PHILADELPHIA- The University of Pennsylvania softball team picked up its first Ivy League series win on Sunday afternoon, with a 7-3 victory over Cornell at Penn Park.

Dana Anderson hit her first homerun of the year, Chloe Lesko went yard for the second time this season, the Quakers totaled 11 hits and Payton Bean tossed her second complete game of the season in the win.

With the victory, the Red and Blue are 7-12 and 2-1 in Ivy play. The Big Red drop to 3-14 and are 1-2 in the conference.

FINAL: Penn 7, Cornell 3
In the top of the first Brianna Brown reached on an error at third, Sammy Fenton moved Brown over with a sacrifice bunt as Delaney smith singled through the right side to score Brown. The next at-bat Dana Anderson sent one over the wall in left-center for her first homer of the year, scoring Blake Landow who pinch ran for Smith. At the end of the first inning, Penn led 3-0.

In the top of the second, Cornell loaded the bases with a single, walk and a hit by pitch. Kate Callaway flied out to center, which brought in Sydney Stapf via the sacrifice fly.

The Quakers added a run in the bottom of the third when Delaney Smith singled up the middle and Anderson walked, forcing the Big Red to make an early pitching change. Lesko then drew a walk to load the bases. Julia Mortimer singled through the right-side scoring Dakota Farmer who pinch ran for Smith. With one out, Madison Bauerle reached on a fielder's choice, knocking in another run and extending the lead 5-1.

An inning later, Fenton led off with a walk and advanced to second on a hit from Dakota Farmer. Jade Montgomery drilled one up the middle, which easily scored Fenton from second.

Cornell threatened in the top of the sixth, as the first two batters reached safely. Bean then struck out the next three she faced, shutting down the bats of the Big Red.

In the bottom of the frame, Lesko hit a towering shot that cleared the center field wall for her second homerun of the year, which added an insurance run to make the game 7-1.

The Big Red would not go down without a fight, as in the top of the seventh Emma Antich hit a two-run shot, which put Cornell within four. Bean then got a lineout and a fly out to end the game and ensure the 7-3 win.

Quaker Notemeal

• Smith, Lesko and Bauerle each had a pair of hits for the Red and Blue.
• Anderson and Lesko hit homeruns for the Quakers, which marks the first time this season two homers have been hit in the same game.
• Eight different Quakers contributed to the teams' 11 hits.
• Anderson collected two RBIs, while Smith, Montgomery, Lesko, Mortimer and Bauerle each had one.
• Bean earned her second victory of the season, tossing seven innings, giving up five hits, three earned runs and striking out four.
• Penn has taken the season series from Cornell for the first time since 2022, where the Quakers also took two-out-of-three.

Up Next
The Red and Blue will be back at Penn Park for a mid-week matchup against Lehigh on Wednesday. The Quakers will take on the Mountain Hawks in a doubleheader with game one beginning at 2:30 p.m.