwest Open, clearing a height of 3.15 meters. Lindsey Hartle, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, placed sixth in the 3,000-meter race, finishing in 11:25.83.
Men’s volleyball
Kean 3, Penn State Behrend 0
Hobart 3, Penn State Behrend 0
St. Norbert 3, Penn State Behrend 0
Owen Wienczkowski, a senior from Waterford, recorded eight kills and two block assists against St. Norbert. Alex Jackson, a senior from Cochranton, had 23 assists against Hobart.
Wrestling
St. John Fisher 37, Penn State Behrend 9
Lane Dellaquila, a freshman from St. Marys, won a 4-3 decision in the 165-pound bout against St. John Fisher.
Scores, updates and video links 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