BEHREND MEN CROWNED AMCC BASKETBALL CHAMPS, WILL PLAY HOPE COLLEGE IN FIRST ROUND OF NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

The Penn St. Behrend men are heading to Michigan where they will meet Hope College in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament on Friday after winning the AMCC basketball title Saturday afternoon.

Behrend will be in the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in school history and the second in as many years after defeating #3 seed Hilbert College, 66-51.  Junior Nick DeLisio came up big once again with an 18 point,  5 assist effort to spearhead the win and help his team complete the regular season at 23-4.  Sophomore Jerame Owens had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the runner up Hawks, who were gunning for their first-ever crown.