Kelsey Plum sparks fourth-quarter burst as Washington tops Penn
Kelsey Plum scored 24 points, and Washington finally got going on offense in the fourth quarter to beat Penn 65-53 and advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Pennsylvania Quakers
53
Washington Huskies
65
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 53 |
| WASH | 7 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 65 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Norfolk State Spartans | W 72-56 | NCAAW |
| 11/6/26 | @ Drexel Dragons | W 71-70 | NCAAW |
| 11/3/26 | vs Swarthmore Garnet | W 110-27 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:26 53-65
Foul on Katie Collier.
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LayUpShot 0:39 53-65
Talia Walton made Layup. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 53-63
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 53-62
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 53-61
Foul on Kasey Chambers.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 53-61
Michelle Nwokedi made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 52-61
Foul on Kelsey Plum.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:24 52-61
Alexus Atchley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Plum.
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JumpShot 1:43 52-58
Sydney Stipanovich made Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Nwokedi.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 50-58
Foul on Kelsey Plum.
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LayUpShot 2:07 50-58
Katie Collier made Layup. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:51 50-56
Anna Ross made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:16 47-56
Foul on Kasey Chambers.
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JumpShot 4:38 47-56
Michelle Nwokedi made Jumper. Assisted by Sydney Stipanovich.
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JumpShot 4:55 45-56
Kelsey Plum made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:21 45-54
Sydney Stipanovich made Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Nwokedi.
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LayUpShot 5:36 43-54
Kelsey Plum made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:09 43-52
Talia Walton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Plum.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:38 43-49
Alexus Atchley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Plum.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:29 43-46
Kasey Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna Ross.
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PersonalFoul 7:31 40-46
Foul on Katie Collier.
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JumpShot 7:49 40-46
Kelsey Plum made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:32 40-44
Foul on Michelle Nwokedi.
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PersonalFoul 8:46 40-44
Foul on Anna Ross.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:57 40-44
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:57 40-43
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:57 40-42
Foul on Kasey Chambers.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 40-42
Talia Walton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Plum.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 40-39
Anna Ross made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 39-39
Anna Ross made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 38-39
Foul on Alexus Atchley.
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JumpShot 1:08 38-39
Anna Ross made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:22 36-39
Kelsey Plum made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:17 36-37
Foul on Kelsey Plum.
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LayUpShot 2:50 36-37
Katie Collier made Layup. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 36-35
Foul on Michelle Nwokedi.
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PersonalFoul 4:17 36-35
Foul on Chantel Osahor.
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LayUpShot 4:43 36-35
Sydney Stipanovich made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Nwokedi.
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LayUpShot 4:59 34-35
Chantel Osahor made Layup. Assisted by Kelsey Plum.
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JumpShot 5:25 34-33
Michelle Nwokedi made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:38 32-33
Talia Walton made Jumper. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:21 32-31
Anna Ross made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:33 29-31
Chantel Osahor made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:58 29-29
Sydney Stipanovich made Jumper. Assisted by Anna Ross.
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LayUpShot 7:17 27-29
Alexus Atchley made Layup. Assisted by Katie Collier.
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LayUpShot 7:53 27-27
Katie Collier made Layup. Assisted by Kelsey Plum.
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JumpShot 8:10 27-25
Sydney Stipanovich made Jumper. Assisted by Anna Ross.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:22 25-25
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:22 25-24
Foul on Kasey Chambers.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 25-24
Kasey Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Nwokedi.
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PersonalFoul 1:46 22-24
Foul on Michelle Nwokedi.
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LayUpShot 2:51 22-24
Kelsey Plum made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:05 22-22
Michelle Nwokedi made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:05 21-22
Michelle Nwokedi made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:05 20-22
Foul on Chantel Osahor.
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LayUpShot 4:23 20-22
Talia Walton made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:10 20-20
Foul on Alexus Atchley.
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JumpShot 5:39 20-20
Sydney Stipanovich made Jumper. Assisted by Kasey Chambers.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:00 18-20
Talia Walton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:00 18-19
Foul on Lauren Whitlatch.
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End Game 0:00 53-65
End of Game
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Steal 0:17 53-65
Mathilde Gilling Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 53-65
Princess Aghayere Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 53-65
Foul on Katie Collier.
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LayUpShot 0:39 53-65
Talia Walton made Layup. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 53-63
Washington Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:42 53-63
Kasey Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 53-63
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 53-62
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 53-61
Foul on Kasey Chambers.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 53-61
Michelle Nwokedi made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:05 52-61
Pennsylvania Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 52-61
Michelle Nwokedi missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 52-61
Foul on Kelsey Plum.
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Offensive Rebound 1:12 52-61
Michelle Nwokedi Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:12 52-61
Anna Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:24 52-61
Alexus Atchley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Plum.
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JumpShot 1:43 52-58
Sydney Stipanovich made Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Nwokedi.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 50-58
Foul on Kelsey Plum.
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LayUpShot 2:07 50-58
Katie Collier made Layup. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:24 50-56
Michelle Nwokedi Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:45 50-56
Anna Ross Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:45 50-56
Kelsey Plum missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:49 50-56
Washington Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:00 50-56
Talia Walton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:00 50-56
Sydney Stipanovich missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:18 50-56
Sydney Stipanovich Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:18 50-56
Kelsey Plum missed Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:51 50-56
Anna Ross made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:02 47-56
Sydney Stipanovich Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:02 47-56
Alexus Atchley missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:16 47-56
Foul on Kasey Chambers.
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JumpShot 4:38 47-56
Michelle Nwokedi made Jumper. Assisted by Sydney Stipanovich.
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JumpShot 4:55 45-56
Kelsey Plum made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:21 45-54
Sydney Stipanovich made Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Nwokedi.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 5:36 43-54
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 5:36 43-54
Pennsylvania Timeout
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LayUpShot 5:36 43-54
Kelsey Plum made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 5:44 43-52
Chantel Osahor Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 5:44 43-52
Michelle Nwokedi missed Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 309 events.
Team Stats
PENN
WASH
20-55
FG
25-66
36
Field Goal %
38
7-23
3PT
7-25
30
Three Point %
28
6-8
FT
8-14
75
Free Throw %
57
38
Rebounds
40
8
Offensive Rebounds
13
30
Defensive Rebounds
27
14
Assists
16
2
Steals
11
6
Blocks
3
17
Turnovers
6
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
6
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
11
Fouls
10
6
Largest Lead
12
Highlights
00:18
K. Plum made Three Point Jumper.
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00:26
K. Plum pump-fakes to lose defender, made layup on transition. Assisted by T. Walton.
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00:17
T. Walton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K. Plum.
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00:17
K. Plum made layup on transition. Assisted by K. Collier.
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