PHILADELPHIA – The No. 23 University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team continues their five-game road trip on Saturday afternoon, opening up Ivy League play at Columbia.

GAME 4: PENN (2-1, 0-0 Ivy League) at COLUMBIA (3-1, 0-0 Ivy League)
Saturday, March 4 | 1:00 p.m.
New York, N.Y. | Robert K. Kraft Field
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SERIES AGAINST COLUMBIA
*The Quakers are meeting the Lions for the 25th time in program history, maintaining an unblemished 24-0 record that dates to 1997.
 
*Penn has won the last four matchups by double-digits, outscoring Columbia, 76-24.
 
*Our largest margin of victory was in that four-game stretch, taking a 19-4 decision in 2018.
 
*The last appearance on the Lions' turf was in April 2019, as Penn took the 21-7 win, the most goals scored by the Quakers in the all-time series.
 
*Penn has scored 361 goals in the matchup, averaging a little over 15 per game.
 
LAST TIME WE MET
*The two squads clashed at Franklin Field last season in the season finale on May 1, with Penn earning the 19-6 victory.
 
*Celebrating senior day, the graduating class contributed seven points in the game.
 
*The Quakers had 12 different scorers in the game, led by a four-goal and seven-point performance by Niki Miles. Bella Kehoe added a hat trick, while Maria Themelis chipped in four points on three goals and an assist.
 
*Sophie Davis and Erika Chung each scored their first collegiate goal in the contest, while Chung had a four-point performance with a tied game-high three assists.
 
ABOUT THE LIONS
*Columbia kicked off its season with a 3-1 tally, defeating Lafayette (15-12), CCSU (16-4), and most recently Manhattan (10-8).
 
*The Lions' only loss of the season was at Monmouth last Saturday, 12-9.
 
*With 50 goals through four games, the Lions are led by Cecelia Messner with 11 points on nine goals and two assists.
 
*Three different players lead the defense with five caused turnovers each: Kate Cunning, Justine Decker, and Julie Griswold.
 
*Back in the net, Ella Sangree has played all but 15 minutes, making 35 saves while holding a 9.35 goals-against average.
 
PENN'S LAST TIME OUT
*The Quakers had their second straight contest against a top-25 opponent on Wednesday night, falling to No. 8 Loyola (Md.) in Baltimore, 15-7.
 
*Five different Quakers scored in the game, led by Miles with three goals, bringing her season total to a team-high nine.
 
*The other four goals were scored by Anna Brandt, Chung, Kehoe, and Themelis. Brandt, Chung, and Kehoe have each scored in all three games this season along with Miles.
 
*Penn was awarded one assist for the game, sent out by freshman Patricia Columbia-Walsh. In her first collegiate season, she is tied for the team lead in points with 10 including a team-best seven assists.
 
*Kelly Van Hoesen tended the net for the full 60 minutes, making six saves, pulling in two ground balls, and adding a caused turnover.
 
QUAKER NOTES
*A typical Penn lacrosse schedule, the team is lined up for a competitive 2023 campaign that includes seven top-25 opponents according to the IWLCA preseason ranking. Kicking off their five-game road trip with a victory at then-No. 16 Johns Hopkins and Wednesday evening's game at No. 8 Loyola, they still have No. 24 Jacksonville in the stretch. They'll also take on #7 Florida on the road, while hosting #5 Maryland, #22 Yale, and #15 Princeton.
 
*The matchups against Jacksonville and Florida will be the first trips for the Quakers to the Sunshine State in program history.  
 
*Penn returns nine of its top 10 scorers from last season, six of whom had 20-plus points led by senior Miles with 34 (15 goals, 19 assists).
 
* Brandt returns after a successful first season in 2022, playing in all 15 games and leading the team in scoring. Brandt paced the offense with 24 goals and opened the first game this season with five before adding three more points against Hopkins including the game-tying assist and game-winning goal in overtime. She wrapped up Wednesday's game at Loyola with another goal.
 
*The Quakers return their three top draw specialists as well. Kennon Moon had the team lead of 78 last year, while Brandt (44) and Kaitlyn Cumiskey (35) combined for 79 more.
 
*The freshman presence is already being felt on the team, as Penn is being led in points through three games by Columbia-Walsh with 10 points. Her first collegiate game against La Salle saw her score twice with three assists and followed it up against Hopkins with four more points on a goal and three assists.
 
*Head coach Karin Corbett is in her 24th season at the helm, owning 242 of the program's 395 wins.