PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- No. 7 Penn ran out to a 6-1 lead and owned a much as a seven-goal lead, too much for No. 4 Cornell to overcome in a 15-11 loss on Saturday afternoon at Franklin Field. The Big Red saw its 11-game win streak come to a close in falling to 6-1 (1-1 Ivy), while the Quakers boosted its record to 4-2 (1-1 Ivy).

Penn dominated the face-off circle, with Jamie Zusi going 21-of-29 to keep the ball out of the Big Red's hands and avoid a comeback. During a key 3-0 second quarter run over just 1:05, Cornell never saw the ball as the Quakers turned a 3-1 squeaker into a 6-1 hole. The Big Red clawed back within three goals at 11-8 with four minutes remaining in the third on a CJ Kirst goal, his third of the day and 22nd of the season, but Penn answered with three consecutive and wasn't threatened the rest of the way.

Kirst had three goals and two assists, while Michael Long joined him with two goals and three assists for five-point days. John Piatelli scored four times, including finding the back of the net for the 100th time in his career. He ended the day with 103 career goals. Gavin Adler continued his brilliant play on defense, causing a turnover and winning six ground balls, while Joseph Bartolotto III caused three turnovers on his own and won a pair of balls of the ground. In goal, Chayse Ierlan made 12 stops in taking just his fifth career loss (18-5).

For Penn, Sam Handley had three goals and three assists, while Dylan Gergar notched a goal and four helpers. It was the early work of Patrick Burkinshaw that made the difference, as the Penn goalkeeper stopped nine of Cornell's first 10 shots on goal and had 15 on the day in the victory. The Quakers nearly doubled up Cornell in ground balls, 46-24.

The Big Red will step back out of conference when it visits Colgate on Tuesday, March 29 at 5 p.m. at Crown Field in Hamilton, N.Y.