PHILADELPHIA – It is all Ivy League play the rest of the way for No. 10 Penn as the Quakers (8-2, 1-1 Ivy) begin a five-game sprint to the postseason against Dartmouth (5-4, 0-3 Ivy) on Saturday at Franklin Field.
Opening draw with the Big Green is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Youth Day. All young lacrosse players in attendance are encouraged to take advantage of the following promotions:
• Free Food for the First 100 Youth Players
• Pre-Game Poster Making Station
• Penn Lacrosse Water Bottle Giveaway
• Post-Game Autographs With The Quakers
The Red and Blue enter the weekend fourth in the Ivy League, behind No. 8 Cornell (3-0), Harvard (3-0) and No. 7 Princeton (2-0). The Crimson and Tigers play this weekend, while the Big Red are hosts to Brown.
Notes to Know…
• Penn is 18-23 all-time against the Big Green. The Quakers had won four in a row before suffering a 10-9 loss last year in Hanover.
• The Quakers are 11-10 all-time against Dartmouth at home, and 10-9 in games played at Franklin Field. The last time the two teams met in Philly, Penn doubled up Dartmouth, 10-5, at Franklin Field on 3/21/15.
• The Quakers enter the weekend ranked No. 4 in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 7.4 goals per game.
• Penn is 8-0 in 2017 when holding opponents to under 10 goals.
• The Quakers are 6-0 when scoring 10+ goals.
• Over their last five games, the Quakers have averaged 6.4 goals allowed per game.
• Senior goalkeeper
Britt Brown is No. 3 in the nation in save percentage (.575) and No. 4 in GAA (7.40).
• Sophomore defender
Katy Junior leads the Ivy League and ranks No. 12 in the nation in caused turnovers per game with 2.40.
Alex Condon is averaging 1.90 which ranks No. 33 among all Division I players.
• Junior has at least one CT in all 10 games this season, and four games with 3+.
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Caroline Cummings has 18 points over her last five games – averaging 3.6 over that span. She has added eight ground balls and 10 draw controls over that span.
• Freshman
Erin Barry is coming off a game where she had two goals and six ground balls in Penn's 10-7 win at No. 16 Northwestern. She has picked up at least one ground ball in all 10 of her collegiate appearances, ranking second on the squad with 25. She also has 25 draw controls, leading the Quakers.
Dissecting Dartmouth…
• The Big Green are 5-4 overall and 0-3 in Ivy League play during head coach Danielle Spencer's first season in Hanover.
• Dartmouth opened its season with four consecutive wins. During that winning streak, the Big Green averaged 15.75 goals per game while allowing 8.75.
• Since then, the Big Green have lost four of their last five contests. Over that span, Dartmouth is averaging 10.8 goals per game while allowing 15.4.
• In its three Ivy League losses in 2017, the Big Green have conceded 52 goals while scoring 30.
• The Big Green rank No. 4 in the nation in draw controls per game, averaging 16.4. Kathryn Giroux leads the Big Green and the Ivy League – and ranks No. 7 in the nation – with 6.78 draw controls per game.
• Dartmouth is active in the shot clock era, ranking No. 6 in the nation in shots per game with 34.44.
• Courtney Weisse leads the Big Green in both goals (27) and points (30).
• Elizabeth Mastrio and Cara DePippo each have 17 goals and seven assists for 24 points.
• 10 of Mastrio's 17 goals have come on free positions attempts.
• Kiera Vrindten has started eight games in goal for the Big Green. She is 4-4 with a 12.90 GAA and a .463 save percentage.
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