PHILADELPHIA – Head Coach Mike McLaughlin and the University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team have officially announced their captains for the 2023-24 campaign, naming seniors Jordan Obi, Michaela Stanfield, and Floor Toonders.
 
"I am honored to announce Jordan, Michaela and Floor as our 2023-2024 team captains," said McLaughlin. "These extraordinary student-athletes embody what it means to be leaders on and off the court. Their resilience, humility, and attitude during their time at Penn has allowed our program to advance our team culture. Their love and passion for Penn women's basketball is unmatched. I am extremely excited to watch them lead this group of young women."
 
Obi is coming off another successful season on the court, earned her second straight second-team honor for the Ivy League and the Big 5. She finished fourth in the Ivy League in rebounding (7.6), 10th in scoring (12.6), and eighth in field-goal percentage (.439). She added six double-doubles, while totaling 366 points, 220 rebounds, 57 assists, 27 steals, and 17 blocks.

2Q 1:00 | Columbia 33, Penn 32

Pump fake... Pull up. Jordan Obi cashes in on a deep two to get the Quakers closer, then Kayla Padilla follows again with a three!#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/lvV0SZn0zW

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 7, 2023

 
Stanfield joins Obi as another Quaker product entering their fourth season in the program, playing in 14 games last year before falling to a season-ending injury. She earned her first collegiate start against Yale on January 21, while knocking in a season-best eight points against Hartford two weeks prior.

3Q 3:56 | Bucknell 40, Penn 32

Stanfield drives baseline for the strong left side finish to clip the deficit back to single digits. Media timeout with less than four left in the third.#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/cEoGp7BO3Z

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) December 4, 2021

 
Toonders earned an immediate starting spot in her first year with the Quakers last season. She played in all 29 games, starting in all but one. She ranked second in the Ivy League in blocks (32), fifth in rebounds per game (7.3), and fourth in offensive boards (79). With her first four double-doubles of her career, she totaled 179 points, 212 rebounds, 64 assists, 32 blocks, and 17 steals in her first year in the Red and Blue.

4Q :7.8 | Penn 69, Columbia 67

BLOCK BY TOONDERS! McGurk gets the ball and fouled! She goes 1-for-2 at the line.#FightOnPenn pic.twitter.com/F4Bsfr16ip

— Penn WBB (@PennWBB) January 7, 2023

 
Penn is coming off a 17-12 season last year, 9-5 in the Ivy League. The Quakers made the Ivy League tournament, as well as a bid to the WNIT.