PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team fell in Ivy League play for the first time this season on Monday afternoon, dropping a 70-50 decision to Princeton in The Palestra.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn shot 31.4 percent from the floor compared to the Tigers' 43.3 percent.
 
*Princeton had 11 turnovers and the Quakers converted that into 13 points.
 
*The Quakers edged out the Tigers in fast break points, 13-8.
 
*Junior Kayla Padilla led all Penn scorers with 16 points, while senior Mia Lakstigala and sophomore Jordan Obi added 12 and 11, respectively.
 
*Of the 30 rebounds for the game, Obi led the team with eight boards while Lakstigala registered seven.
 
How It Happened
The Quakers had the lead through the first three minutes of the game with Padilla hitting the opening bucket before Obi went back-to-back on shots including a pull-up three-pointer from the left wing.
 

1Q 7:25 | Penn 7, Princeton 6

Jordan Obi heating up! The sophomore has five of the seven points for Penn in the first!#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/7APYRvCcCj

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 17, 2022

 
However, over the next seven minutes, the Tigers held Penn scoreless while pushing a 24-7 lead. Right before the horn, Padilla ended the Princeton stretch with a drive down the lane to beat the buzzer.
 
In the second, the Quakers cut the deficit to 12 before the half, outscoring the Tigers, 16-13. Trading baskets through much of the frame, Penn held Princeton scoreless through the final three minutes while closing out the quarter on a 6-0 run including a buzzer beater three by Padilla.
 

BUZZER BEATER... AGAIN!

Padilla hits her second buzzer beater of the game... and it's only halftime!#FightOnPenn #SCTop10 @ESPNAssignDesk pic.twitter.com/dQDwdOyiM5

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 17, 2022

 
Coming out of the break, Penn picked up right where it left off with a 6-2 run. Obi started the scoring with a driving layup before junior Mandy McGurk hit a jumper then forced a turnover and transitioned it into two points at the other end to get the Quakers within eight.
 

3Q 8:47 | Princeton 39, Penn 31

Back-to-back buckets by McGurk gets the Quakers back into a single-digit deficit! Making moves at the start of the second half!#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/6OZDAoKqo5

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 17, 2022

 
Princeton wouldn't allow the game to get any closer than eight the rest of the way, pushing its advantage back out to double-digits before the end of the third. In the final quarter, the Tigers outscored the Quakers, 14-7, to secure their fourth Ivy victory.
 
Up Next
The Quakers are back in action on Saturday, January 22, hitting the road for another Ivy League matchup at Yale. Tip is set for 2 p.m.