PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania softball team will take on the Columbia Lions in a pivotal Ivy clash. The Lions currently sit third in the Ivy League standings while the Quakers sit fourth.
 
Penn (16-22, 7-8 Ivy League) vs. Columbia (17-18, 9-6 Ivy League)
Friday, Apr. 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch ($)
 
Penn (16-22, 7-8 Ivy League) vs. Columbia (17-18, 9-6 Ivy League)
Friday, Apr. 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch ($)
 
Penn (16-22, 7-8 Ivy League) vs. Columbia (17-18, 9-6 Ivy League)
Friday, Apr. 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch ($)
 
Penn vs. Columbia Series
* The Quakers enter this game against the Lions with an all-time record of 48-31
 
* Last year's series saw the Quakers get swept in a three-game set, 9-1, 5-3, 10-1.
 
* Penn's last win came in 2023, when the Red and Blue topped the Lions, 7-0.
 
 
Quaker Notemeal
* The Quakers are coming off their best offensive game of the year, producing eleven runs on 18 hits.
 
* Gigi Ganje extended her new home run record Wednesday against Villanova, punching out her 16th of the year.
 
* Penn sits 0.5 games above Brown for the fourth spot in the Ivy League.
 
 
Scouting the Lions
* The Lions enter this meeting with a record of 17-18. They have wins over Mercer, South Dakota State, LIU, Brown, Dartmouth, Yale, and Cornell among others.
 
* The Lions are led offensively by Caylene Nguyen in the average department and Sarah Mikami in the power department. Nguyen is hitting .341 with six doubles and 18 RBI while Mikami is hitting .294 with a team-leading .978 OPS and seven home runs.
 
* On the bump, Mads Lawson leads the way. She is first in the Ivy League in ERA (2.37) and second in the conference in wins (11) and strikeouts (107).