Official Twitter account of Penn Women's Basketball: ‘01, ‘04, ‘14, ‘16, ‘17, ‘19 Ivy League Champions. ‘15, ‘18 Big 5 Champions. Go Quakers! IG/TikTok: pennwbb
We deserve a shot.
- RPI of 52 entering Sunday
- Won the regular season championship in the
@IvyLeague
, rated 11th-best RPI
- Zero losses to any team outside of the nation's top-90
- 11 true road wins, third-most of any team in the country
- Rank top-10 nationally in defense
Mike McLaughlin | Ivy League Coach of the Year
Took a team with three new starters that lost nearly half of its scoring production from a year ago to the top of the ladder in the
@IvyLeague
.
No doubt about it.
#OneMore
From Our Family, to Holy Family!
After 10 years as as assistant coach for the Quakers, Bernadette Laukaitis has been named Head Women's Basketball Coach at
@GoHFUTigers
.
CEMENTING HIS LEGACY
With our 85-73 defeat of Brown tonight, Mike McLaughlin becomes the 19th active D-I head coach to reach 600 career wins!
Congratulations, Mike!
Please join us in congratulating
@CoachK_Killion
& EJay who welcomed their son Edward Lee Bacerra III into the 🌎 on December 15 at 2:24am weighing 7lbs. 6.5oz!!!
Our hearts are so full!! 🥰
We can’t wait to meet the newest addition to our Penn WBB Family! ❤️💙
For the fourth time in his career, Coach
@MikeMcLaughlin
has been named Big 5 Coach of the Year!
McLaughlin now owns 15 career Big 5 victories, more than Penn had won in the previous 30 years!
It's been a fun last seven years since Mike McLaughlin really got things rolling at Penn...
153-58 Overall
81-21 in Ivy League Regular Season
4 Ivy League Championships
2 Big 5 Championships
7 Straight Postseason Appearances
20 All-Ivy selections
3 Ivy League Players of the Year
Penn 91, Harvard 62 - FINAL
We'll catch ya in the championship game!
The Quakers advance to Sunday behind an offensive onslaught, featuring five players in double figures!
#OneMore
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#IvyMadness
🚨𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡🚨
Join us in welcoming Philadelphia legend Jim Ricci to the coaching staff this season! Full details on his coaching career⤵️
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#FightOnPenn
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𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡!
We are proud to announce
@CoachK_Killion
as the program's new Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator! Much deserved for the best in the business!
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#FightOnPenn
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Amidst the busy schedule of
@IvyLeague
play, we can't forget that our leader,
@MikeMcLaughli
, earned his 150th win at Penn this weekend!
Already the program leader in victories, Coach McLaughlin currently ranks 7th among active D1 WBB coaches in winning pct. (.770)!
#Together
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR!
With an exceptional freshman campaign, Kayla Padilla has been named the
@IvyLeague
Rookie of the Year!
Padilla is the sixth ROTY in program history, the FIFTH since 2010-11 and garners First-Team All-Ivy honors as well!
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Frontline Fighters ❤️
Today, we’re recognizing Courtney McLaughlin, daughter of
@MikeMcLaughli
, who works on the bone marrow transplant floor at Jefferson with oncology patients, those fighting leukemia and lymphomas.
Thank you for all you’ve done and will continue to do!
Standout Player, Standout Leader, Standout Person.
Congratulations to our very own Coach Killion on her Induction into the Holy Family University Athletics Hall of Fame!
🌟 🏀 💙
Incredibly Proud of Princess. 👏
She just continues to impress, chosen as one of six recipients for the 2019
@Penn
President's Engagement Prize, earning $100,000 to use after graduation for her project Rebound Liberia!
📝 >>>
That feeling when your Dad makes the trip all the way from Sweden to surprise you on Game Day! ✈️ 🏀
Shout out to
@freddealmqvist
along with the assist from
@MikeMcLaughli
& the Squad for making this amazing moment happen for
@stiinaalmqvist
! 😢🥰
It just went in.
What a game for Michae Jones.
The sophomore came in CLUTCH, scoring a career-high 19 points including NINE made free throws in overtime to seal the win for Penn.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Please join us in wishing Christine McCollum - our unbelievably dedicated Director of Basketball Operaations that works tirelessly for the good of our program - a happy birthday today!
Before last night's win, Director of Athletics and Recreation Dr. M. Grace Calhoun presented Head Coach Mike McLaughlin with a commemorative ball celebrating his 600th career win!
Congratulations, Coach!
#ThankYouNurses
for EVERYTHING you do!
Our senior guard Kendall Grasela recently capped an incredible career on the court and, as the first nursing major in our program's history, will move into another one in the years to come!
A constant in all this success?
Bernadette Laukaitis.
Our ever steady force on the bench has been with Mike McLaughlin either as a player or coach for all but one of his 24 years as a head coach.
We deserve to continue to play basketball at the highest level.
A tournament featuring the nation's best wouldn't be complete without this group.
#OneMore
Next Chapter ✈️🏀
Phoebe Sterba will be taking her talents to Ireland to begin her professional basketball career with the Meteors Basketball Club. She will also attend the Business School at Trinity College to obtain her graduate degree in management. 🇮🇪
#PennPros
A future president meeting Joe Biden!
📸: 2018
Congratulations to former Presidential Professor of Practice, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the President and VP Elect of the United States
🇺🇸 💯
Penn 79, Villanova 77 - FINAL
QUAKERS WIN! QUAKERS WIN! QUAKERS WIN!
Ross drives down the lane and HITS for Penn's first win over Villanova since 2001!
#Together
Pack your bags! ✈️
THRILLED to announce we'll be ringing in the New Year in Hawaii!
The Quakers are scheduled for two games in The Aloha State this season, at University of Hawaii on Dec. 31, followed by at Chaminade on Jan. 2!
Big news for one of our own! Help us in congratulating
@CoachK_Killion
on being announced as a member of the Class of 2021 for the
@GoHFUTigers
Athletics Hall of Fame!
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#FightOnPenn
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Next up to join the Red and Blue is 6-0 guard Meg Hair!
Meg has spent the last five years a standout for Jamesville-Dewitt in Syracuse, finishing her career as the school's all-time leading scorer!
#PennWBB
"For the past 10 years at Penn and for over 20 years in all, I have been so fortunate to have had Bern by my side ... She has poured her heart and soul into every day for the last 10 years, but I am excited to see her take her talents to Holy Family" - Coach McLaughlin
On the Road Again! 🚘✈️
Looking forward to a great July! 🗓
Be sure to follow along with our coaching staff:
🔹Coach McLaughlin:
@MikeMcLaughli
🔹Coach Killion:
@CoachK_Killion
🔹Coach Robinson:
@CoachArob13
🔹Coach Carideo:
@StephCarideo
See you soon future Quakers! 👀🏀
LAUREN CHARLTON: "I attended a women’s basketball summer camp freshman year and was instantly in awe of the idea of playing at the Palestra...I am beyond honored and thrilled to be a part of the Penn Women’s Basketball Family!”
WELCOME TO PENN!
Thrilled to announce the addition of Stephanie Carideo to our coaching staff! A standout player for Philadelphia University, Stephanie was most recently an assistant coach for
@JeffersonRams
Men's Basketball!
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Get your brooms out! 🧹
In addition to her Big 5 honors, Kayla Padilla made it a clean sweep when the
@IvyLeague
named her Player AND Rookie of the Week!
🗒️
Penn 70, Hawaii 55 - FINAL
QUAKERS WIN!
Kayla Padilla leads the way with 23 points while Kennedy Suttle, Eleah Parker and Tori Crawford all finish in double figures! We are now 9-1 for the first time in program history!
Welcome to Penn!
Sending well wishes Dr. Erika James, who was recently named Dean of Wharton Business School here at the University of Pennsylvania!
We are grateful to have you!
The best four years ever.
Deja Jackson's been a part of some legendary teams for the Quakers and will leave Penn as a 3️⃣-time Ivy League champion, earning a degree in Communication from the College of Arts and Sciences!
You gave us everything you had & so much more, right until the very end. For that, we will forever be grateful.
Amazing basketball players but even better people! 💯
Congratulations Class of 2021! Your futures are so bright! 🎓🌟
We love you! ❤️💙
#FamilyForever
#PennGrad
Welcome... Back!
Ashley Robinson has rejoined the Quakers' staff as an assistant coach! Thrilled to welcome the return of a local product, who previously worked at Penn in 2017-18.
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A true embodiment of being a
@Penn
student-athlete.
Princess Aghayere helped bring the Quakers to new heights on the basketball court in her four years with the Red and Blue.
Now, she's using basketball to help girls in West Africa reach new heights themselves.
Congratulations to our very own Deja Jackson ‘19 & Penn Men’s Basketball Alum Matt Howard ‘17 who tied the knot yesterday surrounded by their Penn Family!!
❤️💍💙
#HappilyHoward
#FamilyForever