Students go to Drexel University for what the school calls “experiential learning,” and that’s exactly what the Penn women’s basketball team got Wednesday night: an educational trouncing.
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Can it be love? Penn women’s basketball dominates Delaware State
Think what a first date is like: at least a four on the awkward scale, no matter what your mutual friend or dating app said about how you would mesh and have a good time.
You suggest coffee at your favorite neighborhood shop at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon — low-key, low-pressure, perfect for a getting-to-know-you chat that can end in 30 minutes or stretch to 90 if things go well. Then maybe it’s dinner Friday night (Peruvian? Thai? One of their favorites, but no place fancy) — more talk, some flirting, some awkwardness but not too bad. You come home (alone, let’s assume) and think things could have gone much worse — that there’s enough promise to try again, that next time you won’t run right past the conversational passes.
Penn women’s basketball notches season-opening win over King’s
The outcome of the Penn women’s first basketball game of the season was decided the moment it was scheduled: The Red and Blue would overwhelm King’s College, a Division III team from Wilkes-Barre, and showcase their new and returning players in a low-pressure tip-off. King’s, meanwhile, would face big-school challenges that could boost its play for the coming season — and get a kick out of playing in front of family at the Palestra. (Every woman on the King’s roster is from Pennsylvania or New Jersey, many from the Philly area.)
Princeton women’s basketball cruises past Penn, 67-53
Fadima Tall knocked down a career-high 20 points on 6-for-11 shooting along with 10 rebounds and four steals Saturday as Princeton women’s basketball warmed up for the Ivy League Tournament with a 67-53 win at Penn.
Penn’s loss, combined with Brown’s win, means that we won’t know which team will be the fourth entrant for Ivy Madness at Brown’s Pizzitola Sports Center till the NCAA releases its updated NET rankings to determine the tiebreaker. As the winner of the regular-season conference title, Columbia will play Penn or Brown in the tournament’s first round Friday, and Princeton will face Harvard; the championship game comes Saturday.Penn’s NET ranking was No. 162 as of Saturday night – 22 slots ahead of Brown at No. 184.
Solid second half lifts Harvard women’s basketball past Penn
On Senior Night at Harvard, the seniors came through in a dominant second half Saturday to sail past the Penn women’s basketball team, 62-44.
Of course, it helps when your seniors include league-leading scorer Harmoni Turner and forward Elena Rodriguez. With two points from reserve forward Mona Zaric, the senior class came up just one point short of Penn’s total. Turner let loose for a double-double: 24 points from all over the court and 11 rebounds; Rodriguez had 17 points on 7-for-13 shooting.
Penn women’s basketball trounces Dartmouth, 66-37
When the Dartmouth women went to West Philly to play some basketball in January, they were at their best and broke an 18-game losing streak against Penn.
On Friday, it was the Penn women at their best, playing in Hanover to keep their shot at the Ivy League Tournament alive, and they started a new winning streak over Dartmouth emphatically, 66-37.
Penn women’s basketball stops Cornell in must-win game
With both sides playing to preserve a chance at a spot in Ivy Madness, the Penn women’s basketball team overcame a resurgent Cornell on Saturday in West Philly, 68-63.
“We always like to make things interesting,” Penn senior Stina Almqvist told ESPN+ after her 25 points led the Quakers to the win. “We know we have our backs against the wall. We really want to make the tournament.”
Stina Almqvist blows past 1,000-point mark in leading Penn women’s basketball past Brown
Stina Almqvist had a triple big day Saturday: game highs of 26 points and 12 rebounds against Brown, a victory to keep Penn’s postseason hopes alive, and elevation to the elite club of Quakers with 1,000-point careers.
The 6-foot-1 senior became the 26th Penn woman to reach the milestone; her father and sister were at the Palestra for the event, visiting from Sweden. “My sister said, ‘You better get 1,000 while I’m here,’ and I did it for her,” Almqvist told ESPN+ afterward.
Big fourth quarter lifts Penn women’s basketball past Yale
In a game it had to win, the Penn’s women’s basketball team missed shot after shot, giving up a lead and then just keeping even with lowly Yale.
And then the third quarter ended and the fun started at the Palestra, as the Quakers blew past the Bulldogs with 27 fourth-quarter points to take the win, 71-59, Friday night. That sets up a Saturday afternoon showdown with Brown as a key game for Penn to stay relevant in the run for the Ivy League Tournament.
Penn women’s basketball breezes to 80-60 victory over Yale
The Penn women’s basketball team has had its struggles and arrived in New Haven needing to reset. That’s just what it did Saturday with a dominant performance against Yale, 80-60.
Four Quakers shared the bulk of the scoring: Stina Almqvist with 18 points (plus a team-high seven rebounds and two blocks), and Mataya Gayle, Simone Sawyer and Katie Collins with 17 apiece.