UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team lost for the seventh straight game with a 75-68 setback to Wisconsin on Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Penn State hosted its 19th annual Play 4 Kay game benefitting Pink Zone with a combined 1,620 years, nine months and 15 days of survivorship between all of the survivors in attendance that were honored in a halftime recognition.

Penn State fell to 10-16, 1-14 in the Big Ten, while Wisconsin improved to 12-14, 3-12.

PSU redshirt sophomore Gracie Merkle led all scorers with 28 points. Graduate Gabby Elliott had 12 points.

WISCONSIN (12-14): Williams 9-18 5-7 23, McCray 6-9 3-5 15, Leuzinger 0-1 0-0 0, Myers 1-6 0-0 2, Porter 7-14 3-3 18, Douglass 5-9 3-4 17, Jimenez 0-2 0-0 0, Krahn 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 28-62 14-19 75

PENN ST. (10-16): Hall 1-1 2-4 4, Merkle 13-17 2-3 28, Elliott 4-12 3-4 12, Murray 0-6 0-0 0, Santana 3-6 0-0 9, Johnson 3-4 2-2 8, Rust 0-0 0-0 0, Jekot 0-0 0-0 0, Oden 0-5 0-0 0, Steele 1-1 0-0 3, Walker 1-3 2-3 4, Totals 26-55 11-16 68

Wisconsin 24 13 14 24 — 75

Penn St. 21 16 13 18 — 68

3-Point Goals–Wisconsin 5-19 (Myers 0-4, Porter 1-4, Douglass 4-7, Jimenez 0-1, Krahn 0-3), Penn St. 5-15 (Elliott 1-2, Murray 0-6, Santana 3-5, Oden 0-1, Steele 1-1). Assists–Wisconsin 22 (Porter 12), Penn St. 19 (Murray 6). Fouled Out–Penn St. Elliott. Rebounds–Wisconsin 30 (Williams 10), Penn St. 35 (Merkle 12). Total Fouls–Wisconsin 13, Penn St. 17. Technical Fouls–None. A–4,188.

SFU women fall in OT

LORETTO — With several members of the 2005 Northeast Conference Championship team in attendance, Saint Francis was looking for a little bit of that championship magic but fell, 70-67, against Central Connecticut State in women’s basketball action on Saturday.

The Red Flash had a chance to tie the game at the free throw line, but missed the front end of two charity tosses. Saint Francis had two attempts from behind the arc in the waning seconds but could not convert.

Harris Robinson paced the Red Flash with a career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.

“I am just proud of Harris for pushing and fighting,” Saint Francis coach Keila Whittington said. “She didn’t play very much in the first year she was here. Last year, she became a key player off the bench for us; this year, she’s one of our top six players. I am really proud of her work ethic, her effort, and her energy and her leadership.”

Airah Lavy had 17 points off the bench, and the freshman tied the game to force overtime. Marissa Shelton added 12 points and five rebounds.

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE (70): Lanpher 8-17 9-11 26, Williams 3-8 0-0 6, Slomack 2-7 0-0 4, Kenefick 1-6 0-0 2, Henry 0-2 1-2 1, Noin 7-10 3-6 17, Farrell 5-10 0-0 11, Monestime 1-3 1-3 3. Totals — 27-63 14-22 70.

SAINT FRANCIS (67): Robinson 5-10 4-5 16, Shelton 5-13 0-1 12, Plata 2-4 2-4 7, Gibson 2-6 0-0 4, Daffe 0-1 0-0 0, Lavy 6-10 0-0 17, Boyd 2-7 3-3 7, Johnson 1-9 0-0 2, Campbell 1-3 0-0 2, Artero 0-0 0-0 0, Eke 0-0 0-0 0. Totals — 24-63 9-13 67.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

CCSU 6 23 17 13 11 — 70

Saint Francis 13 14 13 19 8 — 67

3-point goals: CCSU 2-17 (Farrell 1-1, Lanpher 1-4, Kenefick 0-1, Noin 0-2, Williams 0-4, Slomack 0-5); Saint Francis 10-25 (Lavy 5-8, Robinson 2-4, Shelton 2-8, Plata 1-2, Daffe 0-1, Boyd 0-2). Assists: CCSU 10 (Lanpher 4); Saint Francis 12 (Boyd 4). Rebounds: CCSU 39 (Noin 10); Saint Francis 38 (Robinson 10).

Records: Central Connecticut State (7-17, 6-5 in NEC); Saint Francis (9-16, 7-5 in NEC).

PSU Altoona triumphs

The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team recognized senior guard Jordan Bisignani in a senior day ceremony before Saturday afternoon’s game in Adler Arena, then defeated AMCC opponent Alfred State College 68-49.

After a sluggish start to the game by both teams, Penn State Altoona (11-12, 8-6 AMCC) began to pull away in the second quarter and led 30-12 by halftime. The Lions went on to lead by as many as 28 points.

Jess Burns scored a game-high 20 points for Penn State Altoona, and Madison Rusnica provided 16 points off the bench.

Jaidyn McCracken (Bellwood-Antis) scored 12 points and tied the game high in assists with four. Avana Sayles also had 12 points