PHILADELPHIA – A day to celebrate the past will also showcase the present on Saturday as No. 8 Penn (7-1, 1-0 Ivy) hosts Brown (5-3, 0-2 Ivy) while celebrating the legacy of the 2008 Final Four team which went on to play in the national championship game.
 
About The 2008 Team…
A legacy that had been building the previous two seasons became firmly cemented as the 2008 Penn Quakers set a school record with 17 wins en route to the program's first national title game appearance. The Red and Blue posted a 7-0 record in the Ivy League for the second consecutive season, and posted a 15-game winning streak along the ride to a second straight Final Four berth.
 
After a 10-8 loss at Stanford on March 9, the Quakers did not lose again until the national championship game. The Quakers entered the 2008 NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed and easily dispatched Colgate (16-7) and Boston University (8-5) to advance to Memorial Day Weekend for the second year in a row.
 
In the national semifinals, the Quakers erased a three-goal deficit to reach the first national championship game by any Penn team. Senior Rachel Manson had the game-winner, finishing a Giulia Giordano pass with 42 seconds remaining in overtime. In the title game, The Quakers trailed by five to No. 1 seed Northwestern, but scored three in a row to make it a two-goal game with 13:57 to play, but the defending champions did not allow Penn to get any closer in a 10-6 final score.
 
Five Quakers earned All-American honors in 2008. First team honors went to Rachel Manson and Sarah Waxman, Ali DeLuca was a second-team selection, while Tarah Kirnan and Melissa Lehman were honorable mention All-Americans. Waxman's 2008 season earned her a second consecutive IWLCA National Goalkeeper of the Year selection, while head coach Karin Brower Corbett was IWLCA Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year. Waxman was named Ivy League Player of the Year, leading six All-Ivy selections for the Red and Blue.
 
Notes To Know…

• Penn is 30-9 all-time against Brown. The Quakers have won 14 in a row dating back to 2004.
• Neither team has reached double figures in scoring over the last three meetings between the two teams. Penn has scored 24 total goals over the three games, but conceded just 12. Last year, Penn won a 7-2 decision in Providence.
• Saturday's game will be played at Ace Adams Field at Penn Park. The Quakers are 2-2 all-time in games played at Penn Park. The Quakers are 1-0 in regular season games played at Penn Park, with a 17-9 win over Lehigh in 2017. This will be Penn's first game at Ace Adams Field, all four previous games at Penn Park were played on Dunning-Cohen Champions Field.

11th Hour
11 is the magic number for the Quakers so far in 2018. Penn is 7-0 when scoring 11 goals, and 7-0 when allowing fewer than 11 goals.
 
To Turnover And Not Turnover
Penn ranks No. 1 in the Ivy League in both Caused Turnovers-Per-Game (10.63) and Fewest Turnovers-Per-Game (13.00). Penn's 13.00 Turnovers-Per-Game are the fourth-fewest in the country, while its CTs-Per-Game number is No. 18.
 
The Cheese Stands Alone
Sophomore goalkeeper Mikaila Cheeseman ranks No. 10 in the nation in GAA (8.78) and No. 7 in save percentage (.548) – leading the Ivy League in both categories.
 
Zoe-MG
Freshman Zoe Belodeau is playing as well as any rookie in the country this season. The reigning Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and Inside Lacrosse National Rookie of the Week leads all rookies in the country with 15 assists, is No. 3 among freshman in DCs-Per-Game (5.63), No. 3 among rookies in Points-Per-Game (4.525) and No. 5 in Total Points (34). Belodeau – who has twice set a new Penn single-game draw control record this season – has 45 DCs through eight games. Last year, Erin Barry led all Penn players with 42 draw controls over 17 games.
 
Belodeau Closing In On Rookie Records
Zoe Belodeau's 34 points through eight games are already within range of Penn's rookie scoring record of 45 set by Erin Brennan '12 during the 2009 season. Brennan would total 27 goals and 18 assists during a rookie season which ended with Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors. Belodeau is also closing in on Penn's record for assists in a rookie season, set by Penn Athletics Hall of Famer Sherry Marcantonio who had 20 in 1980.
 
Rosenzweig Is Rolling
Sophomore Gabby Rosenzweig leads the Quakers in scoring with 26 goals and 13 assists for 39 points. She ranks No. 21 in the nation in points, and No. 37 in goals. Inside the Ivy League, she ranks No. 4 in goals, No. 3 in points, and No. 4 in assists. Rosenzweig has already tied her single-season high in goals, and is three points away from tying her 42 points from all of last season.
 
Career Record Book Rankings
Emily Rogers-Healion enters the game with 130 career points, three points away from moving into the Top-20 all-time at Penn. Her 63 career assists rank No. 6 all-time, two away from tying Ali DeLuca '10 for fifth. Alex Condon's 100 career goals are No. 10 all-time at Penn, she is three away from tying Iris Williamson '16 for ninth. Condon's 120 career points are No. 16 all-time at Penn, five away from tying Lori Fruitkin '95 for No. 15.
 
About Brown…
The Bears are 5-3 overall this season, and 0-2 in the Ivy League. In their two Ancient Eight games, Brown has twice been defeated by two goals, losing 12-10 to Princeton and 19-17 to Yale. Most recently, Brown defeated Iona, 10-6.
 
Brown is No. 3 in the Ivy League and No. 17 in the country in Scoring Offense, averaging 14.8 goals-per-game. Freshman Risa Mosenthal leads the Ivy League and ranks No. 11 in the country with 32 goals. Junior Caroline Zaffino, a transfer who played 21 career games at Boston College, has 20 goals and a team-high 40 draw controls.
 
Defensively, Marissa Hudgins has 14 caused turnovers and 16 ground balls to lead the Bears. Goalkeeper Maggie Bigelow has started all eight games and has an 11.53 GAA and .396 save percentage.