PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team will honor five seniors prior to Saturday's home finale, as the Quakers host Harvard at 1 p.m.
 
Saturday's game will air worldwide on the subscription-based Ivy League Network (ILN), now available on Apple TV, Roku and the ILN app for Android and Apple devices.
 
Thank You, Seniors!
Prior to Saturday's first draw, Penn will honor Alex Condon, Katie Cromie, Caroline Cummings, Mo Leitner and Natalie Stefan as they play their final regular-season home game. This group enters Saturday with 51 wins overall and a 22-3 regular-season mark against Ivy opponents. They also have three NCAA Championship wins on their resume.
 
Notes To Know…
*Penn (10-2, 4-0 Ivy) can conceivably clinch a share of the Ivy title on Saturday, by beating Harvard and then seeing Princeton and Dartmouth lose. The Tigers (3-1 Ivy) host Cornell Saturday at 1 p.m., while the Big Green (4-1) host Yale at 3 p.m.
*Penn remains No. 9 in the IWLCA national poll for the second-straight week
*Penn leads the series with Harvard, 29-17, and has won 20 in a row over the Crimson dating back to 2001
*Last year, the Quakers trailed to the Crimson 4-0 and 5-1 before rallying for a 13-10 win in Cambridge
*Penn leads the league in overall scoring defense (8.86 GAA), assists per game (8.33), fewest turnovers per game (13.33), caused turnovers per game (10.75), and save percentage (.509)
*Penn's defense will be tested on Saturday, as Harvard leads the Ivy League with 15.31 goals per game
*Harvard's Julia Glynn (4.45) and Keeley MacAfee (3.62) are 1-2 among Ivy players in overall goals per game, while Penn's Zoe Belodeau (2.08) is tied for first in overall assists per game
 
Five Lead the Drive
Penn had five women earn recognition when Inside Lacrosse posted its Midseason All-American teams a few weeks ago. Sophomore Gabby Rosenzweig was a second-team selection, while freshman Zoe Belodeau and junior Katy Junior were named third-team All-American. Senior Alex Condon and sophomore goalie Mikaila Cheeseman earned honorable mention recognition.
 
Four to the Tewaaraton List
Penn also has four women on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List. The Tewaaraton is given annually to the nation's top male and female college lacrosse players. Condon and Junior were on the original list put out prior to the season, while Rosenzweig and Belodeau were added to the list on March 22.
 
Nationally Speaking
*Penn is fourth nationally in assists per game (8.42) and 11th in points per game (22.50)
*Penn is seventh nationally in fewest turnovers per game (13.42)
*Penn's GAA not only leads the Ivy League; it is eighth nationally
 
Single-Season Record Book Rankings
*Zoe Belodeau has 67 draw controls, most in program history (dating back to 2003)
*Gabby Rosenzweig has 59 points, ninth on Penn's single-season list
*Belodeau has 51 points, 15th on Penn's single-season list
*Rosenzweig has 35 goals, t-15th on Penn's single-season list (Rachel Manson in 2008)
*Belodeau has 25 assists, t-ninth on Penn's single-season list (Chrissy Muller in 2007)
*Rosenzweig has 24 assists, t-11th on Penn's single season list (Nina Corcoran in 2014, Erin Brennan in 2010)
*Emily Rogers-Healion has 21 assists, t-14th on Penn's single-season list (Giulia Giordano in 2010)
 
Career Record Book Rankings
*Rogers-Healion has 142 career points for her career, tenth all-time; Karen McFadden (1985-88) is ninth with 143
*Rogers-Healion has 70 career assists, fifth all-time; Chrissy Muller (2004-07) is fourth with 71
*Alex Condon has 108 career goals, sixth all-time; Karen McFadden is fifth with 111
*Condon has 131 career points, 12th all-time; Julie Heller (1978-81) and Brenda Shaw (1989-92) have 132
*Only a sophomore, Rosenzweig has 101 points for her career (61g, 40a)
*Senior Caroline Cummings has exactly 100 points for her career (82g, 18a)
 
The Cheese Stands Alone
Sophomore goalkeeper Mikaila Cheeseman ranks ninth nationally in save percentage (.513) and 10th in goals-against average (9.04).
 
Zoe-MG
Freshman Zoe Belodeau is playing as well as any rookie in the country this season. After recording five points (0g, 5a) and a staggering eight draw controls last Saturday vs. Columbia, she continues to lead all freshmen nationally in assists per game (2.08) and is second among freshmen in points per game (4.25) and third in draw controls per game (5.58), and tied for seventh in total points (51). Belodeau—who has twice set the Penn single-game draw control record this season—has 67 DCs through 12 games; last year, Erin Barry led all Penn players with 42 draw controls over 17 games.
 
Penn Rookie Records for Belodeeau
Belodeau is on pace to shatter the Penn record for points by a freshman; through just 12 games she has 51 (26g, 25a) and has already broken the previous mark of 45 set by Erin Brennan in 2009. Brennan totaled 27 goals and 18 assists during a rookie season which ended with Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors. After dishing off five assists last Saturday vs. Columbia, Belodeau also now holds the record for assists in a rookie season with 25. The previous mark of 20 was held by Penn Athletics Hall of Famer Sherry Marcantonio and set in 1980.
 
Rosenzweig is Rolling
Sophomore Gabby Rosenzweig had five more points last Saturday and continues to lead the Quakers in scoring with 35 goals and 24 assists for 59 points. She ranks 14th in the nation in points per game (4.92), 27th in assists per game (2.00), and 52nd in goals per game (2.92).