The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team opened Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play with two wins over Mt. Aloysius. The Lions finished with scores of 3-1 and 3-0. Kyle Hoffman, a junior from Carlton, had 26 kills.
The team lost to Geneva, 3-2.
Behrend’s basketball, track and field and wrestling teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:
Men’s basketball
- Penn State Behrend 69, Pitt-Bradford 62
- Penn State Behrend 84, Hilbert 77
Tommy DiRienzo, a senior from Pittsburgh, scored 30 points and grabbed six rebounds against Hilbert. He now holds the program record for career points, with 1,779.
Women’s basketball
- Penn State Behrend 113, Pitt-Bradford 65
- Penn State Behrend 91, Hilbert 27
Julia Balaski, a junior from Mercer, scored a career-high 16 points against Pitt-Bradford. Chloe Yazembiak, a freshman from West Springfield, scored a career-high 12 points – all in the fourth quarter.
Men’s track and field
Alex Cotton, a junior from Saxonburg, placed fourth in the shot put at the SPIRE Indoor Games, completing a 16.37-meter throw. Ryan Festa, a senior from Horsham, tied for fifth in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.50 meters.
Women’s track and field
Madison Kappeler, a senior from Cecil, tied for second in the pole vault at the SPIRE Indoor Games, clearing a height of 3.35 meters.
Wrestling
- Second (of five teams) at the AMCC Championships
The Lions hosted the conference championships and scored 127 points. Rudy Brown, a freshman from Burgettstown, topped the 157-pound weight class, winning a 14-9 decision. Nolan Fenton, a sophomore from Kersey, won by technical fall, claiming the 197-pound title.
Scores, updates and video links for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.