Women's Basketball
Despite Parker's dominant performance, Penn women's basketball falls to Villanova
Penn women’s basketball and Villanova went back and forth for the entire game, but the Wildcats ultimately prevailed, 58-50.
In final tune-up before Ivy play, Penn women's basketball outshoots Stetson, 75-53
Penn women’s basketball dominated Stetson from start to finish in a 75-53 win. The Quakers shot over 50 percent from beyond the arc through three quarters before cooling off once the game was already out of reach.
Papazekos | Here are three New Year's resolutions for Penn Athletics to focus on in 2019
With a new year full of big games, fresh faces, and untold stories on the horizon, it’s time to suggest a few New Year’s resolutions for Penn Athletics.
Led by Eleah Parker, Penn women's basketball wins Battle of 33rd Street, 55-39
It’s a frequently used saying across many different sports, but for good reason. Penn women’s basketball's defense helped them to a dominant 55-39 win over Drexel in their first game back after a break for final exams.
Is Stat So? | December 10
In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, track and field set all kinds of records in wins over Harvard, while men's and women's basketball earned comfortable victories over non-conference opponents.
Strong fourth quarter play helps Penn women's basketball pull away at Iona
After a slow start that featured a slew of missed layups, the Quakers pulled away to defeat Iona, 66-43, in just the third all-time matchup between the two schools.
Penn women's basketball steamrolls La Salle 65-34 for second straight Big Five win
Though it wasn’t necessarily clear from the score that the game’s outcome was apparent, the eye test told another story. The Quakers had taken La Salle’s best shot, weathered the storm, and looked ready to run away with the contest.
A Decade in Ivy Sports: Which Ivy title came as the biggest surprise?
Each of these teams overcame sub-par finishes from years past to blow away all expectations the outside world had of them. Here are the most surprising Ivy League regular season championships from the past 10-plus years.
Penn women's basketball playing for pride in Big 5 showdown with La Salle
After losing to the La Salle Explorers (0-7) the last two seasons, Penn women's basketball (4-2) will look to halt that trend Wednesday night at the Palestra.
Princess Aghayere has made an immediate impact as first-year starter for women's basketball
Last year Penn women’s basketball went 22-9, made the Ivy league championship and notched a win in the first round of the WNIT. Yet, after graduating first team All-Ivy forward Michelle Nwokedi, there were some questions as to how the team would adjust this season with a new front-court partner for sophomore center Eleah Parker.
A Decade in Ivy Sports: Which rivalries are the most competitive?
In this edition of our 10-Year Ivy League project, we track the most competitive rivalries in the past decade of Ivy sports.
Penn women's basketball splits pair of close contests at Navy Classic
At the Navy Classic, Penn women’s basketball split a pair of games against non-conference opponents, defeating Navy 65-61 in a tight contest on Saturday before falling to Maine 47-46 in the final seconds on Sunday.
Is Stat So? | November 19
In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, men's and women's basketball teams had rebounding totals at opposite ends of the spectrum, football beat the spread, and wrestling's freshmen continue to step up.
Ashley Russell's scoring and play-making earns her Player of the Week
The guard put up a combined 51 points from the team’s three games last week, including a career-high 25 against NJIT to cap it off.
A dominant Ashley Russell and energetic Penn bench propel Quakers to victory over NJIT
In its second home game of the season, Penn women’s basketball got out to an early lead and never looked back, ultimately beating NJIT 85-42.
Penn women's basketball runs NJIT out of the building with 85-42 win
Penn made sure that the NJIT left the Palestra still searching for its first win by demolishing the Highlanders 85-42.
Guest column by former AD Steve Bilsky: Penn must 'preserve treasures' like the Palestra
We are so lucky that these treasures all belong to Penn. The Palestra court, Franklin Field turf, and Penn Relays name should never be shared with any corporate entity. Otherwise, we’ll be like everyone else.
Women's basketball coasts past Saint Joseph's, 65-45, in season's first home game
The Quakers opened Big 5 play at the Palestra with their home opener against St. Joseph's Thursday. Penn was able to bounce back from a loss to No. 1 Notre Dame with a 65-45 win against their Big 5 rival.