On Saturday at the Palestra, President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. acknowledged Penn student-athletes for their remarkable achievements.
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(From left) Coach Mike McLaughlin, Mataya Gayle, and President J. Larry Jameson.
Before the Quakers’ 68-52 victory over Yale, Jameson acknowledged third-year guard Mataya Gayle for reaching the 1,000-point milestone. Gayle, from Woodstock, Georgia, scored her 1,000th point on Feb. 13 during a 72-66 overtime win over Cornell in Ithaca, New York. She is the 27th player in program history to score 1,000 points, and is the second-leading scorer on the team (12.6 points per game).
The women’s basketball team is 15-9 overall and 5-6 in conference play.
During timeouts, Jackson recognized the Black Student-Athletes at Penn (BSAP), the International Student-Athlete Association (ISAA), and employees from Penn Medicine. The BSAP centers on the role of Black student-athletes and social change within Penn Athletics, the Ivy League, and the Philadelphia community. The ISAA connects international student-athletes with each other and colleagues interested in global issues to create a supportive and fun community.
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