ERIE, Pa. — The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team opened its season with wins against Allegheny and Thiel. Tommy DiRienzo, a senior from Pittsburgh, scored a career-high 42 points against Thiel. He was 15-for-15 from the free-throw line.
Behrend’s soccer, cross-country, volleyball, wrestling and bowling teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:
Men’s soccer
Johns Hopkins 1, Penn State Behrend 0
The Lions exited the NCAA Division III tournament with an overtime loss to No. 15 Johns Hopkins. Goalkeeper Anthony Scalise, a freshman from North Huntington, made four saves.
Women’s soccer
Ithaca 1, Penn State Behrend 0
The Lions exited the NCAA Division III tournament with an overtime loss to Ithaca. The game’s lone goal came as a header off a corner kick at 7:21 of overtime.
Men’s basketball
Carnegie Mellon 84, Penn State Behrend 62
Penn State Behrend 94, Thiel 76
Penn State Behrend 86, Allegheny 68
Mason Blankenberg, a junior from Ontario, New York, scored 25 points against Allegheny. Matthew McDonough, a junior from Pittsburgh, scored 17 points against Carnegie Mellon.
Women’s basketball
Chatham 80, Penn State Behrend 52
Penn State Behrend 80, St. John Fisher 64
Rachel Majewski, a senior from Erie, and Alaina Fabin, a freshman from Indiana, each scored 20 points against St. John Fisher. Madilyn Boyer, a junior from Saxonburg, scored 18 points against Chatham.
Men’s cross-country
Fifteenth (of 22 teams) at the NCAA Regional Championships
Lucas Boyd, a sophomore from North East, posted a season-best time in the 8K race, finishing in 26:47.8. He placed 43rd in a field of 166 runners.
Women’s cross-country
Sixteenth (of 21 teams) at the NCAA Regional Championships
Lindsey Hartle, a junior from Pittsburgh, finished the 6K race in 25:14.8. She placed 91st in a field of 154 runners.
Women’s volleyball
Penn State Altoona 3, Penn State Behrend 1
Penn State Behrend 3, La Roche 0
Cadence Jones, a freshman from North East, set the single-season record for kills, with 470. Brynne Smith, a freshman from Butler, had 37 assists and12 digs against Penn State Altoona.
Wrestling
Penn State Behrend 40, Waynesburg 10
Lycoming 47, Penn State Behrend 6
Penn State Behrend 40, Washington & Jefferson 18
Matt Caldwell, a sophomore from North Tonawanda, New York, won two bouts in the 197-pound weight class. Rudy Brown, a freshman from Burgettstown, won twice at 157 pounds. Isaac Meyers, a freshman from McMurray, won twice at 125 pounds.
Women’s bowling
Penn State Behrend 846, Alvernia 761
Penn State Behrend 738, La Roche 683
Saint Vincent 906, Penn State Behrend 807
Penn State Behrend 811, Hilbert 740
William Smith 894, Penn State Behrend 786
Penn State Behrend 782, Pitt-Bradford 756
Penn State Behrend 793, Pitt-Greensburg 713
The Lions finished the two-day Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Round Robin 1 with a record of 5-2. The games were played in the Baker format.
Scores, updates and video links for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.