PHILADELPHIA – The No. 14 University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team scored 10 unanswered goals between the end of the first and late stages of the third quarter to pad its lead in a 15-8 victory against Dartmouth in the regular season finale Saturday at Penn Park.
 
Senior Niki Miles scored six goals to lead Penn's offensive attack, followed closely by Anna Brandt's four and two for Maria Themelis. Erika Chung had a team-high pair of assists.
 
With the win, the Quakers finish the Ivy League slate unblemished with a 7-0 record, improving to 11-4 overall before hosting the Ivy League tournament next weekend.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn finishes the Ivy slate a perfect 7-0 for the first time since 2013 and for the sixth time in program history, all under head coach Karin Corbett.
 
*The Quakers extend their overall winning streak to six straight games. They have won three straight matchups over Dartmouth dating back to the 2019 Ivy League Tournament.
 
*Niki Miles led her teammates with six goals, scoring 13 in her last two games. She finishes the regular season with 63 points, 52 goals and 11 assists.
 
*Miles' third point of the night marked the 100th of her career.
 
*Anna Brandt added four goals on six shots on goal. She also led the team with nine draw controls.
 
*Four players—Kaitlyn Cumiskey, Sophie Davis, Grace Fujinaga and Kelly Van Hoesen—had a team-high two caused turnovers.
 
*Cumiskey also led the Quakers with four ground balls.
 
*Van Hoesen faced just 16 shots, making four saves (including the 100th of her season).
 
*Penn out-shot Dartmouth, 34-16, including 25-12 in shots on goal. The Quakers were 16-for-17 on clears and had the lead in draw controls, 18-9.
 
How It Happened
Penn scored the game's first two goals, back-to-back unassisted scores from Niki Miles and Anna Brandt to take a quick 2-0 lead with 12:29 to go in the first quarter.
 
Dartmouth got on the scoreboard with 10:17 left, but Miles answered with her second of the game five minutes later off the assist from Erika Chung, leading 3-1 with 5:09 to play.
 
The Big Green notched three goals in a row over the next three minutes to end the first quarter, taking a 4-3 lead with 58 seconds remaining. Brandt scored her second of the day with 10 seconds on the clock to equalize the contest at 4-4 heading into the second quarter.
 
Brandt's late first-quarter goal spurred a run of 10 unanswered for the Quakers over the next 25 minutes of action, as the Quakers took a 13-4 lead with 4:06 to play in the third quarter. Of those goals, Miles' third of the game with 12 seconds remaining in the first half proved to be the 100th point of her career.
 
Lucy Murray finally broke the Dartmouth scoring drought with a late third-quarter score, making it 13-5 with 1:03 to play. Brandt scored with 17 seconds remaining in the third to up the Penn lead to 14-5 heading into the final stanza.
 
Dartmouth scored the first three goals of the fourth to cut the deficit to 14-8 and nearly held the Quakers goalless for the entirety of the last frame, but Miles notched her sixth of the game (52nd of the year) to increase the lead to seven, as Penn settled for the 15-8 victory.
 
Up Next
Penn hosts the Ivy League Tournament at Penn Park next weekend, playing in the semifinal round matchup at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.