Women's Basketball
Ashley Russell brings hard-nosed mentality to Penn women's basketball captaincy
Russell’s willingness to do what does not show up in the box score is one of the many reasons the Massachusetts native was elected as a captain for the 2018-2019 season.
After impressive first year, Eleah Parker aims for continued growth in second season
Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Big 5 Rookie of the Year. 2018 second-team All-Ivy. Eight-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week. Two-time Ivy League Player of the Week.
How will Penn women's basketball move on from Nwokedi, Ross, and Whitlatch?
All three started in every game for Penn last season, meaning more than half of the team’s starting lineup this season will be players new to that role. But the Quakers won’t be losing everyone from that Ivy League runner-up team last season.
Penn women's basketball's freshmen have rare chance to make an impact right away
None are coming in as highly touted as now-sophomore center Eleah Parker was last year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t make an immediate impact.
Penn women's basketball's schedule headlined by rematches with familiar foes
The Quakers may be down three starters and a key reserve from last season, but their schedule this year won't be any easier.
Newcomers and established veterans among standouts in Red and Blue Scrimmages
With the start of the men's and women's seasons both coming within the next three weeks, here are a few players from both squads to keep an eye on after their impressive performances today.
Penn women's basketball picked to finish second behind Princeton in Ivy preseason poll
Penn women’s basketball took second in the Ivy League preseason poll with 107 points and two first-place votes, while Princeton unanimously captured first place with 133 points and 14 of the 17 first-place votes.
Penn basketball set to return to Palestra for Red and Blue Scrimmage
On Saturday, Penn men’s and women’s basketball will play at home in the annual Red and Blue Scrimmage. The two intrasquad games mark the Quakers’ first public competition this season, giving both old and new players a chance to impress their coaches and shine in front of the teams’ fans.
On the eve of 76ers scrimmage, who are the best athletes to have competed on Penn's campus?
Inspired by the 76ers’ arrival on Tuesday, The Daily Pennsylvanian did some research to determine the best athletes to compete on Penn’s campus.
Where are they now? | Women's basketball '17 Sydney Stipanovich
A little over a year after her graduation from Penn in 2017, Stipanovich lives in Chelsea, on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City.
Penn women's basketball announces ambitious schedule for 2018-19 season
Two days ago, coach Mike McLaughlin announced the 2018-2019 schedule for the Quakers, which features a bevy of competitive non-conference opponents before the beginning of Ivy League play starting in February.
Which Ivy League teams have had the most success over the past decade?
There are several Ivy League sports teams that have been the definition of the word “dynasty” in recent years. Yet as strong as some of these programs have been, only one can be the best of the best.
Penn women's basketball enjoys sports, crepes, and the Amazing Race in 11-day trip to Europe
Penn women’s basketball recently completed an 11-day trip to Spain and France, with stops in Madrid, Toledo, Valencia, Barcelona, and Paris. Between the sightseeing and traveling were three games, in which the Quakers went 2-1.
Papazekos | The Ivy League and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad decision
It was already shameful that the conference moved its showcase away from its best and most historic venue. But the choice of Yale’s Lee Amphitheater as the Palestra’s replacement makes the decision a travesty.
Yale's Lee Amphitheater to host Ivy League basketball tournaments in 2019
After two years at the Palestra, the Ivy League men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are moving to New Haven, Conn.
Roundtable | Which Penn basketball senior will be missed the most?
With good results often comes good veteran talent, though, and both teams will have some strong seniors to say goodbye to this offseason. For both the men and women, seniors played key roles, ranging from Anna Ross to Caleb Wood to Darnell Foreman to Michelle Nwokedi and more. Our editors take to the roundtable to debate, which senior will be missed most?
Mitchell | Penn women's basketball came up short, but program's expectations are changed forever
But this sense that Penn women’s basketball is always good, always beats down lesser opponents, and always contends for an Ivy championship, actually belies just how special its run of success is – this team has moved the bar.
Penn women's basketball's season ends with heartbreaking loss to St John's in WNIT
Penn women’s basketball lost its second round game against St. John’s in the Women's National Invitational Tournament by a score of 53-48, ending the team’s season.
Penn women's basketball survives foul trouble, hangs on to beat Albany in WNIT
Leading for all but 33 seconds of the contest, Penn jumped out to an 18-3 lead and held on the rest of the way in a 76-61 win, advancing to face St. John’s in the Round of 32.