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Softball Hosts Lehigh, Dartmouth This Week as Homestand Continues

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania softball team continues their March homestand, playing a one-off against Lehigh before commencing conference play against Dartmouth this Saturday and Sunday.

Penn (9-10, 0-0 Ivy League) vs. Lehigh (14-11, 0-0 Patriot League)
Wednesday, March 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Watch ($)

Penn (9-10, 0-0 Ivy League) vs. Dartmouth (2-9, 0-0 Ivy League)
Saturday, March 21 | 12:30 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. | Watch ($) & Watch ($)

Penn (9-10, 0-0 Ivy League) vs. Dartmouth (2-9, 0-0 Ivy League)
Sunday, March 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Watch ($)

 Penn vs. Lehigh

* The Quakers enter this matchup with the Mountain Hawks with an all-time record of 23-50-2.
 
* The last meeting between these two schools came in 2025, when the Mountain Hawks took down the Quakers, 7-2.
 
*The last win Penn claimed over Lehigh came in 2018, winning 12-3 in six innings.

 Penn vs. Dartmouth
* The Quakers enter this matchup with the Big Green with an all-time record of 32-48.
 
* Last year's series saw the Big Green sweep the Quakers across the three-game set.
 
* Penn last took down Dartmouth in 2019, taking two of three with a wins of 17-10 and 6-3.
 
Quaker Notemeal

* The Quakers are off to a very good start in 2026. They currently sit second in the Ivy League in wins (9) and third in win percentage (.474).
 
* Megan Huang and Jaz Johson have joined the .300 batting average club after this weekend, hitting .360 and .318, respectively.
 
* Pitchers Kelly Zybura and Ainsley Pemberton already have more strikeouts than they did all last season. They've punched out 68 batters this year to last year's 52.
 
Scouting the Mountain Hawks

* The Mountain Hawks enter this contest with a record of 14-11. They have wins over the likes of Stony Brook, Garnder-Webb, Loyola-Chicago, Toledo, Cornell, and others.

* In their last game, Lehigh fell to UNCG, 5-2.

* Kelly Fricker leads the way in the batter's box, hitting .460 with 21 RBI and a 1.196 OPS.

Scouting the Big Green
* The Big Green enter this contest with a record of 2-9. They have wins over Wagner this season.

* In their last game, Dartmouth beat Wagner, 9-0, at the Charge On Classic in Orlando, Florida.

* Samantha Gresham is hitting .385 with three RBI this year. Olivia Schramm leads the team in RBI with eight.
 

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Players Mentioned

Megan Huang

#15 Megan Huang

OF
5' 4"
Junior
L/L
Ainsley Pemberton

#9 Ainsley Pemberton

RHP
5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
Kelly Zybura

#17 Kelly Zybura

RHP
5' 11"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Megan Huang

#15 Megan Huang

5' 4"
Junior
L/L
OF
Ainsley Pemberton

#9 Ainsley Pemberton

5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Kelly Zybura

#17 Kelly Zybura

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
RHP