GLEN ALLEN, Va. — The Penn State women’s basketball went 1-1 in the 4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic this past weekend, beating VCU, 78-66, on Saturday and falling to Richmond, 70-54, on Sunday.

The Lady Lions fell to 7-5.

In Saturday’s win, PSU redshirt junior Moriah Murray recorded 18 points, all coming from shots from beyond the arc, sophomore Kiymoi McMiller produced her 11th-straight double-digit scoring outing with 17 points to go with eight rebounds, freshman Tea Cleante compiled 15 points in addition to a team high eight assists and five steals, and redshirt junior Gracie Merkle put together her fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 boards.

In Sunday’s loss, Merkle put up 15 points on seven-of-10 shooting from the field, and Cleante recorded 11 points. Senior Maggie Mendelson had eight points and six rebounds.

SATURDAY

VCU (4-9): Knezevic 4-12 0-0 10, Tkachenko 7-10 0-0 16, Augustin 3-8 2-5 9, Griffin 1-3 2-2 4, Preston 8-16 1-2 17, Ghaifan 0-1 0-0 0, Sotelo 1-1 0-0 2, White 0-1 0-0 0, Zachariah 3-7 1-1 8, Crespín 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 27-63 6-10 66

PENN ST. (7-4): Merkle 6-9 1-2 13, Cleante 5-13 3-4 15, McMiller 7-18 2-4 17, Murray 6-14 0-0 18, Ranisavljevic 2-7 0-0 5, Evans 0-3 0-0 0, Mendelson 3-8 2-5 8, Okokoh 0-0 0-0 0, McFadden 0-0 2-2 2, Santana 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Steele 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 29-74 10-17 78

VCU 14 20 20 12 — 66

Penn St. 23 18 23 14 — 78

3-Point Goals–VCU 6-18 (Knezevic 2-6, Tkachenko 2-3, Augustin 1-4, Preston 0-1, White 0-1, Zachariah 1-1, Crespín 0-2), Penn St. 10-32 (Cleante 2-8, McMiller 1-4, Murray 6-14, Ranisavljevic 1-3, Mendelson 0-1, Smith 0-1, Steele 0-1). Assists–VCU 12 (Crespín 4), Penn St. 20 (Cleante 8). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–VCU 37 (Knezevic 8), Penn St. 46 (Merkle 12). Total Fouls–VCU 17, Penn St. 17. Technical Fouls–None. A–553.

SUNDAY

RICHMOND (11-3): Doogan 12-22 4-5 30, Newell 2-7 1-2 6, Persichetti 0-2 0-0 0, Sweeney 9-15 1-1 20, Ullstrom 5-11 0-0 12, Dewey 0-4 0-0 0, Simon 1-3 0-0 2, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 29-64 6-8 70

PENN ST. (7-5): Mendelson 3-7 0-0 8, Merkle 7-10 1-2 15, Cleante 5-11 0-0 11, McMiller 4-14 0-0 8, Murray 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 0-2 0-0 0, Okokoh 0-0 0-0 0, McFadden 0-1 0-0 0, Ranisavljevic 2-3 0-0 5, Santana 1-5 0-0 3, Smith 2-4 0-0 4, Steele 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 24-59 1-2 54

Richmond 19 17 20 14 — 70

Penn St. 14 11 16 13 — 54

3-Point Goals–Richmond 6-27 (Doogan 2-8, Newell 1-3, Persichetti 0-2, Sweeney 1-3, Ullstrom 2-6, Dewey 0-4, Simon 0-1), Penn St. 5-18 (Mendelson 2-4, Cleante 1-5, McMiller 0-4, Ranisavljevic 1-2, Santana 1-3). Assists–Richmond 14 (Sweeney 6), Penn St. 11 (Cleante 3, Murray 3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Richmond 29 (Ullstrom 14), Penn St. 36 (Mendelson 6, Murray 6). Total Fouls–Richmond 3, Penn St. 15. Technical Fouls–None. A–703.

Flash beaten

BRONX, N.Y. — Despite a career-high 24 points by Cassandra Hawthorne, the Saint Francis women’s basketball team ended the non-conference portion of the season with an 86-61 loss at Fordham on Sunday.

Aleah James added 16 points, and Shelby Ricks tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Flash, now 0-11.

SAINT FRANCIS (0-11): Hawthorne 9-14 1-1 24, James 6-18 2-3 16, Ricks 6-15 0-2 14, Assefa 1-5 0-0 3, Ward 0-6 0-0 0, Eke 1-6 0-0 2, Walker 0-4 2-2 2, Thornhill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-69 5-8 61.

FORDHAM (8-4): Black 9-16 4-5 25, Edwards 6-10 0-0 15, Berry 2-5 4-4 8, Wilson-Saltos 3-7 0-0 6, Hill 0-3 1-2 1, Sirtautaite 4-7 1-2 9, Morgan 3-5 0-0 8, Easley 3-9 1-2 8, Niankan 2-4 1-2 5, Liley 0-4 1-2 1, Omoshola 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 32-73 13-19 86.

Saint Francis 16 14 18 13 –61

Fordham 21 28 19 18 –86

3-Point Goals–Saint Francis 10-33 (Hawthorne 5-8, JAmes 2-9, Ricks 2-6, Assefa 1-4, Ward 0-4, Walker 0-1, Thornhill 0-1), Fordham 9-24 (Balck 3-8, Edwards 3-6, Morgan 2-3, Easley 1-3, Hill 0-1, Niankan 0-1, Liley 0-2). Assists–Saint Francis 17 (Walker 5), Fordham 21 (Easley 9). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Saint Francis 50 (Assefa 11), Fordham 44 (Wilson-Saltos 10). Totals Fouls–Saint Francis 15, Fordham 7. Technical Fouls–None. A–313.

PSU Altoona loses

WAYNESBURG — The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team fell to Waynesburg on Saturday afternoon, 74-61.

Penn State Altoona (6-4) trailed by four points, 34-30, at halftime, but Waynesburg (4-6) outscored the Lions 40-31 in the second half.

Avana Sayles scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for PSU Altoona, and Jaidyn McCracken (Bellwood-Antis High School graduate) had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Lanie Wilt (Altoona Area High School graduate) contributed 11 points.

Juniata gets 1st win

NEW WILMINGTON — The Juniata College women’s basketball team earned its first victory of the season by downing Westminster, 56-50, Saturday afternoon at Ron Galbreath Court inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.

Juniata (1-8) had four players finish in double figures. Emily McCann had 11 points and five rebounds. Emma Coolidge and Bri Bodtorf each posted double-doubles — Coolidge with 10 points and 17 rebounds and Bodtorf with 10 points and 12 boards. Olivia Berg added 10 points, five rebounds and four assists.