WBB Battles Harvard on Saturday in a Weekend Road Bout

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team is back in action on the road, traveling to Cambridge on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. matchup with Harvard.

GAME 17: PENN (10-6, 2-1 Ivy League) at Harvard (9-7, 2-1 Ivy League)
Saturday, January 20, 2024 | 2:00 p.m.
Cambridge, Mass. | Ray Lavietes Basketball Pavillion
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The Harvard Series
• Saturday's game against Harvard is the 92nd in program history, with the Crimson holding a 37-54 lead in the all-time series.

• The Red and Blue have the last time these two teams met; their longest winning streak was nine games starting in 2014.

• Penn averages 66.13 points against Harvard all-time.

• The Quakers have scored 1,608 total points against the Crimson.

Last Time We Met
• The Quakers earned a 70-64 victory in The Palestra last year, which included four players in double digits.

• Kayla Padilla led all scorers with 27 points on 62 percent shooting (10-16), including four threes (4-5) and eight assists.

• Simone Sawyer had a 15-point performance, with all her points from beyond the arc.

• Jordan Obi earned herself a double-double as she led all Quakers with 11 rebounds to pair up with her 11 points.

• Floor Toonders also had 11 points and five assists.
• Penn shot 55 percent from the floor and 48 percent from beyond the arc while keeping the Crimson at under 35 percent shooting in the contest.

Penn's Last Time Out
• The Quakers secured their second Ivy League victory of the season against Cornell this past weekend, as they handled the Big Red 67-54.

• Stina Almqvist notched a career-high 26 points in the win, her sixth game with at least 20 points scored this season while recording her second straight double-double.

• Obi racked up 14 points with nine rebounds and two blocks.

• Freshman Mataya Gayle finished with a game-high seven assists.

• Lizzy Groetsch tallied a game-high two steals in the contest.

• The Quakers held Cornell to zero 3-pointers during the contest. Cornell was 0-7 from deep and shot just 35 percent (22-63) from the field.

Stat Leaders
• Penn has three Quakers that rank in the top eight in the Ivy League in scoring: Almqvist in third (16.4), Gayle in sixth (14.4), and Obi in eighth (14.4).

• Obi leads Penn and is second in the Ivy League in blocks with 24. She also leads Penn in rebounding at 7.6 boards per game, good enough for third in the league.
• Outside of her other scoring rankings, first-year Gayle is tied for seventh in the league in steals (1.7).

• Penn is fourth in points per game (67.7), fourth in field goal percentage (.419), and second in team free throw percentage (.744).

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Players Mentioned

#45 Kayla Padilla: G; 5' 9"; Senior

#5 Stina Almqvist: G; 6' 1"; Junior

#32 Lizzy Groetsch: G; 5' 10"; Junior

#0 Jordan Obi: F; 6' 1"; Senior

#11 Simone Sawyer: G; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#14 Floor Toonders: F; 6' 4"; Senior

#22 Mataya Gayle: G; 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#45 Kayla Padilla
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G

#5 Stina Almqvist
: 6' 1"; Junior
: G

#32 Lizzy Groetsch
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

#0 Jordan Obi
: 6' 1"; Senior
: F

#11 Simone Sawyer
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: G

#14 Floor Toonders
: 6' 4"; Senior
: F

#22 Mataya Gayle
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: G