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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Freshman Shonn Miller scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second career double-double, but Penn's hot shooting from beyond the arc proved too much as the Quakers topped Cornell 64-52 on Saturday evening at Newman Arena. Cornell fell to 6-10 (1-1 Ivy), while Penn improved to 9-9 (2-0 Ivy).

The Big Red freshman had another outstanding outing, hitting 8-of-13 shots and adding four blocks and a steal in 31 minutes without a turnover. He was the lone Cornell player to hit double figures. Drew Ferry scored eight points, all in the second half, and Galal Cancer notched seven points. Chris Wroblewski had four points, six assists and four steals for Cornell, which had 10 steals as a collective group. Cornell hit just 3-of-17 shots from beyond the arc and made just 13-of-24 free throws in the loss.

For Penn, both Zack Rosen and Tyler Bernardini had 18 points to lead the Quakers. Rosen, the conference's leader in scoring and assists, added five assists and five steals, while Bernardini notched eight rebounds. Miles Cartwright chipped in with eight points, while Fran Dougherty had three rebounds and blocked three shots. The Quakers hit 10-of-20 from 3-point range in the win, helping Penn improve to 2-0 in Ivy League play.

Penn jumped out to a 6-0 lead, and despite hanging around, Cornell could never get back to equal. Miller opened up his monster game with consecutive baskets, including a conventional three-point play, to cut the deficit to 6-5, but Bernardini answered with a 3-pointer.

It was that kind of night for the Big Red, as Rosen hit six of his first seven shots as the Quakers crept out to a 21-11 advantage nearly 12 minutes in. A layup by Cartwright made it 28-15 with 4:35 remaining, but the Big Red went on a late 7-2 run and had the ball with under 30 seconds left down just 33-25 and with plenty of momentum. Cornell turned it over, however, as Camryn Crocker earned a steal, and Rosen found Steve Rennard with a long pass ahead for a 3-pointer at the horn to send the visitors to the locker room with a 36-25 edge instead.

The second half saw the Quakers methodically build the lead to double figures, going up 15 on a Marin Kukoc 3-pointer with under eight minutes left, then pumping that up to 16 points (58-42) two minutes later on a Rosen trey. Consecutive baskets, including a 3-pointer by Ferry, got Cornell within 58-47 with five minutes to play, but the home team wouldn't get any closer.

The Big Red will look to pick up its first road win of the year when it meets Columbia on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at Levien Gymnasium in New York City.