The Quakers closed their home schedule on a high note, downing Dartmouth 78-68 last night.
On Senior Night, Penn (6-21, 5-8 Ivy) gave its two graduating players a night to remember, despite playing before a crowd of just 2,335 at the Palestra on the second night of spring break.
With the two senior honorees, Drew Godwin and Justin Reilly, in the starting lineup, Penn dashed to a 10-2 lead in the opening minutes and never looked back, handing Dartmouth (5-23, 1-13) a loss in its final game of the season.
Though the night was about Penn’s seniors, it was junior Jack Eggleston who stole the show, scoring a career-high 25 points while nabbing 11 boards.
Fellow junior Dan Monckton rained in 14 points on the night, while sophomore point guard Zack Rosen finished with 18. Rosen currently leads the Ivy League in points per game, with 17.8.
Though Penn never pulled out of the Big Green’s sight, the Quakers never fell behind Saturday, leading by as much as 13 points three minutes into the second half. The margin fell to six with less than a minute to go, but Penn closed the door in the final seconds.
Fittingly on senior night, forward Justin Reilly scored Penn’s final points, a slam-dunk, as the clock ran down.
The Quakers will make the short road trip to Princeton, N.J., Tuesday to close out their season against the rival Tigers. Penn has the chance to play spoiler, as a Princeton loss would set their Ivy record at 10-4, even with Harvard in a tie for second place in the Ancient Eight.
A win for Penn would boost their record to 6-8 in the League, which would tie them for fourth with Yale.
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