NEW YORK, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team took on the top team in the Ivy League on Friday night looking to complete the season sweep, but Columbia earned the 72-50 decision on its home court.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Quakers move to 13-8 for the season, 5-3 in league play to sit fourth in the standings.
 
*Senior captain Kayla Padilla led all Penn scorers with 18 points, including 6-for-7 at the line, and added seven rebounds.
 
*Junior Jordan Obi registered her third double-double of the season, recording 14 points and 11 rebounds.
 
*Off the bench, sophomore Stina Almqvist contributed 10 points on 4-for-10 shooting.
 
*Of the 50 points, 22 were scored in the paint.
 
How It Happened
The Lions got out to a strong start, building up a nine point lead in the opening four minutes. Obi was a catalyst early in the frame, hitting a three in the first minute to give Penn a one-point advantage and scored the first seven points for the Quakers. She continued with back-to-back assists to Caldwell and Padilla to cut the deficit to 10 with 1:43 left in the quarter.
 
Columbia scored once more, but Padilla answered with a buzzer-beating floater down the lane to close out the first.

End 1Q | Columbia 23, Penn 13

Padilla drills the buzzer beater to get the Quakers within 10 at the break. Jordan Obi was the catalyst in the frame, having a hand in most of the points. She has 7pt, 4 reb, 2 assists in 10 minutes. #FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/efJuRa6NM9

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) February 3, 2023

 
The second quarter continued to remain in the favor of the Lions, pushing their lead to 19 points, but Stina Almqvist and Padilla tacked on five points to close out the half for the Quakers to get within 14 before Columbia's Abbey Hsu connected on a three.
 
The Quakers trailed 41-24 at the break with Obi and Padilla scoring 18 of Penn's 24 points.
 
A closer third was only a five-point difference between the two squads but was still in the favor of Columbia, as the Lions kept a steady 20-point advantage that remained through the rest of the game.
 
Up Next
The Quakers continue the weekend in New York tomorrow, taking on Cornell in Bartels Hall at 4 p.m.