PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team is back on the road for another Ivy League weekend, taking on Yale (Fri.) and Brown (Sat.) as the race for a spot in Ivy Madness continues.
 
GAME 22: PENN (11-10, 3-5 Ivy League) vs YALE (6-15, 3-5 Ivy League)
Friday, February 16, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.
New Haven, Conn.| John J. Lee Amphitheater
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GAME 23: PENN (11-10, 3-5 Ivy League) vs BROWN (13-8, 4-4 Ivy League)
Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 5:00 p.m.
Providence, R.I. | Pizzitola Sports Center
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The Yale Series
• The programs are meeting for the 92nd time in the all-time series with the Quakers holding a 48-43 advantage.
 
• Yale has a 23-20 edge in the series in New Haven.
 
• Penn's longest winning streak against the Bulldogs is seven games, stretching from 2014-17. Yale's longest is set at six from 2009-12.
 
• The two teams met for the first time on December 6, 1974 with the Quakers taking a 33-27 victory in The Palestra.
 
• The Quakers have scored 5,657 points in the all-time series, averaging 62.16 per game.
 
Last Time We Met
• The two squads clashed just two weeks ago in The Palestra, a contest that needed overtime to determine the Bulldogs victors witha 74-68 decision.
 
• Stina Almqvist led all Penn scorers with 20 points on 7-for-19 shooting. She narrowly missed a double-double with a team-high nine rebounds, while also tallying team highs in assists (3) and steals (4).
 
• Mataya Gayle knocked in 18 points including four buckets from beyond the arc.
 
• Fresh off a 20-point performance that involved her 1,000-career point the night before against Brown, Jordan Obi responded with 17 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks. Her two blocks shifted her into sole possession of the top spot in the Ivy League as the only player to have reached 30. She currently has 32, the most in the league.
 
• The Quakers went 13-for-15 at the line; Yale went 13-for-23.
 
• The game had seven lead changes and five ties. Penn led for 37:20, and Yale for 4:16.
 
The Brown Series
• Saturday's game against Brown is the 93rd in program history, with the Quakers holding a 56-36 lead in the all-time series.
 
• Penn has won nine out of the last 10 games against the Bears.
 
• The Red and Blue have an overall record of 21-20 when playing on the road in Rhode Island.
 
• Before last season's loss in Providence, the Quakers were on 21-game winning streak against Brown.
 
Last Time We Met
 • Penn took care of business at home with a 77-56 victory two weeks ago.
 
 • Obi put on a show with 20 points, including her 1,000-career point. Shooting 4-for-4 from the floor and 11-for-12 at the line, it was a near perfect performance for the captain. She also notched her fifth double-double of the year, 18th of her career, with a game-high 13 rebounds.
 
 • Almqvist had 17 points, four rebounds, and a pair of blocks, as well as shooting 6-for-11 from the floor and 3-for-5 from deep.
 
 • Gayle added 11 on 5-for-9 shooting.
 
• Simone Sawyer cashed in three from deep for nine points.
 
Penn's Last Time Out
• The Quakers clashed with #24/25 Princeton on Saturday afternoon in The Palestra, battling into the fourth quarter when they had the score as close as two points. However, the Tigers used a 19-10 final frame to secure the 67-54 decision in conference play.
 
• Obi led Penn with 17 points, nine rebounds, two blocks, and two assists, shooting 50 percent from the floor and 6-for-7 at the line.
 
• Off the bench, freshman Ese Ogbevire dropped in a season-best 16 points on 5-for-9 shooting and 3-for-4 from deep.
 
Great Game, Great Honor
• After a successful outing on Saturday against #24/25 Princeton, Ogbevire earned her first Ivy League Rookie of the Week honor on Monday.
 
• Outside of her season-high 16 points with nine points from beyond the arc, she added two rebounds.
 
• The freshman guard has seen time in 20 games so far this season, starting in five.
 
• She is shooting .477 from the floor and .400 from deep.
 
• At roughly 15 minutes per game, she is averaging 4.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.