Behrend
Breezes Past Hilbert 66-21, Remains Undefeated in AMCC
The
Behrend women's basketball team improved to 3-0 in the AMCC with a 66-21
victory over the Hilbert Hawks on Wednesday, December 5 at the Junker Center
in front of 134 fans.
Behrend came out with energy in the first half, grabbing 11
steals and forcing Hilbert into 17 first half turnovers. The blue and
white shot 50% from the field to build a commanding 41-7 lead at the half.
The second half was all Penn State
Behrend. The women dominated the Hawks, shutting them out for the
first six minutes. The blue and white would go on to add another 25
points in the second half to close out the game.
Meagan Bielanin (Erie/Mercyhurst
Prep) led the
Behrend Lions with a game high 15 points. Bielanin hit 7 of 12
from the floor, while
contributing four rebounds. Teammate Jenn
Emberg (Cowansville/Kittaning) had a solid game shooting 4 of 6 from the
floor, for a total of eight
points and four rebounds. Natalie Engel (McDonald/Fort Cherry) scored
five points to go along with six assists, five rebounds, and four steals.
Kayla O'Connor (Erie/Seneca) also got into the action for Behrend
contributing eight points and six rebounds.
The women's basketball team (3-4, 3-0) will travel to Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday, December 8 at 1:00
p.m. This will be the last AMCC game for the blue and white until
after the holiday break. On Monday, December 10 the squad will be back in
action in the Junker Center to take on the Grove City Wolverines.
Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m