Penn women's basketball's breakthrough season capped by postseason bid

After posting their first winning regular season record — both overall and in the Ivy League — since the 2004-05 season, the Quakers are not quite done playing yet. The Red and Blue will take part in the First Round of the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) as they host Howard at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Palestra.

Penn (16-12, 9-5 Ivy) finished third in the Ancient Eight to conclude a regular season highlighted by a 77-72 victory over second-place Harvard on Feb. 15. The last time the Quakers played a postseason game was on March 21, 2004, when they were defeated, 91-55, by No. 2 Connecticut in the East Regional First Round matchup of the NCAA tournament.

The Howard Bison (20-11, 14-5 MEAC) head into the game after having lost the MEAC Championship Game to Hampton, 59-38, on Saturday. Meanwhile, Penn's regular season ended with a 60-44 defeat at the hands of Ivy League champion Princeton.