-PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Senior Katie Castiello surpassed the 100-point mark for her career, but a big third quarter rally allowed No. 17 Penn to knock off Cornell 15-12 in women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon at Franklin Field. The Big Red slipped to 6-7 (2-3 Ivy), while the Quakers remained unbeaten in conference play at 4-0 (8-4 overall).

Castiello became the 28th player in school history to reach 100 points when she cashed in on a free-position shot with 3:57 left in the first quarter. She ended the day with a goal and an assist, one of six players with multi-point efforts. Amanda Cramer notched three goals with an assist to reach 90 points.

Grace Faircloth caused a pair of turnovers and won three ground balls, while Shannon Brazier had a goal and an assist along with six draw controls, three ground balls and a caused turnover in the loss. Mackenzie Clark had eight saves in relief of Ellie Horner, who stopped four shots. Cornell scored on 4-of-5 free position shots, with Penn scoring on 4-of-6.

Penn held edges in shots (34-28), ground balls (20-16) and draw controls (18-13). Niki Miles posted four goals and an assist and Kennon Moon recorded three scored and a helper to lead the Penn offense. Miles added six draw controls. Kelly Van Hoesen made eight saves and won three ground balls for the Quakers.
 

Up Next

• The Big Red remains on the road against a ranked opponent when it travels to meet No. 13 Yale on Saturday, April 22 at 1 p.m. at Reese Stadium.
• Yale won a pair of games against the Big Red a season ago, snapping a  12-game Cornell win streak in the series.
• The Big Red leads the all-time series 22-21.