With eight of 17 players on the Penn volleyball team hailing from California, the Quakers' slate in San Francisco and Moraga, Calif., was supposed to be like three home matches.
Indeed, the Red and Blue had plenty of fans in attendance, but that didn't translate into wins.
They opened the trip by losing a five-set heartbreaker to San Francisco on Friday night before losing another five-setter to Seattle Saturday morning and closing the West Coast swing with a straight-set loss to St. Mary's (Calif.).
The Quakers have had a see-saw season thus far, losing four of their first five matches before winning three of the four heading into the weekend. However, that confidence may have been shattered after they blew a pair of 2-0 leads against San Francisco and Seattle.
Penn was outhit badly by both San Francisco and Seattle, .257 to .108 and .368 to .073, respectively.
Of note was sophomore setter Megan Tryon's 56 assists against Seattle. She's already surpassed her freshman year mark.
There is still a week to go before Penn opens its Ivy season at home against Princeton. It'll undoubtedly be a welcome change of pace for the Quakers to hit the hardwood at the Palestra. Nine of their 12 games thus far this season have been on the road.
- Brandon Moyse
Making it look easy: Sprint blanks Tigers
It may have gotten off to a slow start, but once the Penn sprint football team got rolling on Friday, it never slowed down.
Penn overcame an interception and fumble on two of its first three drives and topped Princeton, 43-0, at Princeton, N.J.
The Tigers were simply overmatched in every facet of the game. The Quakers racked up 492 total offensive yards to Princeton's paltry 60, and posted 25 first downs to Princeton's two.
Quarterback Michael D'Angelo used his legs and arm to lead the potent Penn attack. D'Angelo threw for 198 yards and one touchdown, and also ran for 69 yards and a score.
Four other Quakers gained more than 36 yards on the ground as Penn gutted the Tigers' defense for 270 rushing yards.
Penn receiver Marten Basta caught seven passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
- B.M.
W. Golf makes a few too many bogeys
Blame it on the rain: The Quakers finished in a tie for 17th, shooting a 46-over 330 at the Yale Invitational in New Haven, Conn., this weekend. The tournament was cut from two rounds to one due to inclement weather.
Five other Ivies competed, and all did better than Penn. Harvard edged Texas-San Antonio to win the meet with a 17-over 301. Yale placed sixth with a 311 and Columbia was seventh, one shot back of the Elis.
Brown and Dartmouth finished 14th and 15th, respectively, shooting a 325 and 326.
Allie Jordan was the only individual to manage even-par, carding a 71 on the 6,105-yard course. Penn's Tiffany Cheung was the Quakers' best scorer, posting a 5-over 76 to tie for 14th.
Unfortunately for Cheung, her teammates finished a few bogeys back. Lisette Vitter was the only other Penn golfer to finish in the single-digits above par, carding an 8-over 79 to tie for 38th.
Rounding out the pack for the Red and Blue were Catherine Elliott, who shot an 83 to finish in a tie for 64th, and Elizabeth Pettie, who shot a 92.
Michelle Winters withdrew.
- B.M.
