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PHILADELPHIA Get out your sunblock, and book your flights the University of Pennsylvania womens basketball team is heading to the Bahamas! The 2016 and 2017 Ivy League Champions will play two games and celebrate Thanksgiving in the Caribbean during the 2017-18 season.

Penn will take on Georgia Tech and either Baylor or Missouri State as part of the 2017 Junkanoo Jam annual tournament. Penn will take on the Yellow Jackets in the opening round and will play one additional game as part of the event. Game dates and times are to be determined.

Under head coach Mike McLaughlin, the Quakers have made these destination trips a habit. Last season, the Quakers spent New Years Eve in Southern California where they posted two wins over UC Riverside and CSU Northridge to ring in the New Year. The Red and Blue have also competed in Italy, Hawaii, Miami, San Diego and Chicago in recent seasons.

"Our players hear me say it a lot, but it is true," McLaughlin said. "Their time as a student-athlete at Penn is all about the experience. We play to win no matter where we go, but it's not always just about basketball. These are trips, moments and games that they will remember their entire lives, and that's what these four years are truly about - strengthening friendships and making memories that will last a lifetime."

This will be the program's first trip to the Bahamas and more details on this trip will be available in the coming months. A complete 2017-18 schedule will be announced late this summer.

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