WASHINGTON – The No. 20 Georgetown University women's lacrosse squad (5-1) will travel to the No. 8 University of Pennsylvania Quakers (5-0) on Saturday for a 1 p.m. matchup at Franklin Field.  Live stats and a webcast on ESPN+ will be available at www.GUHoyas.com.
 
On Tuesday, GU downed the George Washington University Colonials 13-4 at Cooper Field.  The Hoyas used a pair of big runs pick up the win.  Junior midfielder Natalia Lynch (Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown West) led the way with three goals, three draw controls and two caused turnovers, while junior midfielder Liza Liotta (Baltimore, Md. / St. Paul's School for Girls) added two goals and an assist for three points as well as two draw controls on the afternoon.  Senior midfielder Francesca Whitehurst (Baltimore, Md. / Roland Park Country School) managed a goal and two assists.  Sophomore Mary Pagano (Short Hills, N.J. / Pingry School) and senior Taylor Gebhardt (Baldwinsville, N.Y. / C.W. Baker) had two goals apiece in the win.
 
Earlier in the day, Lynch and freshman midfielder Jordyn Sabourin (Catonsville, Md. / Notre Dame Prep) earned BIG EAST Weekly Awards as Lynch was named the BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week and Sabourin earned Freshman of the Week honors.  Additionally, senior attacker Morgan Ryan (Maplewood, N.J. / Oak Knoll School) earned a spot on the weekly honor roll.
 
In a 1-1 week for the then-No. 18/18 Hoyas, Lynch tallied five points off three goals and two assists, 11 draw controls, six ground balls and five caused turnovers. Sabourin started both games for the Hoyas, totaling six draw controls at Johns Hopkins and Delaware. The freshman helped the Hoyas maintain possession as GU outshot its opponents by a combined 60-44 margin, including 45-35 on net, while forcing 36 total turnovers.  Ryan tallied seven goals scoring three at Johns Hopkins before going for four in a win at Delaware. She was 2-2 in free position shots and added three ground balls and three caused turnovers.
 
Gebhardt leads the team in scoring with 16 goals and eight assists for 24 points on the season. She is followed by Whitehurst who has 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists. Lynch and Ryan are in third and fourth, respectively.  Lynch has 12 goals and four assists for 16 points on the season, while Ryan has tallied 15 goals.  
 
Lynch has 24 draw controls on the year followed by Sabourin with 20 and Whitehurst managing 19.  Junior Noelle Peragine (Northport, N.Y. / Northport) and senior Josephine Zinn (Franklin Lakes, N.J. / Immaculate Heart Academy) lead the defense with 10 and nine caused turnovers, respectively.  In goal, senior Haelle Chomo (Naples, Fla. / Barron Collier) has played a majority of the minutes in the cage with 42 saves and an 8.00 goal-against average for the season.
 
Penn is one of just nine unbeaten teams in the nation sitting at 5-0 on the year and 1-0 in the Ivy League.  On Tuesday, the squad overcame a slow start going down 4-0 to Drexel before coming back for the 12-10 victory.  Erin Barry led the way with a hat trick, while Laura Crawford, Zoe Belodeau and Gabby Rosenzweig each had two goals for the Quakers. Rosenzweig leads the squad overall with 13 goals and 17 assist for 30 points on the year.  The teams have had two common opponents this season.  Penn downed Delaware 15-4 and defeated Johns Hopkins 11-10 in overtime.
 
Georgetown is 1-5 all-time against the Quakers and 1-2 at Franklin Field.  The squads have met every season since 2014 with the Hoyas never being able to pull out the victory.  Last year was an 18-6 GU loss and the season prior was a 14-6 defeat in Philadelphia.  The lone Georgetown victory in the series came at home during the 2012 season when the Blue & Gray managed the 11-9 win.
 
Penn also begins a challenging three-game road swing for the Blue & Gray.  The squad will face No. 1 Boston College and No. 10 Loyola (Md.) over the next 10 days.