Penn College won its fifth-straight game with a 64-56 victory over Cedar Crest College in a United East women’s basketball game Saturday. The Wildcats improved to 9-1 United East, 8-11 overall, while the Falcons fell to 3-6, 5-7.

Following a back-and-forth first quarter, which resulted in a 14-14 deadlock, Penn College opened the second quarter with a 5-0 run to lead 19-14 early in the period. The Wildcats increased their lead to seven, 25-18, on St. John Neumann graduate Gigi Parlante’s layup with 4:29 on the clock before the Falcons went on a 7-0 spurt to tie the game at 25 with 2:42 remaining. PCT outscored CCC, 6-2, in the final minutes to lead 31-27 at halftime.

The game was tied for a final time, 34-34, with 5:44 left in the third but Penn College responded with a 10-0 run – led by four points from Parlante – to lead 44-34 with 2:26 on the clock. The Wildcats held a double-digit lead the majority of the remainder of the third.

The Wildcats led by as many as 16, and their advantage never dipped below six, in the fourth.

Williamsport graduate Emily Pardee paced Penn College with 16 points, grabbed seven boards, and dished out six assists. Parlante recorded her 11th double-double this season with 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Rachel Teats added 14 points.

Penn College returns to action Wednesday, 5 p.m., at Lancaster Bible.

CEDAR CREST (5-7, 3-6)

Caylie Long 10-17 6-9 26; Rachel Bilger 6-9 0-0 12; Maliya Gonzalez 3-11 4-4 10; Bryanna Rivera 2-12 0-0 6; Megan Perrine 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 22-55 10-13 56.

PENN COLLEGE (8-11, 9-1)

Emily Pardee 6-13 4-4 16; GIgi Parlante 7-11 1-3 15; Rachel Teats 6-11 2-2 14; Lexi Troup 2-9 3-4 7; Kayleigh Miller 2-8 1-2 5; RaeAnna Andreas 2-5 0-0 5; Keeley Baker 1-3 0-0 2; Avery Baker 0-0 0-0 0; Brooke Kopinetz 0-0 0-0 0; Emily Woolson 0-0 0-0 0; Kayla Herzer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 11-15 64.

Cedar Crest 14 13 10 19 — 56

Penn College 14 17 20 13 — 64

3-point goals: Cedar Crest 2-13 (Rivera 2-9, Perrine 0-1, Gonzalez 0-3), PCT 1-7 (Andreas 1-1, Miller 0-1, Teats 0-1, Troup 0-4). Fouled out: Cedar Crest-none; PCT-Parlante. Rebounds: Cedar Crest 28 (Long 9), PCT 37 (Parlante 13). Assists: Cedar Crest 5 (Long 5), PCT 20 (Pardee 6, Parlante 6). Technical fouls: Cedar Crest-none; PCT-none. Total fouls: Cedar Crest 15, PCT 13.