Split-P Soup: Volume I

The Mid-Monday Mix is back. Except this time, I have a little help from Cal with the title, Split P Soup. Punny, huh?

As usual with DP Mondays, we have way more content than space in the paper. And given the crazy basketball weekend and the beginning of spring sports, a lot didn't make it in.

Quick Hits:

I'm not sure if you've heard, but Penn beat Dartmouth. And Harvard. Check ESPN's highlights here.
Sports Editor Sushaan Modi recaps the entire weekend — from the close win over Dartmouth to their struggles to get from Hanover to Boston to the crazy win that made the trip all worth it. Definitely worth a read.
Former senior sports editor Cal Silcox writes about Penn's senior leadership Saturday night, and Harvard's lack thereof.
The women's hoops team fell to Harvard on Saturday's senior night after beating Dartmouth the night before.
Men's lacrosse went down to Durham to take on the No. 10 Blue Devils in the season opener, but fell, 12-8.
Apparently women's lacrosse is happy to be free of last season's expectations. In their season opener, the Quakers took down Drexel, 18-8. Nine players scored for Penn, including six points from Erin Brennan and four from Maddie Poplawski. Sophomore Brittany Swanson scored on her first career shot, as well. Not too shabby.
The fencing teams competed at the second-annual U.S. Collegiate Weapon Squad Championships this weekend. While both teams won the tournament last year, only the men repeated their success. The women finished fourth.
The women's swim team also spent the weekend in Boston, for Ivy Championships. The Quakers finished sixth, and Shelby Fortin finished second in the 1650, Penn's best finish.
While both tennis teams started their matches up, 2-0, against Buffalo, only the men finished with a win. They were victorious, 4-3, while the women fell, 5-2.
The gymnastics team is Ivy Champs! And Dana Bonincontri is an all-star.
Maalik Reynolds is also an all-star, so is Gabrielle Piper. They both won at Heps this weekend (Reynolds high jump and Piper 60m hurdles), and Piper broke her own school record.

Weekend win: Really don't know if I can give just one. How about all the Penn basketball seniors, Penn gymnastics, Maalik Reynolds and Gabrielle Piper. Sorry I'm not sorry for being PC.

Phew! I promise I'll spruce up Split-P Soup for next week (From Clearwater, Florida!).