PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team heads to Cambridge, Massachusetts this weekend, facing Harvard on Saturday at 5 p.m.
 
GAME 21 – PENN (8-12, 3-5 Ivy) at HARVARD (12-9, 6-3 Ivy)
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022 | 5 p.m.
Lavietes Pavilion | Cambridge, Mass.
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Penn-Harvard Series
Penn and Harvard are meeting for the second time this season, 89th overall in the all-time series. The Crimson earned the first win of the year, moving their edge in the series to 53-35. The Quakers are looking for their first win in Lavietes Pavilion since 2017, falling the last three appearances in close single-digit battles. Under the tutelage of Mike McLaughlin, the Quakers own a 14-11 record against Harvard.
 
Last Time We Met
The two squads faced off in The Palestra on January 29, as a strong fourth quarter by the Crimson boosted them to a 70-63 decision. The Quakers won the first three quarters and led for 33:43 in the game, taking a 49-42 advantage into the final frame. However, Harvard used a 28-point fourth to take the game. Junior Kayla Padilla led all scorers with 20 points on 9-for-20 shooting, while dishing out a game-high five assists. Sophomore Jordan Obi added 17 points, while senior Kennedy Suttle was just shy of a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.
 
About Harvard
The Crimson are riding a five-game win streak after back-to-back Ivy victories last weekend, moving to 6-3 in the conference in a tie for third in the standings with Yale. Splitting with the Bulldogs this season, Harvard's other two losses have come to Princeton and Columbia, the top two teams in the league. The Crimson currently have the top scoring offense in the Ivy League at 72 points per game, however, their margin of victory is just five, giving up 67.1 points to opponents. Harmoni Turner remains the leader of the squad with 15.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. She ranks third in the Ivy in scoring and eighth in rebounding.
 
Penn's Last Time Out
The Quakers hopped back into the win column last Saturday, defeating Cornell in The Palestra, 71-61. Padilla and Obi combined for 34 points, as Padilla led all scorers with 18 points and Obi recorded her fourth double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Suttle matched a career high with a game-high five steals, helping the Quakers to 11 for the game, the eighth time this season Penn had double-digit steals.