PHILADELPHIA – The #16 University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team returns to Franklin Field for the final time of the regular season on Saturday, hosting Cornell for a 3:30 p.m. contest.
 
#16 PENN (7-5, 3-2 Ivy League) vs. CORNELL (9-4, 3-2 Ivy League)
Saturday, April 19 | 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa. | Franklin Field 
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The Penn vs. Cornell Series
*The series between these two programs belongs to the Quakers, as they hold a 33-18 advantage all-time.
 
*Penn shut down Cornell 11-7 last year in Ithaca, netting five straight goals from the second to third period to secure the Ivy League win. Anna Brandt scored four goals in the victory, while Niki Miles posted a team-high five points.
 
*The Quakers are 16-9 all-time at Franklin Field against the Big Red.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Quakers tamed #5 Princeton on Wednesday night, topping the Tiger 15-12 to snap their 11-game win streak.
 
*Sophomore Regan O'Brien posted a career-high outing in the ranked battle, tallying seven points carried by five goals.
 
*Keeley Block and midfielder Brandt netted hat tricks in the win to help lead the Quakers to victory.
 
*Goalkeeper Orly Sedransk stood on her head in the cage, stopping a career-high 14 shots against the Tigers.
 
*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 Yale last week 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.
 
* The Tewaaraton Award Foundation named midfielder Brandt one of its 25 nominees on Thursday afternoon for the first time in her collegiate career.
 
*Erika Chung is seven assists from breaking the program's record, sitting third in the record book in assists with 121.
 
*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.
 
*Seniors Block and Brandt lead the Red and Blue's offense with 41 points each, with Block holding 27 goals and 14 assists and Brandt posting 39 goals and two assists.
 
*Freshman Sedransk brings 120 saves, a 10.09 GAA, and a .461 save percentage into Wednesday's game.
 
Scouting the Big Red
*Cornell topped #21 Harvard 13-12 on Senior Day this past weekend to account for its latest win. The Big Red scored five unanswered goals from the 2:35 mark of the second to the final 28 seconds of the third to help secure the victory.
 
*Caitlin Slaminko leads Cornell's offense in goals (38) and points (49), trailed by Kylie Gelabert with 48 carried by a team-high 26 assists.
 
*The Quakers will likely face Ellie Horner in goal. The keeper has allowed 79 goals this season, acquiring a 10.34 GAA and a .406 save percentage.