NEW YORK CITY – A thrilling Ivy League Tournament semifinal game went the way of the Quakers on Friday afternoon, as the third-seeded University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team outlasted second-seeded Dartmouth, 15-14, at Columbia's Rocco Commisso Field.

The win—which avenged a regular-season loss to Dartmouth on April 13—pushes the Quakers (12-4) into Sunday's Ivy League Tournament championship game against top-seeded Princeton, an 11-6 winner over fourth-seeded Cornell in the other semifinal. Sunday's Penn-Princeton final is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and will air live on ESPN+.

PENN NEWS AND NOTES
*Gabby Rosenzweig led the offensive charge for Penn, as the junior sensation scored three goals and dished out four assists for seven points on the day. In the process, she moved into the top spot on Penn's single-season points list with 86. She currently ranks sixth on the single-season list in the Ivy League.

*Erin Barry, who was named the Ivy League Midfielder of the Year earlier this week, scored five unassisted goals, tying her career high, while Zoe Belodeau scored three times to help pace the Quakers.

*Liv Smith was a key for Penn defensively, finishing with five ground balls and four caused turnovers. 

*Penn improves to 11-6 all-time in the Ivy League Tournament, advancing to the championship game for the second-straight season and seventh time overall.

*The Quakers have now won at least 12 games in six-straight seasons. 

*Penn was edged 18-13 in draw controls against the nation's fourth-best DC team, but collected eight draws to Dartmouth's seven in the second half.

*Penn has now won a program record six games by one goal this season.

*Mikaila Cheeseman was big in goal for the Quakers, collecting 13 saves on the day. 

QUOTING COACH
"I'm just so proud of my team. I thought it was a real physical game and I thought that they took it and they just wanted this game. You could see it. There's a ton of fight in them, a ton of heart. I'm just so proud of them."

HOW IT HAPPENED
Penn only trailed once in the game, at 2-1, and led by as many as four goals on three separate occasions. However, the nation's 18th-ranked team Dartmouth was able to hang around and took advantage of some sloppy Quakers play down the stretch to get within a goal late. Penn was able to hang on, though, gaining the final possession and running the clock out.

Belodeau opened the scoring off a Rosenzweig just 39 seconds into the game before Dartmouth's Elizabeth Mastrio scored twice in a 52-second span to make it 2-1. Elyse Decker tied it up for the Quakers, then Abby Bosco and the Big Green's Ellie Carson traded goals to 3-3.

Rosenzweig netted her first goal with 20:02 left in the opening period, the start of a four-goal run that gave Penn the lead for good. Barry netted back-to-back tallies after that, then Belodeau made it 7-3. Dartmouth's Kierra Sweeney made it 7-4, but just 51 seconds later Taylyn Stadler got the goal back for the Red and Blue with 12:02 left.

The game was scoreless for nearly seven minutes after that, but Dartmouth crept within a goal as the Green scored the final three goals of the period and it was 8-7 at the break.

Penn opened the second-half scoring, Belodeau finishing a Decker feed just 32 seconds in and then Barry netting her third about seven minutes later to make it 10-7. Dartmouth answered, Sweeney and Sophia Turchetta scoring to make it a one-goal game, but then Barry, Rosenzweig and Michaela McMahon scored over a five-minute span to push the Quakers in front by four, 13-9.

Mastrio made it 13-10 with 9:07 to play, a goal that was answered by Rosenzweig with 7:44 left. Dartmouth had one final run left after that, Sweeney scoring with 6:17 to play, Kellen D'Alleva scoring just 1:02 after that, and Turchetta making it a one-goal game with 4:28 to play.

Barry re-established a two-goal lead with 2:41 left, her shot from distance ripping the netting. Sweeney made it 15-14 with 1:36 to play, but Penn was able to see the game out after that.