PHILADELPHIA – What a decade it has been.

To the current group of University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse players, Ivy League championships and NCAA Tournament berths are the norm. With nine Ivy titles in the last 10 years and a 10-year run deep into May, the Quakers have established a culture – and standard – of success.

That culture and standard was built in the mid-2000s by a group of young women who expected more of themselves and their program. This weekend, that group is honored as part of Penn Lacrosse's Alumni Weekend.

Although the beginnings of Penn's new expectation level originated early in the 2000s, it was the 2007 team which first brought this new standard to fruition on the field.

• Penn's First Final Four Appearance

• Penn's First NCAA Tournament Appearance Since 1984

• Penn's First Ivy League Championship Since 1982

• The first Penn team to go 7-0 in Ivy League Play

• Posted a 16-2 overall record – at the time a school record for wins in a season

• IWLCA National Coach of the Year (Karin Brower Corbett)

• IWLCA National Goalkeeper of the Year (Sarah Waxman)

• Two IWLCA First-Team All-Americans (Hillary Renna, Sarah Waxman)

• One IWLCA Third-Team All-American (Chrissy Muller)

• Five IWLCA First-Team All-Region Selections (Muller, Renna, Waxman, Ali DeLuca, Rachel Manson)

• One IWCLA Second-Team All-Region Selection (Karen Jann)

• Ivy League Rookie of the Year (Ali DeLuca)

• Three First-Team All-Ivy Selections (Muller, Renna, Waxman)

• Three Second-Team All-Ivy Selections (DeLuca, Manson, Jann)

• Two Honorable Mention All-Ivy Selections (Becca Edwards, Melissa Lehman)

The Red and Blue announced their ascension to the national spotlight with a dominating 7-0 run through the Ivy League. The Quakers won each Ancient Eight game by at least four goals – the closest contest a 14-10 win over Princeton at Franklin Field that secured a share of the Ivy League title. Three days later, a 12-4 win in Providence over Brown locked up sole possession of the Ivy title and Penn's first trip to the national tournament in over 20 years.

Of course, the Final Four is every team's goal when they enter the national tournament. For the Quakers, however, it was an even bigger target – the 2007 Final Four was to be played in its home stadium at Franklin Field.

Penn opened the NCAA Tournament with an 11-5 win over Boston University and followed with a 9-7 win over perennial power Maryland to ensure that there would be a Penn presence on Memorial Day in University City.

The Quakers were not successful in their upset bid of Northwestern in the national semifinals – the Wildcats were the only team to defeat the Quakers that season – but Penn's trip to the 2007 Final Four was a harbinger of things to come. The Red and Blue would return to championship weekend each of the next two seasons – including a title game appearance in 2008 – and have been mainstays atop the Ivy League and collegiate women's lacrosse ever since.

The 2007 Penn Quakers will have a chance to watch No. 12 Penn take on No. 16 Duke on Saturday in a crucial non-conference clash for both sides.

Penn enters the weekend with a 5-1 record, and is a perfect 5-0 in non-conference games. The Blue Devils are 4-3 overall, and are 4-0 in non-conference games.

• Penn is 3-5 all-time against Duke. The Quakers have lost their last three to the Blue Devils – each has been played in Durham.

• Penn is 0-1 all-time against Duke at Franklin Field – a 15-5 loss in 2003. The Quakers are 2-0 against Duke at Drexel's Vidas Field.

• Penn's three wins over the Blue Devils have come by a combined five goals – two were overtime wins in the NCAA Tournament, including a 9-8 win in the 2008 national semifinals.

• Last year, Duke pulled away for a 12-6 win in Durham on February 28.

• Alex Condon is third in the Ivy League in goals with 19. Her 26 points rank No. 4 in the Ivy League and she is second in caused turnovers with 15.

• Katy Junior is fourth in the Ivy League in ground balls with 16. Her 14 caused turnovers are third.

• Freshman Erin Barry is fifth in the Ivy League in draw controls with 21.

• As a team, Penn ranks No. 8 in the country in Scoring Defense, allowing 8.0 goals-per-game.

• Goalkeeper Britt Brown ranks No. 9 in the nation in both GAA (8.00) and save percentage (.551)

• The Blue Devils won their first four games of the season, but enter this week on a three-game losing streak.

• A 12-8 win over No. 12 Stanford highlights the non-conference wins for the Blue Devils.

• The three losses for Duke have all been in ACC games. After a 12-11 loss to No. 9 Notre Dame, Duke has followed with losses to Virginia Tech (11-6) and Louisville (11-8).

• Duke has been dominant on the draw, ranking No. 12 in Division I in draw controls-per-game (15.1).

• Olivia Jenner paces the Blue Devils on the draw. Her 7.0 draws-per-game ranks No. 5 in the country.

• Maddie Crutchfield leads four Blue Devils with 10+ goals this season, pacing the squad with 15.

• Kyra Harney has the overall team lead in points with 23 on 13 goals and 10 assists.

• The Blue Devils have won 106 draws as a team to 57 by their opponents. Harney's 49 are almost as much as Duke's seven opponents have won combined.