By Mike Tony
05/13/13 12:44am
The Quakers will travel to College Station, Texas, to battle Texas A&M in the first round of Penn’s first ever NCAA Tournament Friday at 6 p.m. Eastern time, in a game that will be aired on ESPN2.
By Ian Wenik
05/10/13 5:24pm
Sparked by a goal from Casey Bocklet with 3:01 left in the first period, Virginia scored seven unanswered goals, demoralizing the Quakers en route to a 12-6 win that drew the Red and Blue’s season to an abrupt close at Georgetown’s Washington, D.C. campus.
By Mike Tony
05/09/13 1:47am
The NFL chose Penn as the place to inject more diversity within its coaching and management ranks.
By Megan Soisson
05/08/13 9:20pm
This was a great year for Penn women’s sports. Am I right, ladies? Am I right?
The penny slots were successful — I’ll credit my grandmother, who was known to win hundreds of dollars at a time on these games, for the lucky genes — and I went a respectable 3-for-5 on my predictions from earlier this fall.
That’s a heck of a lot better than last’s years picks by Brian Kotloff, who went 3-for-9.
By Megan Soisson
05/10/13 1:06am
Thanks to 1996 Penn graduate Nasia Muoto, Dau Jok will travel at the end of May to Nigeria as a fellow for We Play to Win, a foundation started and run by Muoto.
By David Greenbaum
05/10/13 1:06am
Among the thousands of students who will graduate on Monday are dozens of athletes who are officially retiring from their respective sports. Sports have been a large part of their identities dating back to their childhood. And the large majority of Penn’s athletes have played their last competitive games … ever.
By Anna Strong
05/10/13 1:06am
From sitting next to him at Sunday breakfast, I learned everything I know about sports and sports writing. We’d sit together and read a profile on an up-and-coming pitcher or a big feature on the college football bowl games. He taught me how to read box scores and stat sheets, and when breakfast was over and the weather was nice, we’d all go to the park with a wiffle ball and bat or a frisbee.
By Brette Trost
05/10/13 1:06am
One of the most challenging things I have ever done. Working on a deadline, thinking critically quickly and building relationships with coaches and athletes are all things that have tested me. But it is because of these challenges that I have found my four years with the DP one of the most rewarding aspects of my time at Penn.
By Megan Soisson
05/10/13 1:06am
I kept having fun. So much fun that I switched my major for it. So much fun that every conversation I had was about Penn athletics. So much fun that I even dreamed Penn athletics.
By Alyssa Kress
05/10/13 1:06am
I originally decided to go to UNC over Penn because I wanted to pursue sports journalism and spend four years at a place with lots of school spirit. The funny thing is, I found that opportunity and school spirit right here at Penn.
By Mike Wisniewski
05/10/13 1:06am
I joke with my mom the fact that I was born a month late reflects my personality. When I get comfortable somewhere, I don’t want to leave. I said the same thing about high school that I’m saying now about college: they’re kicking me out the door — I’m not going voluntarily.
By Mike Tony
05/05/13 10:03pm
Penn women’s lacrosse (11-5) will face Virginia (9-9) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at 3 p.m., in Washington, D.C. If the Quakers win, they will square off with host No. 6 Georgetown in the second round.
By Jimmy Lengyel
05/05/13 6:23pm
The Quakers dispatched Dartmouth in a hard-fought contest that featured clashes in all aspects of the game. With a bit of home-field inspiration and fuel from their deep senior leadership, Penn edged the Big Green in the deciding third game of their series, 3-2.
By Mike Tony
05/14/13 12:08am
Ryan Deitrich won’t be returning to Penn for his final year of eligibility after missing his freshman campaign due to injury, but he’ll still be playing college baseball — as a Duke Blue Devil.
By Brette Trost
04/24/13 12:17am
One cannot help but feel a bit of optimism that if the young and inexperienced pitching rotation can build on the successes they had this season, all it will take is a spark in the offense to catapult the Quakers to Ivy success.
By Brette Trost
04/22/13 12:16am
The Quakers (22-17, 7-9 Ivy) lost three of four in their series against the Big Red (21-14, 9-7), winning the first game, 6-0, before losing the last three contests, 4-2, 3-1 and 8-2 respectively.
By Spencer Small
04/18/13 10:54pm
The Quakersare preparing for a four-game away series versus Cornell this weekend.
By Spencer Small
04/17/13 10:00pm
By the end of the fourth, Penn (21-14, 6-6 Ivy) had burst the game wide open with a 9-0 lead over a seemingly helpless Lehigh (18-20, 5-7 Patriot) squad, finishing with a 13-2 victory. The game finished in a healthy 13-2 victory over.
By Todd Costa
04/16/13 10:27pm
Wednesday, the Quakers travel to Bethlehem, Pa. to face Lehigh in their final nonconference matchup of the season.
By Steven Tydings
04/15/13 8:17pm
Coach John Cole and his staff work towards the end of the year to put each player into one of several summer leagues around the country so they can improve throughout the offseason.
By Brette Trost
04/14/13 8:19pm
Princeton took three of four from the Quakers in the weekend series, scoring seven runs in each of the four games.
By Steven Tydings
04/11/13 7:41pm
The Quakers (19-11, 5-3 Ivy) play four crucial games this weekend, taking on Princeton in their first division games of the year.
By Brette Trost
04/10/13 8:05pm
After a weekend of frustrated bats against Yale and Brown, Penn baseball (19-11) finally showed some spark halfway through Wednesday’s game at La Salle (12-18).
By Evan Spiller
04/09/13 8:07pm
In the final Big 5 matchup of the season, the Quakers will look to score early to avoid the Explorers’ talented bullpen.
By Danielle Chuang
04/09/13 10:02pm
Penn baseball’s rookie sensation from Cary, Ill. has stormed onto the scene this season, establishing himself as one of the Quakers’ best hitters. But baseball wasn’t always Vilardo’s game.
By Brette Trost
04/07/13 8:14pm
The Penn baseball team finished its cross-divisional play this weekend, splitting a pair of doubleheaders against Yale and Brown with the Lou Gehrig Division race still wide open.
By Anna Strong
04/04/13 8:41pm
The Quakers made a strong statement in their opening weekend of Ivy play, sweeping Dartmouth and splitting with Harvard. This weekend, they have the chance to start pulling away in the race.
By Mike Wisniewski
04/03/13 7:37pm
John Cole’s squad could be looking at its first bid for a Gehrig Division crown since 2007 and its first run at an Ivy League title since 1995.
By Todd Costa
04/02/13 10:38pm
The Quakers fell to Villanova at Meiklejohn Stadium, 5-4, in the penultimate round of the Liberty Bell Classic.
By Jimmy Lengyel
04/01/13 7:06pm
Penn failed to finish off its impressive Ivy League start by surrendering three runs in the ninth, losing, 6-3.
By Riley Steele
04/01/13 6:24pm
After a pair of series’ against Ivy League opponents, the Penn baseball team will hit the field for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday when they host Villanova in the semifinals of the Liberty Bell Classic.
By Jimmy Lengyel
03/31/13 9:13pm
The Red and Blue made critical plays to sweep the Big Green in back-to-back 3-2 victories before rallying past Harvard with a 4-1 afternoon victory, followed by a rain-delayed 3-3 postponement (at the top of the eighth inning). That game will resume Monday at noon.
By Steven Tydings
03/28/13 8:04pm
Over a two-day span, Penn baseball takes on two opponents in four big games. And there is just one goal: start out Ivy play in the win column as they take on Dartmouth and Harvard this weekend.
By Sanjay Menghani
04/18/13 8:01pm
With one week left before the Ivy League Championships, the Quakers head to Annapolis, Md. for their last tune-up tournament.
By Sanjay Menghani
04/14/13 8:50pm
The women’s team headed to Suffern, N.Y. to take part in the Roar-EE Invitational, finishing fifth out of 10 teams. The men had the same finish out of 14 teams at the Princeton Invitational.
By Habeeb Suara
04/11/13 9:39pm
The men are coming off a sixth-place finish at the Yale Invitational. Seniors P.J. Fielding and Max Marsico tied for 10th place overall, but it wasn’t enough for the team to win. This weekend, the Quakers look to get a top five finish for the first time this semester.
By Sanjay Menghani
04/04/13 8:57pm
The Penn men’s golf team heads into the homestretch of its schedule as spring descends upon the Northeast.
By Sanjay Menghani
03/12/13 8:01pm
The men’s golf team returned to action at the 16th annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate in Aiken, S.C. and the Quakers finished 11th out of a field of 18 teams.
By Evan Spiller
10/24/12 12:27am
The Penn women took first at the Sacred Heart Fall Classic, while the Penn men placed fifth at the Ivy League Match Play.
By Mike Tony
09/25/12 12:58am
The Quakers won the Rehoboth Beach Invitational, finishing first in an 11-team field after coming in third in last year’s tournament.
By Mike Wisniewski
09/06/12 11:22pm
The Penn athletic department announced Thursday that Bob Heintz has been hired as the new head coach, replacing Scott Allen, who held the position since 2008.
By Mike Tony
04/23/12 11:32pm
The Penn men’s golf team won the Navy Spring Invitational in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday.
By Mike Tony
04/23/12 12:11am
Golf has been in the Williams family since Jim Williams played at USC. Today, Scotty is the captain of the men’s team and Kelsey is a freshman on the women’s team. The oldest, Bryant was captain of the 2009-10 men’s squad.
By Mike Tony
04/18/12 12:20am
Penn men’s golf team tied for sixth out of 13 teams at the 54-hole Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club over the weekend. The Quakers finished 16 shots behind first-place Yale, which carded an 858.
By Evan Spiller
04/12/12 12:44am
The Penn women’s golf team finished third in the Brown Invitational on Monday.
By Mike Tony
04/06/12 2:58am
Marsico has been the low scorer for Penn in 11 of 18 tournaments since his arrival, and he currently boasts a 71.2 stroke average, the team’s lowest.
By Sushaan Modi
04/03/12 12:01am
The men’s golf team missed out on a chance to repeat as champions in the Quaker Invitational, falling to IUPUI, 613-614.
By Mike Tony
03/21/12 12:05am
In its second tournament of the spring season, the Penn men’s golf team successfully defended its team title at the George Washington Invitational.
By Calder Silcox
10/16/11 11:34pm
This weekend, Penn women’s golf closed out its fall season with an exciting win over Ivy competition at the Boston Golf Club.
By Chan Park
07/07/11 12:00am
Quaker has solid showing at APL Championship but tournament run cut short.
By Mike Tony
06/23/11 12:00am
Quaker golfer is set to play in the 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championships
By Nina Wolpow
04/25/11 12:00am
It is safe to say that the road home from New Jersey this weekend was not a celebratory one for the Penn men and women’s golf teams.
By Steve Purcell
04/22/11 12:00am
The Quakers have had a solid spring season and are looking to cap it off by capturing their first Ivy championship since 2007.
By Alexis Ziebelman
04/21/13 9:32pm
The Quakers took down the Big Green in blowout fashion, 11-2. The Senior Day campaign was led by four goals from Ryan Parietti, who was playing in his final game at home.
By Alexis Ziebelman
04/20/13 5:01pm
The Quakers bounced back from their loss to Harvard to dominate Dartmouth on Senior Day, thanks to six combined goals from senior Ryan Parietti and junior Zack Losco
By Alexis Ziebelman
04/18/13 11:05pm
Coming off of a tough loss to Harvard in overtime last weekend, Penn desperately needs a win against Dartmouth.
By Alexis Ziebelman
04/16/13 12:25am
After finishing last spring 3-10 and 1-5 in conference play the Red and Blue knew that something needed to change. Enter former Michigan assistant coach Judd Lattimore.
By Danielle Chuang
04/13/13 5:49pm
Though the board showed an 8-7 overtime loss for Penn (6-4, 2-3 Ivy) against Harvard (6-6, 2-2) on Saturday, the Quakers fought a good fight in the fourth quarter, tying the score at 7-7 before falling in extra time.
By Alexis Ziebelman
04/11/13 11:23pm
After a couple of close losses to top-10 teams, Harvard is hungry for a victory while the Quakers try to carry the momentum from their crushing 10-3 victory over Brown last week.
By Alexis Ziebelman
04/08/13 6:23pm
Star sophomore Isaac Bock is the third Bock to represent the Quakers on the lacrosse team
By Karl Bagherzadeh
04/06/13 5:41pm
The Quakers (6-3, 2-2 Ivy) rode a 5-0 run to close the first half on their way to a bruising 10-3 victory behind a hattrick by sophomore attack Isaac Bock — Penn’s first victory over Brown in four years.
By Alexis Ziebelman
04/04/13 8:47pm
No. 17 Penn (5-3, 1-2 Ivy) has lost to Brown (5-3, 1-1) each of the last three years, so history may not necessarily be on the Quakers’ side for those 60 minutes when they hit the road to take on the Bears on Saturday at 3 p.m.
By Alexis Ziebelman
03/31/13 9:19pm
After a spirited comeback to force overtime, the No. 13 Quakers (5-3, 1-2 Ivy) fell to Yale in the extra period, 7-6.
By Alexis Ziebelman
03/28/13 10:07pm
Penn will take on Yale at Franklin Field on Saturday at 1 p.m. With the home crowd’s support and a sunny day forecasted, the Red and Blue have every opportunity to get back on track.
By Ian Wenik
03/24/13 10:56pm
Going up against No. 2 Cornell, the No. 9 Red and Blue (5-2, 1-1 Ivy) found themselves playing catch-up with the Big Red (7-1, 2-0) all game long, leading to a 10-5 loss.
By Steven Tydings
03/21/13 9:32pm
Six games into the season, there is a plethora of stats that you can reel off that shows how well Cornell has played this year. Cornell enters its matchup with the Quakers as the No. 2 team in Division I while tied with Brown and Penn atop the Ancient Eight.
By Alexis Ziebelman
03/19/13 8:56pm
In only his first year on the team, freshman attack Nick Doktor has quickly established himself as one of Penn’s most dependable and mentally tough players.
By David Greenbaum
03/17/13 10:04pm
Penn got off to a fast start, shutting out the Tigers (4-2, 0-1 Ivy) in the first quarter, while scoring three goals of its own.
By Ian Wenik
03/14/13 11:10pm
Though the record shows that the No. 14 Quakers have only beaten the No. 7 Tigers once since 1990, in reality, the gap between the two teams has never been closer than it will be when they face off at Franklin Field this Saturday.
By David Greenbaum
03/10/13 11:23pm
The Quakers performed admirably, bouncing back from a loss against No. 7 Denver by beating No. 17 Lehigh and Villanova to bring their record to 4-1 after the break.
By Mars Jacobson
02/27/13 12:11am
On a cold and wet night at Franklin Field, the No. 14 Quakers beat St. Joseph’s in a hard-fought contest, 6-5, to extend their all-time record against the Hawks to 10-0.
By David Greenbaum
02/25/13 11:24pm
The Quakers were under the radar against Duke, but this time around they will be the favor as they face as St. Joe’s.
By Kristi Edleson
02/25/13 1:18am
Friday night, the Penn men’s lacrosse team took down the Blue Devils by a final score of 14-9 at Franklin Field.
By Mars Jacobson
04/22/13 12:09am
Penn (9-11, 1-6 Ivy) lost to the Lions (15-7, 5-2) in New York by the slimmest of margins, 4-3. The Quakers then dropped Sunday’s match to No. 51 Cornell (14-8, 3-4), 5-2.
By Christine Chen
04/18/13 8:08pm
The birds are chirping and the sun is shining, but the Penn men’s tennis team is still practicing indoors — an unfortunate consequence of circumstances completely outside their control.
By Riley Steele
04/16/13 8:30pm
The four newcomers on the Penn men’s tennis team have found the transition to playing college tennis nothing but smooth.
By Riley Steele
04/14/13 8:33pm
Matched up with two of the toughest teams in the Ivy League at the Hamlin Tennis Center, the Penn men’s tennis team defeated No. 70 Dartmouth on Saturday before falling to No. 19 Harvard in a heartbreaker on Sunday.
By Riley Steele
04/13/13 8:43pm
Matched up with No. 70 Dartmouth, the Red and Blue (9-8, 1-3 Ivy) picked up their first Ivy League victory of the season, 4-3.
By Riley Steele
04/11/13 8:11pm
When the Penn men’s tennis team takes the court this weekend, avoiding the distractions surrounding Fling will not be the Quakers’ biggest challenge.
By Sanjay Menghani
04/10/13 8:24pm
The story of Wee’s tennis career goes back to his homeland of Singapore and takes quite a few turns.
By Christine Chen
04/07/13 8:18pm
The Quakers wrapped up their Ivy road trip with a 5-2 loss at Brown, and a 7-0 loss at No. 54 Yale.
By Riley Steele
04/04/13 8:45pm
After dropping their Ivy League opener to Princeton last weekend, the Quakers will travel to take on Brown on Saturday and No. 54 Yale on Sunday.
By Mike Tony
04/01/13 12:32am
Penn (8-6, 0-1 Ivy) came back to win the last three matches over No. 52 Princeton (12-4, 1-0) to move closer, but the Tigers had already clinched the victory.
By Sanjay Menghani
03/28/13 11:28pm
The men’s tennis team will take the short trip to Princeton on Saturday to take on the Tigers. Coming off its first road win of the season, the culmination of its non-conference schedule, Penn will be entering its first Ivy League match of the spring 2013 season.
By Christine Chen
03/28/13 12:50am
Whether there’s a difference between indoor or outdoor tennis depends on who you ask.
By Christine Chen
03/24/13 9:29pm
In their last pre-Ivy game, the Quakers (8-5) finally managed to win on the road, garnering a 5-2 victory over St. John’s in New York.
By Riley Steele
03/22/13 12:26am
Undefeated in seven home contests, the Red and Blue have dropped all five of their matches away from Levy Pavilion. However, the team’s matchup with St. John’s on Saturday gives Penn a chance to end its road woes.
By Riley Steele
03/19/13 11:25pm
On a team that returned only three members from last year’s squad, Jeremy Court fits the description of a veteran in every way.
By Riley Steele
03/17/13 9:54pm
The Quakers dropped their fifth consecutive road contest on Saturday after falling to No. 26 Virginia Commonwealth, 7-0.
By Christine Chen
03/10/13 11:28pm
Penn then traveled to Miami to play Barry — the fourth-ranked team in Division II — on Wednesday.
By Todd Costa
02/26/13 8:58pm
The Penn men’s tennis team will continue this century-old rivalry Wednesday afternoon at the Levy Pavilion, where it will try to increase its winning record over Navy. The Midshipmen haven’t beaten Penn since 1999.
By Mars Jacobson
02/19/13 8:36pm
Wednesday afternoon, the Quakers (3-1) will play host to Temple at Levy Pavilion.The Quakers are a perfect 20-0 all-time against the Owls (2-3) and are undefeated at home so far this season.
By Riley Steele
02/17/13 11:30pm
Both teams took on the visiting Seawolves at the Levy Tennis Pavillion on Friday afternoon. The men (3-1) kicked off the day with three doubles matches against the Seawolves (0-2). The Penn women’s tennis team (4-0) won its toughest matchup to date, taking down defending American East champion Stony Brook 4-3.
By Christine Chen
04/14/13 9:47pm
The race saw the Bulldogs taking home the Cup for the 37th time, with Penn coming in third in both the first and second varsity races.
By Mike Tony
04/14/13 7:50pm
A high school boat veered into the middle of Penn’s lane roughly 800 meters into the 2000m race, taking the No. 13 Quakers out of contention and helping ensure the fourth victory in a row for No. 15 Princeton with a time of 5:45.0.
By Christine Chen
04/05/13 12:47am
The Penn men’s lightweight rowing team will host the annual Matthews-Leonard Cups, which involve races between Penn and Cornell. This year, Harvard has been invited as a guest and will participate in the race, though the contention of the Cups is only between Penn and Cornell.
By Sanjay Menghani
03/31/13 8:30pm
The weekend proved to be a mixed bag for the Quakers rowing teams. While the men’s lightweight rowing team had a successful weekend against MIT, the women’s team finished third out of the three teams in the Connell Cup.
By Jimmy Lengyel
03/24/13 10:47pm
The men took home the McCausland Cup at George Washington’s expense after losing the Burk Cup to Northeastern in the morning. Meanwhile, the women’s team swept both George Washington and St. Joseph’s.
By Mike Wisniewski
03/21/13 9:07pm
Roughly fifty strokes, or 500 meters, will be the main focus of the Penn women’s crew team when it takes on St. Joseph’s and George Washington this Saturday on the Schuylkill River in the first race of the spring.
By Fiona Glisson
03/13/13 8:06pm
Jim Senese, Engineering senior on the Heavy Weight Crew Team, has chosen to build a device — which expands like a telescope — that will be able to shift oars outward and inward. The system is similar to that of gears on a bike.
By Ryan Anderson
02/18/13 10:04pm
It’s been said that conflict and a huge time commitment make rowing at Penn difficult to commit to. And as an ex-rower who was a member of the freshman heavyweight team all last semester, I was being asked to commit again.
By Lexi Caffrey
02/01/13 6:32pm
I am writing you this letter to thank you for all you have done for my teammates and me over the years. In light of John Phillips’s DP article, I thought it was an appropriate time to recognize you and your colleagues in the Athletic Department who put so many thankless hours into making the student athletes at Penn better students, athletes and people.
By Libby Mulligan
02/01/13 6:27pm
I think it’s really sad that of all the articles Mr. Phillips could have written about this team, full of interesting, talented, intelligent and unique women, he instead chose to focus on two of the small minority that have chosen to give up and walk away from this fantastic group.
By Selbie Jason
02/01/13 1:09am
Although the article claims that we have lost 11 “rowers with pedigree” in the past two years, we have actually lost eight and only three of those were in one of the three boats eligible for NCAA championships.
By John Phillips
01/29/13 11:53pm
Rowing is one of the few varsity sports on campus that allows walk-ons without hesitation at the beginning of each year, but it has struggled with the departures of many rowers, even experienced ones.
By Anna Strong
11/08/12 1:58am
Renovations of Hutchinson Gym have displaced the women’s rowing team from its normal indoor practice facility, forcing the squad to split time with the men’s programs in Hollenback and Franklin Field.
By Alexis Ziebelman
11/07/12 12:09am
Walking on is common in the sport of rowing, which many athletes don’t begin or even have access to before college.
By Joe Sykes
10/17/12 12:21am
At the Head of the Charles Regatta, the men’s lightweight, men’s heavyweight and women’s teams will be joined by 9,000 athletes in what is the ultimate two-day competition.
By Todd Costa
10/15/12 12:41am
On Saturday, the crew teams participated in the Navy Day Regatta, and with multiple top-three finishes, there is much to be optimistic about for this upcoming season and beyond.
By Kristi Edleson
10/12/12 1:21am
The Penn crew team will compete in the historic Navy Day Regatta this weekend to celebrate the 237th birthday of the United States Navy.
By Anna Strong
08/28/12 10:52pm
Susan Francia became the first female Penn alum to ever win two gold medals in a single event.
By Mike Wisniewski
07/18/12 8:50pm
Every few minutes, someone walking by greets Chief with a quick hello, and many come over to spend a few minutes chatting with the old man. He’s a “people person,” according to loyal customer and friend Fritz Spang, who stops by daily at the end of his routine two-and-a-half-mile walk.
By Anna Strong
07/03/12 10:56pm
In her seven years on the national team, Francia and her crew have won five World Championships in the eight, and she has also excelled in national and international races in the pair. She was also part of the eight that won gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
By Jimmy Lengyel
05/21/13 3:44pm
We won’t see the immediate impact of Penn’s nascent prestige on this year’s recruiting class, but that’s not to say this year’s recruits won’t step in and make an impact.
By Jimmy Lengyel
05/21/13 3:21pm
The Red and Blue came off of a 12-0 shutout at the hands of the Texas A&M Aggies heading into its elimination game versus the Arizona Wildcats in College Station. On Saturday, the Quakers (30-20) battled with a storied Arizona (33-25) team, coming up just short in extra innings, 3-2.
By Jimmy Lengyel
05/18/13 12:04am
The Quakers fell in 5 innings to Texas A&M, managing just one hit while the Aggies smashed Penn pitching
By Jimmy Lengyel
05/16/13 1:14pm
Saturday, Texas A&M will host a four-team double elimination tournament for the NCAA Softball Regional Finals including Baylor, Arizona and Penn.
By Mike Tony
05/13/13 12:44am
The Quakers will travel to College Station, Texas, to battle Texas A&M in the first round of Penn’s first ever NCAA Tournament Friday at 6 p.m. Eastern time, in a game that will be aired on ESPN2.
By Jimmy Lengyel
05/05/13 6:23pm
The Quakers dispatched Dartmouth in a hard-fought contest that featured clashes in all aspects of the game. With a bit of home-field inspiration and fuel from their deep senior leadership, Penn edged the Big Green in the deciding third game of their series, 3-2.
By Jimmy Lengyel
05/04/13 8:16pm
Penn Park was bursting with excited fans and an electric energy as the Penn softball team took on Dartmouth in the first Ivy League Championship series to ever be played on Penn soil.
The Quakers failed to wrap up the title with a sweep, edging the Big Green in the first matchup, 1-0, and losing the second game, 6-2.
By Jimmy Lengyel
04/27/13 11:50pm
Penn dispatched the Lions, 2-1 and 12-4, respectively, providing an emotionally charged ending to the season for the Quakers (28-17, 16-4 Ivy) and their first home-field advantage in program history.
By Evan Spiller
04/22/13 12:42am
The Penn softball team, on the path to winning the Ivy League championship, suffered a hiccup in an otherwise stellar season when it blew the second game of a doubleheader against Cornell on Saturday.But The Quakers recovered nicely, winning both games Sunday to finish the weekend with a 3-1 series victory.
By Jimmy Lengyel
04/18/13 8:52pm
This weekend, Penn softball travels to Ithaca, N.Y. to take on Ivy South rival Cornell in a series that the Quakers hope will help secure their top Ivy ranking.
By Jimmy Lengyel
04/17/13 10:07pm
Penn (21-15) did not score an earned run on the day but took advantage of three critical errors by the Dragons, (12-29) winning 3-2.
By Jimmy Lengyel
04/16/13 9:17pm
Softball isn’t always considered a banner sport, not drawing the massive crowds that football and basketball do perennially. But the Quakers have shown this year that they are no ordinary Ivy team.
By Jimmy Lengyel
04/14/13 8:27pm
Penn started the weekend off by splitting games with Princeton — winning, 10-9, and then losing, 5-3 — before sweeping the Jersey rivals the next day, 9-2 and 5-4.
By Jimmy Lengyel
04/11/13 8:26pm
After a promising weekend Ivy League sweep, Penn once again struggled in their mid-week clash, as the Quakers committed four errors and only connected for three hits en route to a 9-0 shutout against Villanova.
By Kenny Kasper
04/10/13 11:07pm
Armed with hot bats and a well-rounded pitching rotation, the Quakers (17-13, 0-2 Big 5) will take on Villanova (14-20, 2-2) Thursday night at Penn Park.
By Elysse Gorney
04/09/13 12:33am
Penn softball’s Elysse Gorney finds a constant source of inspiration in her late brother, Greg.
By Jimmy Lengyel
04/07/13 8:22pm
Penn (17-13, 7-1 Ivy) swept Yale (7-21, 3-5) courtesy of back-to-back shutouts, 7-0 and 9-0, respectively. Then the Quakers swept Brown (7-16, 1-7) in two more solid performances, 7-1 and 6-4.
By Jimmy Lengyel
04/03/13 11:03pm
After narrowly losing to the Hawks in the first game of a doubleheader, 2-1, the Quakers imploded in the second contest of the day, falling 17-2.
By Kenny Kasper
04/01/13 9:51pm
Due to Ivy League regulations, until this year Ancient Eight squads have been prohibited from starting their seasons before March 1. Across other conferences, many squads start in the second week of February.
By Kenny Kasper
03/31/13 6:26pm
In their opening weekend of conference play, the Quakers (13-11, 3-1 Ivy) swept Harvard for the first time since 2003, defeating the defending-champion Crimson on Friday at Penn Park, 6-3 and 7-2.
By Mars Jacobson
04/03/13 9:21pm
When deciding her goals for her final season at Penn, senior pole vaulter Davielle Brown doesn’t have to look far, as volunteer assistant coach Samantha Crook holds the indoor and outdoor pole vault records that Brown is gunning for.
By Evan Spiller
10/10/12 12:45am
First-year Penn coach Steve Dolan manages his team with a soft-spoken, health-oriented approach. He tries to explain to runners the purpose of each training session and patiently works with them so they may get the most out of each day’s efforts.
By Ian Wenik
10/02/12 1:17am
Healthy again after a hip injury cost her a trip to NCAA regionals last fall, Leslie Kovach is back to work on returning to her All-American form.
By Ian Wenik
09/17/12 1:35am
In Steve Dolan’s competitive debut as head coach, the men finished sixth out of 14 teams, while the women posted a second-place finish for the second consecutive year.
By Ian Wenik
09/11/12 12:18am
Senior George Dickson III may never benefit from the vast improvement Penn hopes Steve Dolan will bring to the program, but the runner has still helped mentor freshmen and impressed coaches with his leadership.
By Evan Spiller
09/10/12 12:05am
Senior Leslie Kovach finished second for the women while the men’s team had strong performances from its freshmen.
By Anna Strong
06/20/12 9:21pm
Coaching changes continue across Penn sports, with the latest announcements coming from men’s and women’s track and field.
By Reuben Hampton
06/06/12 10:27pm
This will be the sophomore’s second trip to the outdoor championship. Reynolds placed seventh at the meet as a freshman with a 2.14-meter leap and placed eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March of his sophomore campaign with a 2.20-meter leap, earning All-America honors at both meets.
By Reuben Hampton
05/30/12 9:56pm
The Quakers went into last week’s NCAA Track & Field Championship meet in Jacksonville, Fla., with a majority of the athletes needing career performances to advance.
By Reuben Hampton
05/24/12 11:49am
The men’s and women’s track teams are sending four men and five women to Florida for the qualifying rounds of the NCAA Track & Field Championships, which will take place from May 24-26.
By Sushaan Modi
05/11/12 1:32am
While the women dominated the performances on the track and in the field yesterday, it was the men’s turn Friday.
By Sushaan Modi
05/11/12 1:32am
Judge, the senior from Tewksbury, Mass., managed to get over bar at 1.68 meters but missed on all three attempts at her next height. It didn’t matter as all her competitors also failed and Judge was declared the winner having jumped flawlessly at lower heights.
By Ike Onyeador
05/11/12 1:32am
High school track at Penn Relays may be most noteworthy, as many of the participants will potentially find themselves competing for or against Penn in the near future.
By Sushaan Modi
04/25/12 3:35am
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The women’s team has a legitimate shot at sweeping all three distance relays if they have enough in the tank.
By Mike Wisniewski
04/25/12 3:30am
Women’s track and field coach Gwen Harris knew her group of 13 recruits was going to be special when they entered Penn as freshmen four years ago.
She just didn’t know how special.
By David Greenbaum
04/28/12 12:34am
For Brian Chaput, a Penn 2004 graduate and javelin thrower making a bid for the U.S. Olympic team, the journey to greatness has had several hurdles along the way.
By Anna Strong
04/25/12 3:37am
For fourth-grade runner Emily Hauck, the Penn Relays were as unfamiliar as the crowd of people surrounding her as she took her place in the paddock minutes before her race.
By Ian Wenik
04/24/12 2:05am
Judge has cemented herself as one of the Red and Blue’s all-time greats with her high jump of 1.75 meters in a dual meet against Princeton on April 14, tying the school record set by Nicole Maloy in 1994.
By Ian Wenik
04/23/12 11:32pm
In their final tune-ups before this weekend’s Penn Relays, the Penn men’s and women’s track teams posted a number of impressive performances.
By Ike Onyeador
04/18/12 12:20am
Although the Quakers fell short in the two-team dual, 85-77, many members of the team rewrote the school’s record book Saturday at Franklin Field.
By Jennifer Yu
05/21/13 7:43pm
The NCAA women’s lacrosse national championships will be held at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pa. this weekend, featuring three of the opponents that Penn faced off against in the regular season.
By Ian Wenik
05/10/13 5:24pm
Sparked by a goal from Casey Bocklet with 3:01 left in the first period, Virginia scored seven unanswered goals, demoralizing the Quakers en route to a 12-6 win that drew the Red and Blue’s season to an abrupt close at Georgetown’s Washington, D.C. campus.
By Mike Tony
05/05/13 10:03pm
Penn women’s lacrosse (11-5) will face Virginia (9-9) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at 3 p.m., in Washington, D.C. If the Quakers win, they will square off with host No. 6 Georgetown in the second round.
By Karl Bagherzadeh
05/05/13 2:30pm
After dominating the regular season on the way to a seventh straight Ivy title, Penn confirmed its authority over the conference as it defeated Dartmouth, 10-7, in the final of the Ivy League Tournament.
By Mike Tony
05/03/13 10:33pm
The No. 16 Penn women’s lacrosse team took care of business at Franklin Field Friday night, handling Cornell, 10-5, to advance to the Ivy League Tournament final for the second straight season.
By Alex Ott
04/22/13 12:36am
Though Saturday’s contest with Brown required overtime, the Quakers came out on top, 10-7, capping off an undefeated Ivy campaign. As a result, the Red and Blue will yet again host the Ivy League tournament at Penn Park.
By John Phillips
04/18/13 8:13pm
While the Bunting sisters reunite, Caroline and her fellow Quakers will look to build off the momentum that victories over two then-undefeated Ivy foes provided, enabling them to win the Ivy League title outright.
By Tim Ghosh
04/18/13 12:25am
Behind a clutch performance from junior midfield Shannon Mangini, Penn fought its way to a 10-9 overtime victory over Princeton (8-5, 5-1) Wednesday at Franklin Field — and a seventh straight Ivy title.
By Alex Ott
04/16/13 10:26pm
The classic Penn motto, “Puck Frinceton,” says everything you need to know about Wednesday’s Ivy League women’s lacrosse matchup between the Quakers and the Tigers.
By Alex Ott
04/12/13 8:35pm
A trio of upperclassmen put together one of the most clutch performances in recent memory, leading the Red and Blue to a crucial 8-7 victory over Dartmouth.
By Tim Ghosh
04/11/13 8:26pm
With the regular season Ivy League title in the balance, the Penn women’s lacrosse team has the opportunity to finally get a little revenge against Dartmouth.
By Alex Ott
04/07/13 4:52pm
The Quakers knocked off Columbia in New York, 13-8, the 17th Penn victory in 17 meetings between the schools.
By John Phillips
04/04/13 9:07pm
In basketball, since the advent of the free throw, the term “free” has been associated with the idea of a guarantee. That’s why, when watching women’s lacrosse for the first time, it’s easy to get confused about what free means.
By Alex Ott
04/04/13 8:36pm
After the Penn women’s lacrosse team was able to keep up with the No.1 team in the country against Maryland and dominated Lehigh, the Quakers are eager to maintain their rightful spot at the top of the conference standings as they return to Ivy play.
By Tim Ghosh
04/03/13 9:11pm
Penn (5-4) dominated an outclassed Lehigh (3-9) squad on Wednesday night, 13-4. Following its 0-3 start, Penn has now won five of its last six games, the lone blemish being a 15-10 defeat to No. 1 Maryland last Saturday.
By Alex Ott
04/01/13 6:37pm
For junior lacrosse players Tory Bensen and Lindsey Smith, sophomore year was one they would love to put behind them, as both suffered knee injuries that severely shortened their seasons. Slowly, they work their way back to 100 percent.
By Alex Ott
03/31/13 9:17pm
The No. 24 Red and Blue (4-4) traveled to College Park to face the No. 1 Terrapins (13-0) on their home field and for the most part, they held their own. But the Quakers fell, 15-10.
By John Phillips
03/28/13 11:08pm
As the Quakers travel down to College Park, Md., to take on the faster Terrapins on Saturday, it’s clear to Penn what must be done.
By John Phillips
03/25/13 8:43pm
Iris Williamson, a Philadelphia native, has put up 17 goals this season despite joining Penn with the belief that her contributions to the team would be primarily defensive.
By Megan Soisson
03/24/13 10:53pm
After relinquishing a 10-3 halftime lead, the No. 16 Penn women’s lacrosse team regrouped as it went to overtime with No. 17 Cornell and won, 12-11.
By Reuben Hampton
04/21/13 9:41pm
The Quakers ended their season on a somber note after tough losses to Columbia and Cornell.
By Reuben Hampton
04/20/13 5:14pm
The Lions took an insurmountable 4-0 lead while leading the other three matches before Friday’s match was called early to accommodate the Time to Shine event
By Reuben Hampton
04/07/13 7:32pm
The Quakers (9-5, 1-2 Ivy), were able to slip by Brown (6-9, 0-2) on Friday, 4-3, but fell to No. 41 Yale (13-2, 2-0), 5-2, to close out their weekend homestand.
By Reuben Hampton
04/05/13 7:26pm
Today’s match against the Bears was the first of a home doubleheader for Quakers, and a victory helps set the tone for tomorrow’s duel against Yale at the Hamlin Tennis Center.
By Kristi Edleson
04/04/13 7:17pm
Friday and Saturday, the Quakers will take on Brown and Yale on their own turf at the Hamlin Tennis Center hoping not to repeat last year’s road losses.
By Reuben Hampton
03/31/13 11:51pm
Looking to start off Ivy play with a win at home against the Tigers on Saturday, Penn appeared overmatched for the first time in a long time, falling 6-1.
By Kristi Edleson
03/28/13 8:35pm
The Penn women’s tennis team (8-3) will take on Princeton (8-4) this Saturday at home in its first Ivy match of the season.
By Kristi Edelson
03/25/13 12:23am
After winning the doubles’ point, the Quakers took down the Owls in a clean sweep at home this weekend.
By Kristi Edelson
03/21/13 9:20pm
Familiarity certainly does not breed contempt for Penn women’s tennis as it prepares to take on Temple, which is, after all, one of the Quakers’ most familiar opponents.This Saturday at noon, the Quakers (7-3) will host the Owls (5-8) at Levy Tennis Pavilion for Penn’s last non-Ivy match of the season.
By Kristi Edleson
03/17/13 8:36pm
The Penn women’s tennis team lost, 4-3, in a close match Saturday when they took on Maryland.
By Reuben Hampton
03/10/13 11:18pm
The shorthanded Quakers were able to eke out a 4-3 win in Fort Meyers on Friday against a tenacious Florida Gulf Squad, thanks to a clutch performance from Sophomore Alex Ion.
By Tim Ghosh
02/27/13 10:13pm
The Quakers (4-2) will travel to DeLand, Fla. during the break to take on James Madison (2-3) this Sunday and Stetson (3-1) the following day.
By Riley Steele
02/17/13 11:30pm
Both teams took on the visiting Seawolves at the Levy Tennis Pavillion on Friday afternoon. The men (3-1) kicked off the day with three doubles matches against the Seawolves (0-2). The Penn women’s tennis team (4-0) won its toughest matchup to date, taking down defending American East champion Stony Brook 4-3.
By Reuben Hampton
02/15/13 1:21am
Having yet to drop a single match this season, Penn women’s tennis looks to keep its record unblemished in their last home contest of the winter.
By Nick Greiner
01/21/13 10:06pm
Penn women’s tennis proved solid enough to win handily at Levy Tennis Pavilion, even after splitting up the best duo in the Northeast region — freshman Sonya Latycheva and sophomore Sol Eskenazi.
By Reuben Hampton
11/09/12 2:00am
Going into their second-round match Thursday at the 2012 United States Tennis Association/ITA National Indoor Collegiate Championships in Flushing, N.Y., the Penn doubles pair of Sol Eskenazi and Sonya Latycheva fell just short in a 8-5 loss to Ashley Dai and Whitney Kay of North Carolina.
By Reuben Hampton
10/24/12 12:32am
Sol Eskenazi and Sonya Latycheva won six straight matches en route to the regional title, beating four Ivy teams along the way, including top-seeded Princeton.
By Kristi Edleson
10/18/12 1:46am
Thursday, six members of the men’s team head to Yale, while seven from the ladies side journey to West Point, N.Y., to participate in this distinguished competition sponsored by the U.S. Tennis Association.
By David Greenbaum
10/07/12 11:03pm
This past weekend, sophomore Sol Eskenazi and senior Jules Rodin had the opportunity to test their talents against the best collegiate tennis players in the country.
By Megan Soisson
10/02/12 1:16am
Sol Eskenazi starts competition Tuesday at UCLA with pre-qualifying singles matches. Then on Thursday, Eskenazi and Jules Rodin begin doubles main draw play.
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