PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The Penn women’s basketball team will look to solidify its position in the Ivy League standings when it hosts struggling Yale on Saturday at The Palestra. The Quakers (14-9) enter the contest after a split in their New York road trip, falling 69-56 at Columbia last Saturday following an overtime win at Cornell. Penn sits firmly in the conference’s upper tier and will be heavily favored against a Bulldogs squad it defeated decisively just four weeks ago, 64-37 in New Haven. Yale (6-17) arrives following its most complete performance of the season, an 82-54 rout of Dartmouth on Feb. 14. In that victory, Ciniya Moore scored a career-high 26 points, while Kiley Capstraw added 14 points and six assists. The Bulldogs will need similar secondary scoring to complement forward Mary Meng, their primary player to watch. Meng is coming off a double-double against Dartmouth with 10 points and 14 rebounds, and she leads Yale in rebounding and blocked shots. However, Yale’s season has been defined by inconsistency, particularly on offense. Since the calendar turned to 2026, the Bulldogs are 2-7 and have been held under 60 points in eight of those nine games, including the previous meeting with Penn. Containing Quakers’ standouts like Mataya Gayle, Katie Collins and Simone Sawyer will be a central challenge for a Yale defense that allows an average of 69.2 points per game. For Penn, the game represents a critical opportunity to rebound at home before closing the regular season with three consecutive road games. The Quakers’ defense, which ranks among the Ivy League’s best, will aim to replicate its January effort against Yale, where it forced 21 turnovers and held the Bulldogs to 23.6% shooting from the field. Tip-off is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. The matchup will be the 99th all-time meeting between the programs, with Penn holding a commanding series lead. Following this game, Yale will host Columbia and Cornell next weekend. Penn will travel to face Harvard and Dartmouth in its final regular-season road swing.