PHILADELPHIA – It was the worst of halves. It was the best of halves.
 
No. 13 Penn (5-0) couldn't muster any semblance of momentum in the first half of its game at Drexel (1-4), but a switch was flipped at halftime and Penn dominated the final period en route to a 16-11 win in a Philadelphia rivalry game.
 
The Quakers trailed, 5-2, late in the first half but found some momentum off an Abby Bosco goal with 0:13 left in the first period. Erin Barry would follow with the first goal of the second half and Penn suddenly found itself within one at 5-4.
 
The Dragons would twice regain two-goal leads early in the second half, but a Gabby Rosenzweig goal with 22:54 to play started a 10-0 Penn run which ultimately resulted in a 15-7 Penn lead. Caroline Cummings scored three times in that run for Penn, a personal 3-0 spurt in a span of 1:21 which led to the 15-7 lead.
 
Notes To Know

• Penn is off to its best start since 2015 when the Quakers went 5-0.
• Penn is now 13-2 against Drexel all-time, 7-0 against the Dragons at Vidas Field, and 10-0 all-time in games at Vidas Field.
• Penn's 37 shots were the most in a game this season.
• The Quakers had a 19-10 edge on the draw, including a 15-5 advantage in the second half.
• At one point, Penn won 11 consecutive draws in the second half – Penn scored on 10 of 11 possessions they started off those draws.
• The Dragons were held scoreless over a span of 17:20 in the second half, Penn going on a 10-0 run. Penn outshot Drexel, 17-9, over that span. Drexel hit two posts and Mikaila Cheeseman made four saves.
• After being held scoreless on Saturday for the first time in 22 games, Cummings responded with four.
• Gabby Rosenzweig has 3+ goals in four of Penn's five games this season. She now has 43 goals over her last 11 games. Through 22 career games, she has 68 career points.
• Zoe Belodeau had eight draw controls in the game to go with three points.
• Erin Barry had a hat trick, adding six draw controls.
• Mikaila Cheeseman made eight saves, giving her 7+ saves in each of her last three appearances.

How It Happened
The Dragons opened a 3-0 lead, bolstered in large part by a pair of Drexel goals 0:49 apart just over ten minutes into the game. The Dragons had a chance to extend their lead to four goals, but the Quakers forced a second shot clock violation of the first half and worked down field in transition. Caroline Cummings would find space behind the cage, dodging past a defender just outside the crease and firing top corner with 15:42 remaining in the first half to get Penn on the board.
 
Penn scored late in the first half, Abby Bosco taking a Zoe Belodeau pass and finishing with 0:13 left in the first period. That goal cut Drexel's lead to 5-3, Penn taking advantage of an Erin Barry caused turnover right at the start of a Drexel clear.
 
Penn scored three times in a span of 1:32 early in the second half to tie the game, getting goals from three different players. Belodeau had the equalizer with 22:22 remaining to bring Penn all the way back.
 
With just over twenty minutes remaining, Penn took its first lead of the game. After a Cheeseman save on the defensive end, Natalie Stefan brought the ball up in transition and found Rosenzweig at the goal for her third of the game and an 8-7 Penn lead.
 
Erin Barry would connect for her second of the game with 19:08 left, finishing a Rosenzweig pass to give Penn an insurance goal and a 9-7 lead.
 
Penn would ultimately go on a 10-0 run to take a 15-7 lead. Five different players scored for Penn during that run, including Cummings who had three in that run.
 
The Red and Blue continue their four-game road trip at No. 25 Georgetown on Saturday, taking on the Hoyas in D.C. at 12 p.m.