PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team is ready to go for two more Ivy League matchups this weekend, hosting Dartmouth on Saturday before traveling to Princeton on Monday. _­
 
GAME 17: PENN (11-5, 3-0 Ivy) vs DARTMOUTH (2-15, 0-3 Ivy)
Saturday, January 14, 2023 | 2:00 PM
Philadelphia, Pa. | The Palestra
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GAME 18: PENN (11-5, 3-0 Ivy) at PRINCETON (10-5, 1-2 Ivy)
Saturday, January 14, 2023 | 2:00 PM
Princeton, N.J. | Jadwin Gymnasium
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The Series With Dartmouth
The Quakers are meeting the Big Green for the 86th time in program history, with Dartmouth holding the slight 43-42 edge in the series. However, Penn has had the most successful stretch, riding a 14-game winning streak into Saturday's matchup that dates to the 2014-15 season, the longest streak in series history. The Quakers hold a 24-18 advantage while playing the Big Green in The Palestra, wining the last 11 matchups. The last loss on Penn's court was in 2009-10, 51-37, head coach Mike McLaughlin's first season at the helm.
 
Last Time We Met
The two squads clashed in The Palestra on February 26, 2022, as the Quakers used a 26-11 first quarter to roll past the Big Green on Senior Day, 79-54. All four seniors scored in the game, including Meg Hair who missed most of the season due to injury. Jordan Obi led all scorers with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Kayla Padilla added 14 points with three from beyond the arc.
 
About the Big Green
Dartmouth enters the weekend with a 2-15 record, 0-3 in Ivy play. Its two wins were against Merrimack (68-65) and Monmouth (71-56). The Big Green's last three matchups were against Ivy opponents, falling to Cornell (61-48), Yale (57-47), and Brown (66-58). Penn has played Brown and Cornell, defeating both in The Palestra last week. Dartmouth averages 56.1 points per game led by Victoria Page with 9.1. Defensively, they are led by Emma Koch with 6.5 rebounds per game to go with a team-high six blocks. In six of the last seven games, Dartmouth has registered 20-plus turnovers including a season-high 27 at Cornell.
 
The Series With Princeton
The Quakers are meeting the Tigers for the 92nd time in program history, with Princeton holding the 62-29 lead in the series. Penn has fell in the last six matchups but enter the weekend with a better Ivy tally than the Tigers. The Quakers average nearly 58 points per game in the series, totaling 5,277 in 91 games. Penn has won 14 games in Jadwin Gymnasium.
 
Last Time We Met
The two squads battled in the final game of the regular season last year at Jadwin, as Princeton earned the 69-43 decision. Obi registered her seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Padilla added 12 points, three assists, three rebounds, and two steals. The Tigers were led by Abby Meyers, who now plays for Maryland, totaling 20 points on 9-for-23 shooting.
 
About the Tigers
Princeton enters a two-game weekend with a 10-5 tally, 1-2 in Ivy play. The Tigers opened conference play on December 31, falling at Harvard, 67-59. They followed it last Friday with a tight overtime loss to Columbia in Jadwin, 58-55, on ESPNU. Penn defeated the Lions the day after in The Palestra. Princeton earned its first Ivy win of the season on Saturday last week, defeating Cornell, 70-48, led by Madison St. Rose's 15 points. Like Penn, they had one game earlier this week against Hartford, cruising past the Hawks, 84-37. Averaging 64.7 points per game, the Tigers are led by Kaitlyn Chen with 15 points per game at .443 shooting. Defensively, Ellie Mitchell is averaging 11.9 rebounds and has totaled 42 steals.
 
Penn's Last Time Out
The Quakers secured their 10th straight win on Tuesday night, rolling past Hartford in The Palestra, 76-30. Penn got scoring from 14 players led by freshman Simone Sawyer with 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting, nine points coming from beyond the arc. The bench contributed 45 points in the game, led by senior Silke Milliman and junior Michaela Stanfield with eight points each. Defensively, the Quakers held the Hawks to 30 points, the lowest opponent point total this season. They only allowed 13 field goals, holding Hartford to 23.6 percent shooting and 4.5 percent from beyond the arc (1-for-12).