HANOVER, N.H. – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team earned its second Ivy League victory on Saturday afternoon at Dartmouth, 55-31, to remain untouched in the conference at 2-0.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn extends its win streak against the Big Green to 13 games, dating to the 2014-15 season. It's the seventh-straight victory inside Leede Arena.
 
*Penn forced Dartmouth into 23 turnovers, converting them into 19 points. It's the third-straight game the Quakers have caused 20-plus turnovers from their opponents.
 
*The battle of the benches went to the Quakers, outscoring Dartmouth's bench, 21-10.
 
*Junior captain Kayla Padilla led all scorers with 13 points, while sophomore Jordan Obi hit double figures with 12 points.
 
*Off the bench, junior Sydnei Caldwell and Stina Almqvist combined for 16 points, while each shot 50 percent from the floor.
 
*Four players had at least five rebounds, led by Obi's six. Padilla, Kennedy Suttle, and Hanover local Silke Milliman each added five.
 
How It Happened
A slow start for Penn had it trailing early in the first quarter, but back-to-back buckets by Padilla and McGurk brought the deficit within one over three minutes in. Padilla drilled a jumper before McGurk secured a steal on the full-court pressure for the floater.

1Q 6:38 | Dartmouth 7, Penn 6

Back-to-back buckets for the Quakers! Padilla on the jumper and McGurk with a steal and quick finish!#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/ljXqoUkOK0

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 15, 2022

 
In similar fashion, Padilla forced a steal on the next Big Green possession and transitioned it into a layup for a lead that held for the Quakers the rest of the way. Through the rest of the first quarter, Penn held Dartmouth scoreless for over seven minutes in the period to carry a 20-9 advantage into the break.
 
Another slow start for the Quakers in the second frame was not much of an issue with another quarter of stifling defense that held the Big Green with a point through another seven-minute stretch. A pair of and-ones by Caldwell and Padilla later in the period sparked the offense, as Penn took a 28-16 lead into the locker room.

2Q 4:58 | Penn 23, Dartmouth 13

Slow start for the Quakers in the second, but an and-one by Sydnei Caldwell keeps Penn at a double-digit advantage at the media timeout!#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/26RAqb7zsf

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 15, 2022

 
Led by a 10-point effort by Padilla, the Quakers earned 11 points off 13 Big Green turnovers, while the bench contributed 12 of the 28 points in the half.
 
Out of the break, the third quarter didn't see much separation with the Quakers taking a 10-9 edge but the Big Green hit a short stretch to gain some momentum early on until Padilla quieted the Dartmouth surge with a pull-up three-pointer from the right wing.

3Q 5:56 | Penn 35, Dartmouth 20

Penn needed a basket and Padilla delivers! Three-pointer with ease on the right wing!#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/uroflfIlpB

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 15, 2022

 
The final frame was all Penn, separating to as much as 24 points by the 3:08 mark. At the start of the quarter, the Big Green needed an early timeout to regroup after the Quakers scored the first six points including a coast-to-coast finish by Caldwell.

4Q 8:13 | Penn 44, Dartmouth 25

Big Green need a timeout as the Quakers score the first six points of the fourth, including this coast-to-coast effort by Caldwell! The junior has nine points off the bench!#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/0oG6orn6iQ

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 15, 2022

 

In the final five minutes of the game, the Quakers outscored Dartmouth, 9-3, to secure their 2-0 start in Ivy play.
 
Up Next
The Quakers return to The Palestra on Monday afternoon, hosting Princeton in another Ivy League matchup. Tip is set for 2 p.m.