ERIE, Pa. — The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team won its home opener, defeating Geneva, 3-1, at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Invitational. Cameron Schleicher, a junior from Meadville, had 16 kills and five digs.
The Lions lost to Chatham, 3-2, and to Thiel, 3-2.
Behrend’s basketball, swimming and diving, track and field, wrestling and bowling teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:
Men’s basketball
Pitt-Greensburg 77, Penn State Behrend 73
Alfred State 52, Penn State Behrend 49
The game against Alfred State included 32 lead changes and eight ties. Tommy DiRienzo, a senior from Pittsburgh, led the Lions with 15 points and seven rebounds. Mason Blankenburg, a junior from Ontario, New York, scored 22 points against Pitt-Greensburg.
Women’s basketball
Penn State Behrend 88, Pitt-Greensburg 60
Penn State Behrend 77, Alfred State 55
Rachel Majewski, a senior from Erie, scored 17 points against Alfred State and now holds the program record for points scored, with 1,597. Madilyn Boyer, a junior from Saxonburg, scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Men’s swimming and diving
Penn State Behrend 196, Nazareth 68
Penn State Behrend 170, Fredonia 61
Tim Compton, a senior from Pittsburgh, won the 200 freestyle (1:46.57) and the 400 IM (4:11.62) against Nazareth. Isaac Stoeckle, a freshman from Pittsburgh, won the 100 backstroke (53.68) and the 200 backstroke (2:04.26).
Women’s swimming and diving
Penn State Behrend 160, Nazareth 108
Penn State Behrend 137, Fredonia 76
Kallie Smith, a freshman from Oil City, won the 100 breaststroke (1:12.62) and the 200 breaststroke (2:39.59) against Nazareth. Camryn Watters, a sophomore from Greensburg, won the 200 freestyle (2:05.74) and the 200 backstroke (2:12.64).
Men’s track and field
Ryan Festa, a senior from Horsham, won the pole vault event at the Houghton Highlander Invitational, clearing a height of 4.45 meters. Alex Cotton, a junior from Saxonburg, won the shot put, completing a 15.25-meter throw. Derek Hillhouse, a senior from Erie, won the high jump, clearing a height of 1.89 meters.
Women’s track and field
Madison Kappeler, a senior from Cecil, placed second in the pole vault at the Houghton Highlander Invitational, clearing a height of 3.20 meters. She also placed second in the long jump, with a distance of 5.10 meters.
Wrestling
St. John Fisher 26, Penn State Behrend 11
Cole Neil, a sophomore from St. Marys, won by decision in the 141-pound bout. Steffan Lynch, a sophomore from North East, won by technical fall at 149 pounds. Nolan Fenton, a sophomore from Kersey, won by decision at 197 pounds.
Women’s bowling
Pitt-Bradford 870, Penn State Behrend 812
Pitt-Bradford 927, Penn State Behrend 784
Pitt-Bradford 4, Penn State Behrend 1 (Baker format)
Emily Warrene, a junior from Tarentum, led the Lions in the traditional matches with a total pinfall of 364. She bowled a 192 in the first match.
Scores, updates and video links for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.