UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball defeated Northwestern, 81-71, in the Pink Zone contest inside Rec Hall on Sunday in front of 201 breast cancer survivors and 3,074 fans.

Kiyomi McMiller led the Lady Lions (9-17, 2-13 Big Ten) with 32 points, and Gracie Merkle collected 19 points and 11 boards.

NORTHWESTERN (8-17): Sullivan 4-13 8-10 16, Thomas 0-3 3-6 3, Harter 4-14 0-0 9, Lau 6-14 2-2 17, Walton 3-7 0-0 8, Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Lash 0-1 0-0 0, Lopez 0-0 0-0 0, Righeimer 5-6 5-6 18, Totals 22-59 18-24 71

PENN ST. (9-17): Evans 1-3 2-2 4, Merkle 8-13 3-8 19, Cleante 2-4 2-2 7, McMiller 11-21 9-11 32, Murray 4-11 2-2 14, Mendelson 0-0 0-2 0, Okokoh 0-1 0-0 0, McFadden 1-3 0-0 2, Ranisavljevic 0-0 0-0 0, Santana 1-2 0-0 3, Steele 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 28-60 18-27 81

Northwestern 13 9 27 22 — 71

Penn St. 22 14 22 23 — 81

3-Point Goals–Northwestern 9-25 (Thomas 0-2, Harter 1-6, Lau 3-8, Walton 2-5, Righeimer 3-4), Penn St. 7-22 (Cleante 1-3, McMiller 1-3, Murray 4-11, McFadden 0-1, Santana 1-2, Steele 0-2). Assists–Northwestern 12 (Walton 4), Penn St. 13 (Cleante 4, McMiller 4). Fouled Out–Northwestern Lau. Rebounds–Northwestern 28 (Sullivan 7), Penn St. 45 (McMiller 12). Total Fouls–Northwestern 20, Penn St. 20. Technical Fouls–None. A–3,074.

SFU women defeated

ERIE — Mercyhurst made 18 3-pointers, and Lena Walz was 8-for-13 from 3-point range with a game-high 26 points to lead her team to an 85-61 victory over Saint Francis University Saturday at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center.

Aleah James led the Red Flash with 13 points.

SAINT FRANCIS (2-22, 2-11): Assefa 3-7 0-0 8, Sato 3-5 2-2 8, Eke 3-7 0-0 6, Ward 2-3 0-0 4, Walker 1-8 1-2 3, James 4-8 4-7 13, Hawthorne 4-8 1-1 10, Ricks 4-9 0-0 9, Thornhill 0-2 0-0 0. Totals — 24-57 8-12 61.

MERCYHURST (9-15, 9-4): Walz 9-17 0-0 26, Hernandez 5-12 2-2 16, Hall 5-10 0-0 12, Wilson 3-8 0-0 9, Van Schaik 0-2 2-2 2, Frazier 3-4 4-10 10, Fusetti 1-7 0-0 3, Stover 0-1 3-3 3, Kelly 1-1 0-0 2, Sollenne 1-3 0-0 2, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Heine 0-1 0-0 0, Cupka 0-2 0-0 0. Totals — 28-68 11-17 85.

Saint Francis 11 16 14 20 — 61

Mercyhurst 25 18 27 15 — 85

3-point goals: Saint Francis 5-14 (Assefa 2-6, James 1-2, Hawthorne 1-2, Ricks 1-2, Walker 0-2); Mercyhurst 18-47 (Walz 8-13, Hernandez 4-11, Wilson 3-7, Hall 2-4, Fusetti 1-7, Van Schaik 0-1, Stover 0-1, Sollenne 0-1, Heine 0-1, Cupka 0-1). Assists: Saint Francis 14 (James 4); Mercyhurst 25 (Van Schaik 7). Rebounds: Saint Francis 36 (Eke 6); Mercyhurst 40 (Walz 8).

PSU Altoona loses

ERIE — The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball had its seven-game winning streak snapped in a 78-68 loss to Penn State Behrend in the Junker Center on Saturday.

Penn State Altoona (16-7, 11-3 AMCC) received 20 points from Avana Sayles.