PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team hits the road for the first time this weekend, kicking off a four-game road stretch at Siena on Sunday afternoon. Tip is set for 2 p.m.
 
GAME 3: PENN (1-1) at SIENA (2-0)
Sunday, November 19, 2023 | 2:00 PM
Loudonville, N.Y. | UHY Center
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The Series
• The two programs are squaring off for the fourth time in program history, with the Quakers leading in the all-time series 3-1.
 
• Penn has won the past two meetings, the last win coming in 2019 in a dominate 92-44 victory at The Palestra.
 
• The Quakers are a perfect 2-0 when playing in Loudonville with their first road win coming in the 2000-01 season and their last coming in 2018.
 
• Scoring a total of 303 points in the series, Penn averages 75.75 in the matchup.
 
Last Time We Met
• Penn dominated the Saints back in 2019 in The Palestra, rolling to an opening-day 92-44 victory.
 
•  Eleah Parker led the way with 21 points and was one of four Quakers in double figures.
 
• The Quakers scored 30 first-quarter points and 57 first-half points to set a comfortable lead that didn't falter the rest of the way.
 
• Kayla Padilla was impressive in her collegiate debut as she finished the contest with 14 points in just 20 minutes of work. It was the most points by a freshman in their debut game since Keiera Ray scored 14 against St. Francis Brooklyn in 2012.
 
• The Red and Blue finished 20-7 that season, including 10-4 in Ivy League competition, and ended the season on a three-game win streak beating Ivy League rivals Brown, Cornell, and Columbia. The postseason was canceled that year due to the pandemic.
 
About The Saints
• Siena enters the contest with an unblemished 2-0 record to start the season, defeating Binghamton (73-64) and Dartmouth (56-49).
 
• In their last meeting with Dartmouth, the Saints had three players in double figures as Ahniysha Jackson and Valencia Fontenelle-Posson led with 12 points each. Elisa Mevius ended the game with a double-double, her first of the season, with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
 
• Mevious leads the Saints in multiple categories for the season. She averages 16 points, 4.5 steals, and 5 assists, while shooting .500 from the floor and .444 from three.
 
• The Saints ended last season with a record of 19-13 and fell to top-seeded Iona in the MAAC semifinals, 67-66.
 
• Siena is led by long-time Division I head coach Jim Jabir, in his sixth season with the Saints. A finalist for the 2013 Naismith National Coach of the Year award, Jabir has been at the helm for Florida Atlantic, Dayton, Providence, and Marquette.
 
Penn's Last Time Out
• The Quakers clashed with Saint Joseph's in the first Big 5 matchup of the season on Tuesday night in The Palestra, dropping a 77-49 decision.
 
•  Freshman Mataya Gayle led the Quakers with 14 points to go with three steals, three rebounds, and three assists. It marked her first double-digit scoring game of her young collegiate career.
 
• Junior Stina Almqvist recorded her first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while adding a team-high two blocks.
 
• Freshman Abby Sharpe recorded her first collegiate point, finishing 1-for-3 from the field.
 
Production from Almqvist
• The Kinna, Sweden native has been putting up career numbers in her first two games of the season, averaging 18.5 points and nine rebounds per game, ranking her third in the Ivy League in both categories.
 
• Additionally, she ranks sixth in the league in assists at four per game, eighth in blocked shots (1.0), and 13th in steals (1.5).
 
• Her efforts have already earned her awards this season, being named Big 5 Player of the Week this past Monday for the first time in her collegiate career.
 
A Look Ahead
• The Quakers continue their four-game road trip, traveling cross country to the west coast to face Chapman (Nov. 22), San Diego State (Nov. 25), and UC San Diego (Nov. 26) in the Golden State over the Thanksgiving break.
 
• Penn returns to The Palestra on Wednesday, November 29, clashing with La Salle in another Big 5 matchup to round out the month of November.