PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania softball team (14-20, 9-9 Ivy) celebrated the careers of Jurie Joyner, Molly Oretsky, Katie Petroski, and Mason Spichiger Sunday afternoon. While winning the weekend series taking games one and two, the Quakers came up short on senior day losing 8-4 to Cornell. Penn will head into the final Ivy series of the season next weekend on the road against Princeton. 

Box Scores

Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Combined Series

Inside the Numbers

* Despite the loss, the Quakers won their third Ivy series of the season. They also have series wins over Yale and Brown. 

* Penn was out-hit by the Big Red five to eight. However, Penn left six on base compared to Cornell's four. 

* The Red and Blue didn't get their first hit until the third inning when Katie Petroski hit a double to deep right field. 

* Jurie Joyner finished the weekend hitting her 103rd RBI, she moves into the top-5 in that category. 

* The seniors combined for eight hits and eight RBI through the weekend. 

* Mason Spichiger ended her final weekend at Penn Park with a 3.50 ERA giving up just four runs while holding the Cornell batters to a .250 average. 

How it Happened

To start the afternoon, the Quakers celebrated the illustrious careers of Jurie Joyner, Molly Oretsky, Katie Petroski, and Mason Spichiger. The four seniors combined for 80 wins in their careers and would play their final game at Penn Park on Sunday. All four would start their final game at home together. 

The Quakers bats were much colder than they were the day before when the team scored a combined 19 runs. It wouldn't be until the third inning when Penn got its first hit, a double to deep right field from Katie Petroski. Later in the inning, Petroski came in to score to cut the Big Red lead down to two and make the score 3-1. 

After three innings in the circle, throwing three strikeouts and allowing three runs on four hits, Spichiger was replaced by sophomore Jennifer Brann. 

Down 4-1 in the sixth, the Quakers looked to rally and make a final push to try and get a win on senior day. With two outs, freshman Abigail Abramson hit a double to drive in two runs and make it a one-score game. 

Cornell responded with four runs of their own in the top of the seventh to push their lead to five. 

Penn would not go down without a fight. They loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame and were able to bring in a run on a sac fly from Sarah Cwiertnia. With two outs, Jessica England was tagged on her way to third base on a hit from Joyner to conclude the Quakers' 8-4 game three loss to Cornell.

What's Next

The Quakers will travel to Princeton next week to wrap up the 2018 season.