PHILADELPHIA - They say records were meant to be broken, and senior Anna Ross did just that, notching the 429th assist of her career to take over the No. 1 spot all-time in the history of University of Pennsylvania (11-5) women's basketball. In addition to Ross' record, the Quakers got help from the whole squad on Sunday afternoon to dismantle visiting Gwynedd Mercy 89-25 in their final non-conference contest of the year. 

PENN NEWS AND NOTES
*Penn's 89-point total matches a McLaughlin-era high, as Penn also hit that number last season against Steven's Institute of Technology.

*The 25 points allowed from the Griffins is the lowest opponent point total since Penn allowed just 20 points to King's College on Dec. 31, 2014. 

*The 64-point margin of victory is the largest for the Red and Blue since a 65-point win over King's. 

*Penn has now won five-straight games, marking the longest winning streak of the season for the Quakers.

*Penn finishes the non-conference season with nine victories outside of league play, ranking tied for third-most in program history. 

*The 10 points scored by the Griffins in the opening half marks the lowest first half total from an opponent since King's scored eight in 2014. 

*Freshman Eleah Parker finished with 12 points, her 12th-straight game in double-figures, while corralling a new career-high 15 rebounds in the victory for her fourth double-double of the year. Parker also matched her career-best with four blocks, while shooting 6-for-8 from the floor.

*The junior class had a coming out party, led by a career-high 14 points from Deja Jackson and 11 points from Kristen Daley. Jackson finished with two 3-pointers, also a career-best, while Daley made a living with her physical play at the free throw line, hitting four shots from the charity stripe. The two didn't just affect the game in scoring, as Daley collected eight rebounds and Jackson also notched a new career-high with four assists. Defensively Daley collected four steals. 

*Katie Kinum and Ashley Russell both finished with 10 points on the afternoon. Russell has now notched double-digit scoring efforts in back-to-back games for the first time in her career, while Kinum's double-digit effort is her first since Dec. 28. 2017 against VCU. 

*Freshman Michae Jones nailed the first 3-pointer of her career in the second half, while sophomore Emily Anderson's six-point total is a new career-high. Princess Aghayere's nine points are the most since scoring 10 vs. Missouri State earlier this season. While she didn't score on the day, sophomore Phoebe Sterba collected a career-high six rebounds. 

*The 34 points scored by Penn in the fourth quarter is the most in one period for the Quakers since college women's basketball went to quarters two seasons ago. 

*Penn allowed just three points in the opening quarter to the Griffins, matching a season-low in opponent point total for a quarter of play. 

*The Quakers totaled 62 rebounds on the day, a new McLaughlin-era record. The Quakers also forced the Griffins into 25 turnovers, marking a new record in the McLaughlin-era. 

*Penn's 83 field goal attempts is a new McLaughlin-era high. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a slow start offensively for both squads, as each team went scoreless for near four minutes after a 6-3 start to the game. Following the first media timeout of the game, the Quakers found their touch on offense, spurting ahead on a 12-0 run to end the period. In total, the Quakers held the Griffins scoreless for nearly 11 minutes of game action between the first and second quarters before Gwynedd Mercy found the bottom of the basket with 8:17 remaining in the second quarter.

The Quakers would then go on another long run of 17-0, making the score 33-5 midway through the second quarter. Coach McLaughlin substituted liberally, as Penn would finish the game with 58 bench points. Penn held a 37-10 advantage at halftime.

A strong third quarter saw the last action of the day from Penn's starting five, as the bench would receive the majority of play for the remainder of the game. Heading into the fourth quarter, the duo of Jackson and Daley exploded offensively, guiding the Red and Blue to their most effective 10 minute period of the day. 

QUOTING COACH
"It's awesome. Anna's been a terrific player for four years. She's won two championships, she's always that kid that's second or third in people's thought process. Great athlete. Selfless. When you get an assist record that means a lot of sharing went on. I think that's great of a team sport, we just commended her for that ... It takes a lot of people to do what she did."

WHAT'S NEXT?
It's all Ivy League play remaining for the Quakers, as Penn gets back into the thick of conference action with its first Ancient Eight road trip, heading to Brown and Yale begining with a matchup with the Bears on Friday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m.