PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Penn used a 26-point second quarter to pull away from Brown and earn a 69-56 women’s basketball victory Saturday at The Palestra. The Quakers avenged a double-overtime loss to the Bears from January.

Simone Sawyer and Katie Collins each scored 17 points to lead Penn, which improved to 17-10. Mataya Gayle added 13 points. The Quakers shot 44.6% from the floor and blocked 10 shots.

Brown, which led 12-8 after the first quarter, was paced by Alyssa Moreland’s 12 points. Ada Anamekwe and Olivia Young each added 11. The Bears shot just 31.5% overall and fell to 16-10.

An announced crowd of 715 watched the Ivy League contest. Penn’s decisive second-quarter run turned a four-point deficit into a 34-29 halftime lead it would not relinquish.