UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team suffered its sixth-straight loss, 92-76, to Illinois at the Bryce Jordan Center Sunday afternoon.

The game marked the final scheduled game for the Lady Lions at the BJC in the 2025-26 season.

The Lady Lions fell to 7-10 overall and 0-6 in Big Ten play, while the Fighting Illini improved to 14-3 and 4-2.

Three Lady Lions finished the game in double figures, including redshirt junior center Gracie Merkle, who finished with a team-high 24 points. Sophomore guard Kiyomi McMiller added 19 points, while also tying her career-high with seven assists, and freshman Nyla McFadden scored 12 points in her first collegiate start.

ILLINOIS (14-3): Parchment 3-6 4-4 11, Wallace 11-13 3-4 28, Brown-Hagger 1-3 0-0 3, Dolan 2-8 0-0 5, Jackson 6-9 3-4 15, Benson 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Vasconcelos 1-2 2-2 4, Guyton 0-1 0-0 0, Webber 10-15 1-1 26, Totals 34-57 13-15 92

PENN ST. (7-10): Merkle 8-12 8-10 24, McFadden 5-9 2-2 12, McMiller 9-26 0-0 19, Murray 3-6 0-0 9, Steele 0-0 0-0 0, Mendelson 0-0 0-0 0, Okokoh 1-2 1-2 3, Cleante 3-7 1-2 9, Ranisavljevic 0-1 0-0 0, Santana 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 29-67 12-16 76

Illinois 21 22 23 26 — 92

Penn St. 20 12 23 21 — 76

3-Point Goals–Illinois 11-22 (Parchment 1-1, Wallace 3-4, Brown-Hagger 1-3, Dolan 1-5, Guyton 0-1, Webber 5-8), Penn St. 6-17 (McFadden 0-1, McMiller 1-3, Murray 3-6, Cleante 2-4, Ranisavljevic 0-1, Santana 0-1, Smith 0-1). Assists–Illinois 25 (Jackson 9), Penn St. 18 (McMiller 7). Fouled Out–Illinois Parchment. Rebounds–Illinois 37 (Wallace 8), Penn St. 25 (Merkle 7). Total Fouls–Illinois 17, Penn St. 18. Technical Fouls–None. A–1,945.

SFU loses to LIU

LORETTO — Kadidia Toure came three assists short of a triple double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Long Island in a 77-61 win over Saint Francis Saturday in a college women’s basketball game at DeGol Arena.

Gemma Walker paced the Red Flash with 20 points, five rebounds, two steals, and an assist. Sonia Sato added eight points in the loss.

Saint Francis held a 14-8 lead with 62 seconds left in the first quarter before the Sharks went on a 29-11 run over the rest of the first half to take control of the game.

LONG ISLAND (9-6): Toure 8-13 6-6 22, Williams 5-11 1-2 12, Gaines 3-8 1-2 7, Akridge 3-7 0-0 6, L. Nunez 0-0 0-0 0, Humphrey 5-7 0-0 15, Molnarova 5-10 2-3 13, Wiley 1-2 0-0 2, Tanedo 0-3 0-0 0, Diallo 0-0 0-0 0, C. Nunez 0-2 0-0 0. Totals — 30-63 10-13 77.

SAINT FRANCIS (1-14): Sato 4-7 0-0 8, James 2-7 3-4 7, Ward 3-7 0-0 7, Ricks 2-7 0-0 6, Thornhill 0-5 0-0 0, Walker 7-12 5-5 20, Minnis 2-5 0-0 6, Eke 1-1 2-2 4, Short 1-3 0-1 2, Hawthorne 0-1 1-2 1. Totals — 22-55 11-14 61.

Long Island 10 27 26 14 — 77

Saint Francis 14 11 21 15 — 61

3-point goals: Long Island 7-19 (Humphrey 5-6, Williams 1-3, Molnarova 1-3, C. Nunez 0-1, Tanedo 0-1, Wiley 0-1, Toure 0-1, Akridge 0-3); Saint Francis 6-13 (Ricks 2-2, Minnis 2-3, Walker 1-2, Ward 1-3, Hawthorne 0-1, Thornhill 0-2). Assists: Long Island 22 (Toure 7); Saint Francis 16 (Ward 5). Rebounds: Long Island 43 (Toure 10); Saint Francis 27 (Minnis 7).

PSU Altoona rolls

The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team overwhelmed Alfred State College, 77-57, on Saturday afternoon in Adler Arena.

Avana Sayles scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds for PSU Altoona (8-5, 3-1 AMCC). Jaidyn McCracken (Bellwood) contributed 16 points, and Lanie Wilt (Altoona) finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.