Correction: One for the record books

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It's official: This year's Penn women's basketball team has lost more games than any other.

The Quakers picked up historic defeat No. 24 thanks to tonight's 62-40 loss to Cornell at the Palestra. The 1995-96 squad, previously the losingest in school history, finished 3-23 (.115).

The Red and Blue (1-24) have three games remaining, so technically, they could finish with a .143 winning percentage, marginally better than that 95-96 team. But somehow, I don't foresee consecutive victories at Harvard, at Dartmouth and at Princeton.

Not a pretty welcome for first-year coach Mike McLaughlin. He'll be able to bring in his own recruits next year, of course, but it may take some time to turn this around.

*An earlier version of this post said that for the first time in the program's 31-year history, Penn would end the year winless at home. Only one problem, which my editor dutifully pointed out: The Quakers' lone victory this season was actually at the Palestra on Dec. 31, as they defeated St. Francis (N.Y.), 52-48. Thus, they finished the year 1-11 in friendly confines, and I owe McLaughlin and his players an apology. Penn has, however, tied a program record by losing eight straight at home; we'll have to wait until November to see if that continues.