Volleyball
Princeton stands in way of second Ivy title
Records have been set and milestones reached, but a second straight Ivy volleyball title still hangs in the balance Wednesday at Princeton.Volleyball rolls through New England
The Quakers notched road wins over both Harvard and Dartmouth to set them up for a Wednesday showdown with Princeton, as a piece of the Ivy title sits on the line.
Striking back at Ivy foes
Fair Harvard has her Crimson and Dartmouth has its Green, but it is Penn volleyball that has last year’s Ivy League title and is looking to repeat.
Seniors tame Lions in win
The Penn seniors won their last two games at the Palestra, with a 3-2 victory over Columbia and a 3-0 win over Cornell.Title hopes on the line for volleyball
Penn opens its two-game home stand against Columbia on Friday night and caps it off with a match against Cornell. While both contests are crucial to the Quakers, the rematch against the Lions will most likely prove to be a greater test this weekend in hopes of defending their Ivy Title.
Quakers detour on path to Ivy League title
Penn faces an uncertain road back to the Ivy championship and NCAA tournament, but can still finish as at least co-champions if they win out.
Yale tops Penn, takes top spot
On Saturday, the Quakers faced big deficits midway through each of their sets against Yale, and though the team came close, Penn was never able to draw even with the Bulldogs, losing in straight sets.
Penn confident, not cocky
The Penn volleyball team looks to continue its march to a second consecutive Ivy League championship when it hits the road this weekend on to take on Brown and Yale.Penn makes an Empire statement
Penn’s four-set victory over Columbia followed a dominant win over Cornell Friday to cap a solid weekend for the Quakers on the road. The weekend’s results kept Penn in a tie with Princeton at the top of the League.
No forgetting Cali girls
An already close college volleyball community is made even more intimate by the concentration of players from California.
Ivy foes get served at the Palestra
In a dominant three-set performance, Penn swept the Crimson, 25-9, 25-12, 25-20, to complete a successful weekend that began with a narrow 3-2 victory over Dartmouth.
No open road back to Ivy title for Penn
How to achieve victory on a level playing field is a question that the volleyball team needs to ask itself as it digs deeper into conference matches.
Penn set for strong Yale rookie
Penn is looking to earn its first Ivy win of the season against Yale and turn around a 2-8 stretch that spans the last four weeks.
Volleyball drops Ivy opener to Princeton
The Quakers, who have struggled so far defensively this season, dropped two matches this weekend at the Palestra, losing on Friday night to Princeton and on Saturday to Marquette.
Quakers all set for Ivy League schedule
A grueling preseason, during which the Penn volleyball team lost more matches than it did in its entire 2009 campaign, has finally given way to the Ivy League slate.
Ivy volleyball is a thinking woman’s game
Game strategy becomes much more important during Ivy League play, as the teams’ familiarity with one another demands specific plans of attack.
Delaware holds on at home
Though the Quakers won their first set rather handily, Delaware stormed back to defeat Penn 3-1 in a tightly contested match in Newark, Del., Saturday night.
Quakers all about attitude after 1-3 California road trip
The Quakers were swept by Cal State-Fullerton, UCLA and Liberty before rebounding with a sweep of West Virginia. In the process, they learned winning isn't everything.
Quakers face No. 13 UCLA on California road trip
Penn hopes to raise its level of play, as these will be some of the toughest opponents the Quakers will play all season.