PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team is back in action this week, traveling to Dartmouth on Saturday and hosting Cornell on Monday afternoon. 
 
GAME 15: PENN (8-6, 0-1 Ivy League) at DARTMOUTH (6-7, 0-1 Ivy League)
Saturday, January 13, 2024 | 1:00 PM
Hanover, N.H. | Leede Arena 
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GAME 16: PENN (8-6, 0-1 Ivy League) vs CORNELL (6-7, 0-1 Ivy League)
Monday, January 15, 2024 | 2:00 PM
Philadelphia, Pa. | The Palestra
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The Dartmouth Series
• Saturday's matchup against the Big Green is the 88th in program history, with the Quakers holding a 44-43 lead in the all-time series.
  
• The Red and Blue are currently on a 16-game win streak dating back to 2015.
  
• Penn averages 61.34 points against Dartmouth all-time and 63.56 during the 16-game win streak. 
  
• The Quakers have scored 5,337 total points against the Big Green. 
  
 
Last Time We Met
• The Quakers earned a 54-37 victory at The Palestra last year, pushing their regular season record to 9-4 at the time. 
  
• Kayla Padilla led all scorers with 23 points on 42 percent shooting (8-19), including five threes. 
  
• Jordan Obi recorded a double-digit performance with 11 points to pair it up with four rebounds. 
  
• Floor Toonders led all rebounders with 11, including four offensive boards. 
  
• The Red and Blue put on a defensive performance with nine steals and eight blocks while holding the Big Green to 25 percent at shooting.
 
The Cornell Series
• Monday's contest against Cornell will be the 88th meeting between the two programs. 
  
• The Quakers led in the all-time series 66-21 and have won the last 12 games.
  
• Penn is dominant at home against the Big Red with an all-time record of 38-9. The Red and Blue have not lost a game in The Palestra when facing Cornell in 22 years. 
  
• Penn averages 64.38 points per game against Cornell. 
 
 Last Time We Met
• The last time these two programs met, the Quakers secured a 67-54 victory at home.  
  
• Padilla led all scorers with 23 points on 66 percent shooting (8-12), including seven threes. She also grabbed six boards and dished out four assists.
  
• Obi also went off for 21 points on 83 percent shooting (10-12) to go along with seven boards. 
  
• Simone Sawyer led all players in steals, snatching four. 
  
• The Red and Blue outshot Cornell from beyond the arc, hitting ten more three-pointers (11-29) to help win the game. 
 
 
Penn's Last Time Out
• The Quakers opened Ivy League play against Columbia last Saturday, falling 79-66 on the road to the Lions. 
 
• Stina Almqvist led the Quakers in scoring (17 points), with 11 coming from the second period. The junior also tallied seven boards and a pair of blocked shots. 
  
• Mataya Gayle continued her hot streak as she put up 16 points, four rebounds, and three assists against the Lions, racking in her fourth Ivy League Rookie of the Week honor on Monday.
  
• Freshman Ese Ogbevire had a game off the bench, scoring 12 points on 57 percent shooting and hitting two threes. 
  
• Obi led the team defensively with nine rebounds to pair up with seven points. 
 
 
Stat Leaders
• Penn has three Quakers that rank in the top seven in the Ivy League in scoring, with Almqvist in fourth (15.9), Gayle in sixth (15.5), and Obi in seventh (14.6).
 
• Obi leads Penn and the Ivy League in blocks with 21, while also leads the team in rebounding at 7.4 through 14 games, good enough for fourth in the league. Additionally, she is tied for ninth in the Ivy League in steals per game (1.5).
  
• Outside of her other scoring rankings, Gayle is tied for fifth in the league in steals (1.7).
  
• Penn is third in points per game (68.8), fourth in field goal percentage (.420), and second in team free throw percentage (.748).