Princeton uses strong second half to pull away from Penn women's basketball
It wasn’t supposed to go this way.
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It wasn’t supposed to go this way.
Penn women’s basketball capped off its weekend series with a 69-58 win against Cornell on Saturday. The sweep of the New York Ivies makes the Quakers 8-1 in League play with just five regular season games remaining. Here are three takeaways from this weekend’s pair of victories.
With the two best defenses in the Ivy League going head-to-head, points were supposed to come at a premium.
Although it may not have been in the forecast, it was raining threes at the Palestra on Friday evening.
On to the next one.
After being sparked by an 18-3 run in the second quarter, Penn women's basketball defeated Dartmouth, 60-44, on Friday night. On the second night of the road back-to-back, the Red and Blue managed to come back from a 10-point third quarter deficit against Harvard but ultimately fell to the Crimson in double overtime, 80-72, ending their undefeated run in the Ivy League.
It was neck-and-neck, but the Quakers fell in the final stretch.
Nobody saw this coming.
With the help of a double-digit halftime lead, Penn women’s basketball was able to hang on to defeat a visiting Yale team, 54-48, on the second night of a back-to-back. It was certainly a little too close for comfort, but the Quakers showed their winning, even-keeled character while withstanding the Bulldogs’ second-half rally. Here’s what we learned from the Red and Blue’s victory.
It wasn’t easy, but once again, the Quakers got the job done.
Once again, the Quakers could not be stopped.
Time to protect the Palestra.
Penn basketball had a busy weekend in New York against Cornell and Columbia, with the women’s team winning both games and the men splitting their pair of matchups. Here are some winners and losers from the two days of contests.
NEW YORK — It wasn't smooth sailing, but when it mattered most, the Red and Blue got the job done.
ITHACA N.Y. — Eleah Parker was just too much for Cornell to handle.
The Quakers were aggressive and effective all night on the defensive end; it was only a matter of time before the offense followed suit.
On Wednesday at the Palestra, the Red and Blue will face the Cherry and White.
PRINCETON N.J. — Ivy basketball is back, and this time Penn versus Princeton was a lot closer.
The best offense is a good defense.
Make no mistake, this game was over in the first 10 minutes.