NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team fell on the road to Yale, 63-53, on Saturday in an Ivy League matchup. The Quakers move to 7-9 for the season, 2-2 in conference play.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Sophomore Jordan Obi registered her third career double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Her 18 points were a tied team high, and 12 rebounds were a game high. She added a game-high three blocks, as well as an assist and a steal.
 
*Junior Kayla Padilla also scored 18 points to lead the offense for the Quakers, while adding a team-high four assists. She has scored double figures in nine out of 10 games this season.
 
*Seniors Mia Lakstigala and Kennedy Suttle combined for 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Lakstigala had a team-best two steals.
 
*Penn outrebounded the Bulldogs, 37-36, including 16 offensive boards. It's the third-most offensive rebound totals for the Quakers this season.
 
*The Quakers forced Yale into 22 turnovers, the fourth time in the last five games they had opponents turn the ball over 20-plus times.
 
How It Happened
The Bulldogs kicked off the scoring with an early three, but Suttle responded with an and-one opportunity on a tough finish inside. Yale extended its lead to 10 by the 2:21 mark before Padilla cut off the stretch with a jumper and a three-pointer on back-to-back plays.
 

Padilla with the pull-up three from the right wing! Back-to-back buckets for the junior sharpshooter, now with seven of the nine points for Penn!#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/kI4Jh6fXPy

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 22, 2022

 
By the end of the first frame, Obi connected on a three-point play of her own, driving down the lane for the and-one to take the Quakers into the first break trailing by five, 17-12.
 
In just over a minute into the second quarter, Penn drew the score even at 18-18 when Lakstigala dropped in back-to-back three-pointers.
 
However, that would be the last time the game would be tied, as Yale carried a six-point lead into the half, 36-30. The Bulldogs gained some breathing room in the third with a 15-7 frame.
 
Penn won the fourth quarter and began to erase a 17-point deficit. In the final two minutes, the Quakers hit a 7-0 run with all seven points coming from the hands of Padilla.
 
Up Next
The Quakers remain on the road this Wednesday for their rescheduled game at Columbia. Start time is set for 6 p.m., in New York City.