The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team got a career-high 11 points from rookie Katie Mayock, but the Hawks couldn't overcome an early deficit as they fell to Penn, 65-45, on Thursday evening at The Palestra.

After a back-and-forth opening to the contest, the host Quakers ended the first quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 15-5 edge over the Hawks.

A basket by SJU senior Michala Clay brought her team to within seven, 19-12, early in the second quarter, but Penn responded with a 16-4 run to open a 35-16 lead with 2:06 to go in the period.

Down 40-20 at the half, Saint Joseph's played Penn even in the second half as both teams scored 25 points apiece.

For the game, the Hawks shot 31.5 percent from the field (17-of-54), 21.7 from behind the arc (5-of-23), and hit 6-of-10 from the foul line.

Individually, Mayock added four rebounds and an assist, while Clay finished with six points, five rebounds and two steals.

At the other end, Penn got a game-high 16 points from Princess Aghayere as the Quakers finished the game 25-of-61 from the floor (41 percent), 3-of-18 from three-point range (16.7 percent), and hit 12 of-20 free throws.

The Hawks (0-3, 0-2 Big 5) begin a seven-game homestand on Tuesday when they host Niagara at 7 p.m.

GAME NOTES: SJU is now 40-4 all-time versus Penn...Katie Jekot added five points, five assists and three rebounds...Alyssa Monaghan handed out five assists to go with three points...Mary Sheehan scored five points...Elizabeth Marsicano grabbed four rebounds and had four assists...Lula Roig added three points...Whisper Fisher had three rebounds and two points...Nailah Delinois added a point...Devyne Newman made her collegiate debut...Avery Marz added an assist...Kristalyn Baisden made her season debut.

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