PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team concluded non-conference action on Sunday afternoon, pushing past local Division III opponent Haverford, 81-46. The win improves Penn's overall record to 11-3 on the year, with only Ivy League contests remaining in the regular season.

PENN NEWS AND NOTES
*The Quakers were led by a dominating post presence, featuring 21 points on an effective 10-for-12 shooting for sophomore Eleah Parker. The reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year also collected eight rebounds and swatted three blocks in 21 minutes of action.

*Senior Princess Aghayere joined Parker in double figures, scoring 10, with two rebounds, two assists and two steals.

*Penn's eight made 3-pointers tie its second-highest total of the season. Katie Kinum led the charge from deep, with three long balls for nine points. 

*Penn's six turnovers tie a season-low, matching its total against Villanova. 

*The Quakers finished with 32 bench points, including Kinum's nine and a career-high matching eight from freshman Mia Lakstigala. 

*The Red and Blue's 10 non-conference wins this season rank second-most in program history.

*Penn has won 64 of its last 65 games when holding opponents to 49-points or less.

*Ashley Russell continued to shine as a prime facilitator of Penn's offense, dishing out seven assists. 

*All 16 players available checked into the game for the Red and Blue, and 12 different Quakers scored, matching a season high.

*Penn is now 1-0 all-time against Haverford after the first meeting between the two programs. Coach McLaughlin is 5-0 against non-Division I opponents in his time with the Quakers.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Quakers set the tone early with how they wanted to exploit certain advantages on the court, going down low and letting Parker get work done in the post. The sophomore scored six of Penn's first nine points, and controlled the boards in doing so, popping off the box score at first glance. The Red and Blue surged out to a 20-4 lead, as Parker and Aghayere tag-teamed the front court, while Phoebe Sterba converted early 3-point attempts in the backcourt. 

A three-ball from Katie Kinum capped the first quarter, with Penn ahead 25-7. The Quakers dominated the glass, 16-5, including six offensive rebounds in the period.

The visiting Fords found their footing in the second quarter, producing their most effective 10-minute period of the game on offense. At one point, Haverford hit five of six field goals, clawing back to a 32-19 deficit, but Penn returned to its bread and butter, hitting Parker down low who converted four-straight layups, doing anything she wanted in the paint.

If it wasn't Parker, it was Aghayere, who took over after Parker's big run to control the offense for the Quakers, and Penn was able to regain its footing on defense, holding a 49-25 advantage at the break. Remarkably, neither team committed a personal foul in the second period of play. 

A 10-0 run for the Quakers in the middle of the third quarter was enough to solidify the result, in turn allowing the Red and Blue to utilize their bench. Kinum, Kennedy Suttle, Tori Crawford and Michae Jones all chipped in to extend the Penn lead after halftime.

Haverford was led by 16 points from Megan Furch and 15 from Macy Goldbach, but ultimatley Penn was too much, as the score ready 81-46 at the final buzzer.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Traditional Ivy League weekends await the Quakers, as Penn will hit the road for a trip to Cornell and Columbia, beginning with a matchup against the Big Red on Friday, Feb. 1.