PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team (9-4, 3-0) shot over 50 percent from the field for the second-straight game to win its second game in as many days, this time a 86-60 victory over Brown (10-5, 1-1) at The Palestra. Four Quakers scored in double-figures to lead the way for Penn. 

With the victory, the Red and Blue improve to 9-4 on the season with a perfect 3-0 mark in Ivy League play.

Anna Ross notched a team-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including a perfect 3-for-3 mark from the three-point line. The junior guard also matched a season-high with seven assists. Michelle Nwokedi recorded her seventh double-double of the year with 11 points and 10 rebounds while Sydney Stipanovich scored 17 points on 8-for-12 shooting with four assists and two blocks. Penn won the battle of the boards 36-30 and held Brown, a prolific scoring team, to just 40 percent shooting from the field. 

The 86 points scored are the most for Penn since an 81-46 win over UMBC on Nov. 15, 2015. The 26-point win is the largest for the Quakers since a victory over Yale in 2014. 

The duel began at a rapid pace, and both Penn and Brown flew up and down the court looking to score early and often. The teams traded leads in the early going before the Quakers seized momentum to end the period, ending the first frame on a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Beth Brzozowski. The shot gave Penn a 25-18 lead, its largest of the contest at the time as the Red and Blue shot over 61 percent from the field in the opening quarter.

The Bears fought back in the second, eventually tying the game at 30-all before the Quakers ended the half on a tear. A jumper from Ross and an and-one from Stipanovich helped spur the home team before a three from Ashley Russell capped a 10-0 run for Penn. The defense for the Quakers stiffened up, holding Brown scoreless for a stretch of nearly five minutes. Penn ended the first half with a hook shot from Princess Aghayere followed by a jumper from Kasey Chambers to grab a 44-32 halftime advantage, ending the period on a 14-2 run. 

Penn capitalized on its momentum to begin the second; Lauren Whitlatch scored her first points of the evening on a three, before Stipanovich found the bottom of the net yet again to make it 52-36 in advantage of the home team. Brown went on a mini 5-0 run to cut the lead down to 11, but the Quakers responded with a 7-2 run of its own to regain some breathing room. The third quarter was highlighted by the first-ever three-point shot attempt and make from Aghayere as Penn found itself ahead by 18 to end the frame. 

Penn closed the door on the Bears with three three-pointers to end the contest, one each from Chambers, Deja Jackson and Phoebe Sterba. 10 Quakers finished with points on the scoreline as the Red and Blue shot 34-of-61 from the floor including an even 13-of-26 from beyond-the-arc.

The Quakers will take a three-game break from Ivy League action, first by hosting Big 5 foe Villanova next Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. at The Palestra.