PHILADELPHIA - Non-conference? It's finished. All Ivy League, all the time for the University of Pennsylvania (11-5, 2-1 Ivy) women's basketball team, as the Quakers their #RoadToIvyMadness on Friday, Feb. 2 vs. Brown at 6 p.m., followed directly with a Saturday contest against Yale at 5 p.m. A successful month of January has the Red and Blue on a hot streak, winners of five-straight games. 

In the Series vs. Brown: 82nd Meeting
Friday's contest marks the 82nd meeting in the Penn-Brown series. The Quakers hold the 46-35 advantage overall and are in the midst of their longest winning streak vs. the Bears in program history at 12 games in a row, including five-straight in Providence. The two teams faced off three times last year, twice during the regular season and once in the semifinals of the Ivy League Tournament, where Penn tallied a 71-60 win at The Palestra. In Penn's 12-game winning streak vs. Brown, the final score has been decided by single digits three times, including a 71-68 thriller at the Pizzitola Sports Center last season. 

In the Series vs. Yale: 81st Meeting
The Quakers and Bulldogs will face for the 81st time on Saturday, with Penn holding the slim 41-39 advantage in the all-time series. The two teams split two matchups last year, as Yale proved to be the lone Ivy League loss for the Red and Blue en route to their second-straight conference title. Prior to that 61-48 Yale victory in New Haven, Penn had won seven straight over the Elis, the longest winning streak for the Quakers in program history over the Bulldogs. 

Catching the Game: ESPN3 & Ivy League Network
Both of games this weekend can be watched live on both ESPN3 and the Ivy League Network (ILN), now available on Apple TV, Roku and the ILN app for Android and Apple devices. In-game Twitter updates can be found @PennWBB. A complete recap, box score and highlights can be found on PennAthletics.com shortly after the conclusion of the game.

Last Time Out: W, 89-25 vs. Gwynedd Mercy (Jan. 28, 2018)
   - The Quakers dismantled Division III opponent Gwynedd Mercy 89-25, tying a McLaughlin-era scoring record in the process. Eleah Parker notched the fourth double-double of her career with 12 points and 15 rebounds in just 17 minutes as Penn won its season-best fifth straight. 

Scouting the Bears
Brown posted an impressive start to the year, shooting out to a 12-1 record, but has struggled in the early portion of Ivy League play, going 1-3 against Ancient Eight opponents with an overtime win over Yale and losses to those same Bulldogs, Dartmouth and Harvard.The Bears boast two of the top three scorers in the Ivy League in backcourt duo Shayna Mehta and Justine Gaziano as both average over 18 points per game. Brown plays a fast tempo offense, leading the leading averaging 80.6 points per game with 8.8 3-pointers made each time out, while shooting a league-best 0.428 from the field. Sarah Behm is in her fourth year as head coach of the Bears. 

Scouting the Bulldogs 
Yale enters the weekend at 9-8 overall and a 2-2 mark in conference play, splitting the season series with Brown, while earning a win over Darmouth and losing to Harvard. The Bulldogs are led by the versatile duo of Tamara Simpson and Jen Berkowitz. Berkowitz leads the league in field goal percentage at 0.573, while Simpson, the defending Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, averages 4.6 steals a game. Allison Guth is in her third year at the helm of the Bulldogs.

Ross the Boss
Anna Ross made Penn history this season, breaking the program record for career assists with her 429th dish on Jan. 28, 2018 against Gwynedd Mercy, breaking a record set in 1989 by Cheryl Rath. Ross currently ranks 30th in the nation, averaging 5.6 assists per game. Against Rhode Island, Ross set a new career-high with 10 assists and became the first Quaker since Lauren Pears (Jan. 13, 2007) to notch a double-double on points/assists.

Parker Gaining Steam
Freshman center Eleah Parker has emerged as a key offensive catalyst for the Quakers, boasting 12-straight games in double-figures. The Charlotte, N.C. native seems to break or tie a new career-high in a different category each time out, most recently collecting a new personal best 15 rebounds vs. Gwynedd Mercy, earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors for her efforts. Parker has won six Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards, two Player of the Week awards, two USBWA National Freshman of the Week awards and two Big 5 Player of the Week honors. 

Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge
The Quakers have partnered up with the American Cancer Society for the 3-Point Challenge. During the month of February, fans can pledge to donate a certain dollar amount for every 3-point basket made by the Red and Blue! Head to Penn's Pledge It page for info! 

Nwokedi Selected as Senior CLASS Award Candidate
Senior captain Michelle Nwokedi was named one of 30 Division I student-athletes from around the country as a candidate for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award, celebrating those with achievement in competition, community, classroom and character. In addition to her success on court, Nwokedi has proven success in other facets, earning a spot on last year's Winter Academic All-Ivy team, and starting a fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Harvey. 

Catching Fire
Penn's offense has been scorching at times throughout this season, averaging 68.4 points per game, the most since the 2003-04 team finished with an avearge of 69.1 points each contest. After scoring 84 against Rhode Island and 82 against VCU, the Quakers notched 80+ points in back-to-back contests for the first time since 2003. The Red and Blue tied a McLaughlin-era record first by hitting 13 3-pointers against URI and NJIT and then by posting 89 points vs. GMU. Leading the charge has been Lauren Whitlatch, who ranks 38th in the country, averaging 2.88 three's per game. 

What's Next?
The Quakers return home to The Palestra for their lone games in Philadelphia during the month of February, facing Dartmouth first on Friday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. before squaring up against Harvard the following day, also at 7 p.m.