Quakers winter break wrap-up

 

Penn athletes have had a busy winter break. With classes starting back up tomorrow, here's a recap of how the Quakers have fared over winter break.

Men's Basketball (7-8)

The Quakers started off their break with an 84-71 win over Marist on Dec. 23.

They fell short, however, on their road trip to North Carolina. They suffered a 75-70 loss to Davidson on Dec. 29 followed by an 85-55 loss to Duke on New Year's Day.

The team had a slim victory over Lafayette 78-73 on Jan. 4. Senior Zack Rosen became the all-time career assists leader with 506, passing his coach Jerome Allen.

The men will conclude their winter break against La Salle tonight at the Palestra before beginning the Ivy season against Columbia and Cornell this weekend.

Women's Basketball (7-4, 0-1 Ivy)

The Quakers started break with a 78-75 overtime win over city rival Drexel.

They then traveled to the West Coast to compete in the San Diego Surf 'N Slam Classic. They beat UNC-Greensboro 47-36 on Dec. 29, but lost to San Diego State 51-37 on Dec. 30.

The Quakers may have gotten too much sun in San Diego, because they suffered an 83-48 loss to Princeton at home on Jan. 7.

The women head back to action against NJIT at the Palestra on Jan. 11.

Wrestling (4-3)

The Quakers competed in the Midlands Championships in Chicago, Ill. on Dec. 29 and 30. They finished 15th out of 43 teams. Junior Micah Burak finished second in the 197-pound weight class, becoming Penn's first finalist at the Midlands since 2004. Senior Zack Kemmerer also placed for Penn, coming in seventh in the 141-pound weight class.

The wrestling team followed up Midlands with a dominant 22-9 win over Rider on Jan. 8.

The team will face Cornell on Jan. 14 at the Palestra.

Men's and Women's Swimming (Men: 4-2, 2-2 Ivy) (Women: 3-4, 2-3 Ivy)

Both the men's and women's swim teams had a strong start to 2012. They went down to Boca Raton, Fla. to compete against Florida Atlantic and Brown on Jan. 4.

The men's team beat Florida Atlantic 179-99 and beat Brown 177-104. Senior Brendan McHugh and his freshman brother Dillon were busy in Florida. Dillon won the 100 backstroke (52.22) and came in second in the 200 backstroke (1:54.41), while Brendan won both the 100 and 200 breaststroke races (56.58 and 2:06.38).

The women's team beat Florida Atlantic 154-124 and beat Brown 174-107. Sophomore standout Shelby Fortin had another strong performance, winning the 200 freestyle by over three seconds with a time of 1:54.74 and the 100 free (53.20).

The men's and women's teams will face Yale and Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H. on Jan. 14.

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