Pennsylvania

Coach: Kelly Greenberg, third season (40-16)

Last Season: 22-6, 14-0 Ivy, 1st

Key Additions: Amanda Kammes, G, 5-7, Fr.; Maria DiDonato, G, 5-6, Fr.; Catherine Makarewich, G, 6-0, Fr.; Katie Kilker, C, 6-2, Fr.; Karen Habrukowich, G, 5-9. Fr.

Key Losses: Diana Caramanico, F, 6-2 (21.7 ppg, 10.0 rpg); Erin Ladley, G, 5-10 (13.0 ppg, 4.5 apg)

Starting Five: Ima Abia, F, 5-9, Jr. (1.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg); Jenn Jones, F, 6-0, Jr. (6.7 ppg. 4.0 rpg); Julie Epton, F, 6-0, Sr. (9.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg); Tara Twomey , G, 5-4, Jr. (4.6 ppg, 3.3 apg); Jewel Clark, G, 5-10, So. (8.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg)

At a glance: The Quakers are coming off of an historic season in which they earned their first Ivy title and NCAA berth in school history with a perfect league record. This year, Penn will try to fill the holes left by Ladley and Caramanico. Last year, the Quakers clinched their league championship on Crimson turf, with a five-point victory in which Ladley scored her 1000th point and Caramanico broke the Ivy scoring record of 2,312.

“I guess Penn has the pride of winning it last year,” said Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith. “So they’ll be hungry. Although their talent isn’t going to be quite the same, they have enough talent there that if someone could step up, they’ll be the team to beat.”

Second Team All-Ivy Epton will play a big role for the Quakers this year, after earning a starting spot in 20 of the last 21 games of last season.

Clark earned All-Ivy Rookie honors last season and has already stepped up her production this season, as she scored 23 points against La Salle on Nov. 20. Twomey, a returning starter, rounds out the Quaker guards.

Jones and Abia lead the way at the other end of the court. Abia’s rebounding ability will be called upon this year while Jones looks to stand-out after starting in all but one game over the last two seasons. Jones played a huge role in Penn’s two come-from-behind wins over Yale last year.

While the Quakers lose a significant portion of the talent that led Penn last year, it could still be strong enough to win another Ivy title.

Cornell

Coach: Marnie Dacko, seventh season (66-91)

Last Season: 15-12, 8-6 Ivy, T-3rd