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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.