PHILADELPHIA - It's that time again! All eyes turn to The Palestra for the second edition of the Ivy League Basketball Tournament, with the University of Pennsylvania (20-7, 11-3 Ivy) women's basketball team earning the two seed in the four-team playoff. The Quakers tip things off versus third-seeded Harvard on Saturday, March 10 at approximately 8:30 p.m. 

The Series with Harvard: 82nd Meeting
The Crimson hold the 50-31 advantage in the all-time series between the two schools, but Penn has held the upper hand of late. The Quakers had won nine-straight meetings against Harvard, marking the longest winning streak in program history for the Red and Blue, before the Crimson's victory on Feb. 23. Penn's last loss to Harvard in The Palestra came on Feb. 25, 2012. 

Catching the Game: Ivy League Network and ESPN3
Both semifinal games will be broadcast live on ESPN3, with a tape delay airing on ESPNU. Sunday's championship game will be aired live on ESPNU at 4 p.m. Coverage around the weekend's games, including Friday's open shootarounds, will be shown live and for free on the Ivy League Network (ILN), now available on Apple TV, Roku and the ILN app for Android and Apple devices. In-game Twitter and Instagram updates can be found @PennWBB.

2017-18 Previous Meetings
Feb. 10: W, 69-49; Philadelphia, Pa.
Feb. 23: L, 52-55; Cambridge, Mass.

The Quakers and the Crimson split their two meetings this season, with both team prevailing on their home court. Penn featured a 30-point performance from Michelle Nwokedi in the matchup at The Palestra, as part of a 69-49 victory for the Red and Blue. Harvard stormed out to an early lead in the second game of the series, but the Quakers rallied from 15 down, going on a 16-0 run to take the lead in the third quarter, but couldn't hold on.

Scouting the Crimson
Harvard finished the regular season 18-9 overall with a 10-4 mark in Ivy League play. The Quakers and the Crimson split their season series, with Penn coming away with a 20-point victory inside The Palestra, with Harvard avenging its loss with a three-point win in Cambridge. The Crimson featured three players on the All-Ivy teams, including a first-team selection for sophomore Katie Benzan and second-team selections for Taylor Rooks and Jeannie Boehm. All three average double-figure scoring for Harvard. 

Rookie of the Year
Eleah Parker was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year by unanimous decision, while also earning a spot on second-team All-Ivy. Parker is the first freshman to earn All-Ivy status for Penn since Stipanovich in 2014. Parker finished the regular season averaging 11.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, ranking first among all league freshmen in both categories. The rookie also ranked fourth overall in the league in field goal percentage, shooting at a 48 percent clip. As much as she evolved offensively throughout the year, featuring 18 games in double-digit scoring, Parker continued to improve all season defensively, finishing the regular season at fifth in the league, averaging 2.0 blocks per game. Parker tallied six double-doubles on the year, including four against Ivy League opponents.

Magic Number: 60 
The statistic that may most indicate a Penn win or loss? 60 points. Penn has won 84 of its last 85 regular season games when scoring at least 60 points. Since head coach Mike McLaughlin took over at Penn, the Quakers are 114-11 (.912) when they reach that number (86-3 over the last four seasons). In comparison, the Quakers are just 39-96 (.288) when they've scored less than 60 points under Coach McLaughlin. The trend continues defensively. Over the last seven seasons, the Red and Blue are 28-51 (.354) when allowing 60 points or more. But when holding opponents under that number, the Quakers hold a healthy winning record of 123-30 (.804).

Defending Ivy Champions
The Quakers followed up their fifth Ivy League regular season championship last year by becoming the first-ever Ivy League Tournament champions, winning games against fourth-seeded Brown (71-60) and second-seeded Princeton (57-48) in the inaugural tournament at The Palestra to seal the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Success from Deep
Lauren Whitlatch has led the charge for a historic shooting year for the Quakers, as Penn has set the program record in 3-pointers made with 217 and counting. Penn has hit 10+ 3-pointers 10 times this year and is undefeated in those games.

Shot Blocking Ballers
While Nwokedi leads the team with 65 blocks on the year, Parker isn't far behind with 54. If the duo were their own team, they would rank ahead of 257 schools in the category.