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Women: Penn State at Dayton
Tipoff: 7 p.m., UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Records: Penn State (0-2); Dayton (0-1)
TV: ESPN+
Notable: Despite losing its first two games, Penn State has outrebounded both opponents. ... New Penn State coach Tanisha Wright was the 2022 AP Coach of the Year while coaching the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. ... Penn State leads the all-time series against Dayton, 2-1, but the teams haven't played since 2011. The first meeting between the schools was in 2008, a 67-66 Dayton victory. ... Dayton is coming off a loss to Illinois State.
Mirror prediction: Dayton 81, Penn State 76
Mirror prediction record: 0-2
-- Michael Boytim
Area college
PSU women fall to Bearcats
CINCINNATI -- The Penn State women's basketball team suffered a 76-53 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon at Fifth Third Arena
The Lady Lions fell to 0-2.
Junior guard Devyn Quigley led the Lady Lions with 19 points, and graduate guard Enjulina Gonzalez had nine points. Graduate forward Cristen Carter led Penn State on the glass with 12 rebounds.
PENN ST. (0-2): Bozan 3-5 0-0 6, Black 0-5 3-4 3, Gonzalez 3-4 3-6 9, Quigley 8-18 2-2 19, White 1-5 0-0 2, Carter 2-5 1-2 5, Garcia 0-0 0-0 0, Banks 1-3 2-4 4, Durley 2-6 1-2 5, Totals 20-51 12-20 53.
CINCINNATI (2-0): Jah 2-7 4-4 9, Bullard 0-0 0-0 0, DeVillasee 5-10 3-4 13, Jackson 1-5 0-0 3, Jones 5-8 0-0 10, Alexander 6-10 0-2 12, Barrett 0-1 0-0 0, Benson 2-6 0-0 4, Carden 2-3 0-0 4, Crawford 4-6 0-0 12, Fernandez 1-1 1-2 4, Gunter 2-4 0-0 5, Whitted 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 30-62 8-12 76.
Penn St. 11 9 14 19 -- 53
Cincinnati 22 18 22 14 -- 76
3-Point Goals--Penn St. 1-10 (Black 0-4, Quigley 1-5, White 0-1), Cincinnati 8-20 (Jah 1-4, DeVillasee 0-2, Jackson 1-3, Jones 0-1, Barrett 0-1, Crawford 4-4, Fernandez 1-1, Gunter 1-3, Whitted 0-1). Assists--Penn St. 7 (Black 3), Cincinnati 18 (DeVillasee 5, Fernandez 5). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Penn St. 37 (Carter 12), Cincinnati 30 (Benson 8, Jah 8). Total Fouls--Penn St. 14, Cincinnati 16. Technical Fouls--None. A--1,278.
PSU Altoona men drop two in Virginia
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The Penn State Altoona men's basketball concluded its weekend road trip on Sunday afternoon, when the Lions lost 88-81 to Regent University at Gateway Christian Academy.
Regent (1-0) led by as many as 14 points during the first half, but Penn State Altoona (0-2) battled back to make it a three-point game, 41-38, by halftime. Scoring picked up in the second half, but the Royals did enough to stay ahead of the Lions.
Braelen Cage and Kal-El Gentles each scored 19 points for Penn State Altoona.
The Lions suffered a 97-59 loss to Division III No. 2-ranked Christopher Newport University in the Freeman Center in Newport News, Va., on Saturday.
Cage and Nehemiah Frye each scored 13.
PSU Altoona women downed
MARIETTA, Ohio -- The Penn State Altoona women's basketball team opened its 2026-27 season on the road Saturday evening, when the Lions lost to non-conference opponent Marietta College, 84-54.
Ellie Irvin led all scorers with 17 points, including five 5-pointers, for PSU Altoona. Alina Sopko chipped in with seven points, while Madison Rusnica added six points for the Lions.