PHILADELPHIA – For the second game in a row and fourth time in seven contests to open 2018, No. 11 Penn (6-0) takes on a Top-25 opponent as the Quakers head south to No. 20 Duke (5-2) to take on the Blue Devils March 17 at noon.
 
Notes To Know…

• The Quakers are 4-5 all-time against Duke. Penn won the most recent meeting, a 16-6 win at Franklin Field last season. The Quakers are 0-4 all-time at Duke.
• 12 different players have scored at least one goal for the Quakers this season. Last year, Penn had 11 players score the entirety of the season.
• Five players are in double figures in goals for Penn through six games. In 2017, seven players were in double figures over the 17-game slate.
• Five different players have game-winning goals for the Quakers this season – the same amount as 2017.
• Freshman Zoe Belodeau has 40 draw controls through six games. Last year, Erin Barry led Penn with 42 draw controls over 17 games.

Do You Want Cheese On That? Yes!
Sophomore Mikaila Cheeseman has earned back-to-back Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors after taking over the starting spot in goal. This past week, she garnered IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week honors. After six games, she leads the Ivy League in GAA (7.33) and Save Percentage (.554), ranking No. 3 and No. 5 in those categories among all Division I keepers.
 
Condon Closes In On Century Mark
Senior co-captain Alex Condon enters the game with 96 career goals, four shy of becoming the 10th player in program history to reach the 100-goal mark.
 
Rogers That
Senior Emily Rogers-Healion is sitting on 126 career points, tied for No. 13 all-time by a Quaker. 62 of her points have been assists – the sixth-most in a career by a Quaker.
 
Gabby Grabbing Points
Sophomore Gabby Rosenzweig leads the Quakers with 32 points over six games this season, scoring 22 goals and adding 10 assists. She has at least two goals in all six games, and has three or more in five. Dating back to the Rutgers game, Rosenzweig has totaled six or more points in each of her last four games. Last week, she had nine goals and three assist over two games for 12 points.
 
Zoe-M-G
Freshman Zoe Belodeau has burst onto the scene for the Quakers, ranking second on the team with 25 points through six games. Twice this season, she has set a new Penn single-game record for draw controls – most recently winning 13 at No. 25 Georgetown. She has been a nominee for ILWomen.com's National Rookie of the Week honor three out of four weeks this season. Belodeau has had 3+ points in all six of her career games and is averaging 4.17 points-per-game.
 
Stefan Stifles
Co-Captain Natalie Stefan switched primarily to defense this season, and has rounded into form of late. Over her last three games, Stefan has nine caused turnovers and 12 ground balls. Stefan will join the attack at times, she has two assists this season and she had 19 goals and 13 assists last year while playing a two-way midfield role.
 
Dissecting Duke
The Blue Devils finished last season with an 8-9 record, missing out on the NCAA Tournament. Duke has started the season 5-2, ranking No. 20 in the latest IWLCA Top-25. They started out the season 3-0, with a 17-9 win over #21 Elon, an 18-8 win over Campbell, and a 9-8 win over #11 Northwestern.
 
The Blue Devils would drop their next two games, losing 17-14 to No 25 Virginia Tech and 15-5 to Stanford, which was also ranked No. 25. Duke would rally with wins in their two matchups, picking up a 21-13 win over Boston University and a 21-12 win over Louisville.
 
This season's leading scorer, Charlotte North, has a total of 37 points, and her 33 goals are more than last season's leading scorer, Maddie Crutchfield, had the whole season. Crutchfield is holding her own through Duke's first seven games, totaling 21 points (15 goals and 6 assists). As a team, Duke shoots significantly more than their opponents, with 43 more total shots.
 
A key on Saturday could be who gets off to a better start. Duke does most of its damage during the first half of games, outscoring their opponents by 22. Similarly, Penn has a 40-24 edge in first-half scoring. Duke has struggled to put away teams in the second half, being outscored, 45-44. Penn on the flip side, has outscored opponents, 48-22 in the second half of games.