PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Penn broke open an early 2-2 contest behind nine goals from Anna Brandt and 13 saves by Orly Sedransk to capture an 18-10 win over Cornell on Saturday afternoon at Franklin Field. The 16th-ranked Quakers upped their record to 8-5 (4-2 Ivy), while the Big Red slipped to 9-6 (3-3 Ivy).

Kylie Gelabert led the Big Red offense with a goal and four assists, while Caitlin Slaminko (goal, two assists) Maggie Pons (goal, assist), Josie Vogel (two goals) and Holly Newman (two goals) each secured multi-point games. Ellie Bergin won six draws and Caitlin Tully caused three turnovers in the loss. Mackenzie Clark and Ellie Horner had two saves apiece for the Big Red in goal.

Brandt's nine goals came alongside four ground balls and four draw control wins with the senior squeezing off 14 shots. Two of Brandt's goals came on empty-net scores in the final minute to tie the school's single-game school record. Sedransk was comfortable against the Big Red's high-scoring offense, making 13 total saves. Catherine Berkery added a hat trick, Keeley Block had two goals and three assists and Erika Chung was credited with a goal and four helpers. The Quakers had a 20-11 advantage at the draw circle, with Maggie Bankowski scooping up nine and Natasha Gorriaran posting six. Gracie Smith had two goals, one assist, three caused turnovers and four ground balls for Penn.

Tied 2-2 after trading goals early, Penn converted on five straight opportunities to go up 7-2 with Brandt scoring five of those goals. The Big Red got within 8-5 early in the second quarter and had a pair of possessions to cut into the lead further, but the Quakers instead capitalized with eight consecutive goals and never looked back.

Cornell never gave up, even after going down 11 goals and facing a running clock. The Big Red outscored the Quakers 5-0, making it interesting for a moment, but ran out of time in slipping back to .500 in Ivy play. Penn scored twice in the final 46 seconds on an empty net with the Big Red trying to pressure to cap the scoring.

NEXT UP
• The Cornell women's lacrosse team closes out the regular season when it visits No. 6 Yale on Saturday, April 26 at 12 p.m.
• The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
• Cornell leads the all-time series 23-22, though the Bulldogs have won three of the past four matchups.
• Prior to that, the Big Red had won 12 consecutive games against the Bulldogs.