PHILADELPHIA - The No. 14 University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team is set to host the Ivy League Tournament this weekend at the Dunning-Cohen Champions Field in Penn Park. As the top seed, the Quakers will take on fourth-seeded Harvard on Friday night in a semifinal matchup.
 
GAME 16: PENN (11-4, 7-0 Ivy League) vs. Harvard (8-6, 4-3 Ivy League)
Friday, May 5 | 7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa. | Dunning-Cohen Champions Field
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SERIES AGAINST HARVARD
*This will be the 51st matchup between Penn and Harvard in program history. Penn holds a 32-18 advantage.
 
*In the last 10 games, the Quakers have gone 9-1 against the Crimson.
 
*Penn holds a 17-11 advantage while at home.
 
*Last season was the first loss to Harvard since 2000, as the Quakers rode a 22-game win streak from 2001-19, the longest in the series history.
 
*Through 50 games, Penn has scored 473 goals with an average of 9.46 per game.
 
LAST TIME WE MET
*The Quakers battled out a 16-13 victory up in Cambridge back on March 18 in the second Ivy League game of the season.
 
*Senior Niki Miles paced the offense with six points on four goals and two assists. She took nine shots for the game, seven on target.
 
*Sophomore Anna Brandt matched her career high in goals, finding the back of the net five times.
 
*There were 11 Quakers that registered at least a point, including the first goal of the season for Julia Chai.
 
*At the draw, Penn put on a dominant performance, 24-9. Senior Kennon Moon pulled in a game-high eight, while Brandt and junior Kaitlyn Cumiskey each secured five and sophomore Natasha Gorriaran added three.
 
*Junior Sophie Davis led the backline for the Quakers, causing a game-high two turnovers to go with a tied team-high three ground balls.
 
*Harvard's Callie Hem led all scorers in the game with nine points on six goals and three assists.
 
ABOUT THE CRIMSON
*Harvard concluded the regular season in a tie for second place at 4-3 with Yale and Princeton. After tiebreakers, the Crimson were tabbed the fourth seed in the Ivy League Tournament.
 
*Hem leads the offense with 43 goals and 58 points. Her 3.07 goals per game ranks her third in the Ivy League, while her 4.14 points per game ranks second.
 
*The Crimson split time in the goal throughout the season, as both Chloe Provenzano and Lizzie Francioli each have over 421 minutes of work. Provenzano ranks third in the league in goals-against average (10.66), while Francioli comes in at fourth (10.68).
 
*On Wednesday, six players were named to All-Ivy teams. Hem and Shea Jenkins were both unanimous first-team honorees, Riley Campbell was name to second team, and Maddie Barkate, Charlotte Hodgson, and Grace Taylor all earned spots on honorable mention.
 
PENN'S LAST TIME OUT
*Penn hosted Dartmouth last Saturday, winning 15-8 and finishing the regular season undefeated in Ivy play (7-0).
 
*Miles led the game with six goals, scoring 13 in her last two games. She finishes the regular season with 63 points, 52 goals, and 11 assists.
 
*Four players—Cumiskey, Davis, Grace Fujinaga, and Kelly Van Hoesen—had a team-high two caused turnovers.
 
*Penn outshot Dartmouth, 34-16, including 25 on target. The Quakers were 16-for-17 on clears and commanded the draw, 18-9.
 
NOTES
*Penn is a 14-time Ivy League champion, seven of which are outright titles.
 
*The Quakers have been in 10 of the 11 total Ivy League Tournaments, only missing last year's. They have an 11-6 all-time record in the tournament with an Ivy-record eight appearances in the championship game with three victories.
 
*Penn won the Ivy League Tournament in 2010 (inaugural tournament), 2013, and 2014.
 
*On Wednesday, the Quakers nearly swept the Ivy League postseason major awards, taking four out of the five, the second time in Ivy history a program secured four and the first time a program took all three field positions. Miles was named Attacker of the Year, Brandt was named Midfielder of the Year, Izzy Rohr was named Defender of the Year, and Lois S. Leitner head coach Karin Corbett was named Coach of the Year.
 
*Penn secured 10 spots on All-Ivy teams as well. Miles, Brandt, and Rohr were all unanimous selections to first team. Fujinaga, Van Hoesen, Cumiskey, Erika Chung, and Maria Themelis made their way onto second team. Aly Feeley and Gorriaran each landed on honorable mention.
 
*Miles has burst onto the offensive scene this year, leading the league in scoring and points with 52 and 63, respectively. Her 63 points currently ranks 10th in program history, while her 52 goals rank third. She is just six goals shy of the program record set by two former Quakers at 58 (Tory Benson 2015, Julie Heller 1981). She is the only Quaker to score in every game this season and is riding a 16-game scoring streak that wraps into last year.
 
*Brandt ranks second on the team and fourth in the league in scoring with 42 goals, and ninth in the league in points with 46. Her success at the free-position has her ranked 23rd in the country, averaging 0.87 free-position goals per game. She also leads the team in draw controls, pulling in 48 to land ninth in the Ivy League.
 
*Rohr has started in all 15 games to lead the league in caused turnovers (23) and rank fifth in ground balls (31). Rohr had five games this season with multiple caused turnovers including a career day against then-No. 13 Yale with five caused turnovers and four ground balls.
 
*Chung leads the team and ranks second in the Ivy League with 31 assists. She currently sits eighth in program history for a single season. Chung has recorded 44 points for the year, adding 13 goals on a .650 shooting percentage.
 
*Penn is ranked first in the Ivy League for goals per game (14.47), points per game (20.40), and assists per game (5.93). Defensively, the Quakers rank second in caused turnovers per game (8.80), ground balls per game (19.13), and goals-against average (10.11).
 
*Corbett is in her 24th season at the helm, owning 251 of the program's 404 wins.