PHILADELPHIA – The nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team continues its homestand on Wednesday, hosting #5 Princeton for an 8 p.m. on ESPNU at Franklin Field.
 
#16 PENN (6-5, 2-2 Ivy League) vs. #5 PRINCETON (11-1, 4-0 Ivy League)
Wednesday, April 16 | 8 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa. | Franklin Field 
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The Penn vs. Princeton Series
*The all-time series between these two programs is pretty tight, with the Tigers holding a 24-30-3 advantage.
 
*These teams split last year's matchups, with Princeton taking the battle in the regular season 14-9 and the Quakers winning the Ivy League semifinals game 18-14.
 
*In the 2024 semifinals, Anna Brandt scored a tournament-high eight goals, while Erika Chung assisted a tournament-high six goals to help lift Penn to the Ivy League tournament final.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Quakers dropped last week's contest, falling in double-overtime to nationally ranked Yale, 10-9.
 
*Keeley Block and midfielder Brandt led the offense in the outing with the Bulldogs, tallying four points each.
 
*Goalkeeper Orly Sedransk stood on her head in the cage, stopping ten of 20 shots faced against Yale.
 
*The conference named Natasha Gorriaran Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. The defender was a defensive force for the Quakers, helping hold off the Bulldogs to a season-low ten goals in the ranked battle. Gorriaran caused a team-high four turnovers in the contest, collecting three draw controls and two ground balls.
 
*Senior Chung is nine assists from breaking the program's record, sitting third in the record book in assists with 119.
 
*Catherine Berkery needs 20 points to hit the 100-point milestone to become the fastest sophomore since Zoe Belodeau hit the milestone during the 2019 season.
 
*Senior Block and Brandt lead the Red and Blue's offense with 38 points each, with Block holding 24 goals and 14 assists and Brandt posting 36 goals and two assists.
 
*Freshman Sedransk brings 91 saves, a 10.15 GAA, and a .457 save percentage into Wednesday's game.
 
Scouting the Tigers
*After dropping their first game of the season 13-11 to #8 Virginia, the Tigers carry an 11-game win streak to University City.
 
*Princeton topped Columbia 17-6 this past weekend to account for its latest win. The Tigers scored eight unanswered goals from the 6:03 mark of the second to the 6:59 point of the third to help secure the victory.
 
*McKenzie Blake leads Princeton's offense in goals (60) and points (65), trialed by Haven Dora with 62 carried by a team-high 43 assists.
 
*The Quakers will likely face Amelia Hughes in goal. The keeper has allowed 107 goals this season, acquiring a 10.36 GAA and a .509 save percentage.