PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team will head on a weekend road trip to take on Harvard and Dartmouth on Friday and Saturday.
 
The Quakers enter the weekend after taking down Yale on Saturday at the Palestra, 68-52.
 
GAME 25 - PENN (15-9, 5-6 Ivy League) vs. HARVARD (15-9, 8-3 Ivy League)
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 | 7 p.m.
Cambridge, Mass.
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GAME 26 - PENN vs. DARTMOUTH (10-14, 1-10 Ivy League)
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Hanover, N.H.
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THE HARVARD SERIES
Last time out, the Quakers fell to the Crimson at the Palestra 53-42 on January 17th. Abigail Wright finished with a double-double for the Crimson, recording 14 points and 10 rebounds. Karlee White and Saniyah Glenn added 11 points each. Mataya Gayle led all scorers with 16 points for the Red and Blue. Katie Collins scored 12 points, her seventh consecutive game scoring in double figures. Five Quakers recorded at least one steal and three (Gayle, Brooke Suttle, Simone Sawyer) recorded at least two. Harvard has won the last three matchups as the Quakers look to snap the streak on Friday.
 
THE DARTMOUTH SERIES
The Quakers were able to take down the Big Green at the Palestra for their first Ivy League victory of the season on January 19th, 67-59. Tina Njike led the Quakers in scoring with 16 points and rebounds (13), her third double-double of the year. Simone Sawyer (15), Mataya Gayle (13) and Katie Collins (11) also scored in double figures for the Quakers. Penn outrebounded Dartmouth, 41-35 and scored 36 points in the paint. Penn has won two of the last three, looking to extend their win streak to three.
 
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON
Harvard is ranked second in the Ivy League in scoring defense this season, allowing just 56.8 points per game. They also rank third in the conference in scoring, as they are very efficient on the other end of the court as well. Junior Karlee White leads the team in scoring (15.5), ranking fifth in the Ivy League standings. She also leads the conference in field goal percentage (.558). Teammate Abigail Wright also averages double figure points for the Crimson (13.8), while also leading the squad in rebounds per game (6.5). The Crimson excel on the boards as a team averaging just over 37 rebounds per game, good for second in the conference. They lead the Ivy in offensive rebounds (15.5) as they attack the glass at an extremely high clip. Their pesky defense has forced the most turnovers in the conference this season (467).
 
SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN
Dartmouth has struggled especially on the offensive end this season, ranking second worst in the conference in average points per game (55.8). They also rank last in the Ivy in team field goal percentage this season (.372). The Big Green have struggled on the glass, averaging just 34.5 boards per game, ranking seventh in the conference. The team has also especially struggled from behind the arc (.294).
 
QUAKER NOTEMEAL VS YALE
*Junior Mataya Gayle led all scorers with 22 points and added four assists.
 
*Sophomore Brooke Suttle had a career-high 16 points off the bench.
 
*Senior Simone Sawyer flirted with a double-double, finishing with 12 points and eight rebounds.
 
*As a team, Penn shot 20-25 (80.0 pct) at the free throw line.
 
*The Quakers committed a season-low seven turnovers.
 
*Penn had 15 offensive rebounds on Saturday and turned them into 19 second-chance points.
 
*The Red and Blue led for 38 total minutes, essentially wire-to-wire.
 
 
PENN IN THE IVY STATS
• Penn leads the Ivies and entered the week 15th nationally in free-throw percentage (.781).
 
• Katie Collins enters the weekend second among Ivy League players in overall rebounds per game (7.8) and leader in blocked shots (1.7) .
 
• Simone Sawyer is first among Ivy players in overall free-throw percentage, at 89%.
 
• Gayle is first among Ivy players in overall assists per game (4.3).
 
*Gayle is fourth in steals per game (2.0).
 
AYE AYE, CAPTAINS!
Penn has five players leading the team as captains in 2025-26, tying a program record for a single season. The leadership group is made up of seniors Saniah Caldwell, Simone Sawyer, and Georgia Heine, as well as junior Gayle and sophomore Collins. There have been just two other seasons in program history when the Quakers had five captains: 2004-05 and 2020-21 (which was canceled due to COVID-19).
 
PENN WBB BY THE NUMBERS
7.8 • Collins' rebounds-per-game average so far this season; that is second among Ivy League players behind Alyssa Moreland (10.4)
 
22 • Collins' career high in points against Columbia, with five made threes, earning Big 5 Player of the Week last week.
 
27 • Mataya Gayle became the 27th player in program history to score 1,000 career points against Cornell.
 
40 • Blocked shots by Collins so far this season, leading the Ivy League; Njike is sixth, with 23 blocks.
 
57.5 • Penn's points-per-game scoring defense this season, third highest in the Ivy League.
 
78.1 • Penn's free-throw percentage for the season, highest in the Ivy League and 15th nationally.