Weekend Wrap
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SHAREIt was definitely the most exciting weekend for the Red and Blue thus far. With multiple games going into overtime, one of which was the longest football game in Ivy League history, and victorious performances across the board, the Quakers had a thrilling weekend. Not a single team came home empty-handed. For more details that you genuinely do not want to miss this time around, here's this week's edition of the weekend wrap:
Football
Of course the longest game in Penn athletics' history had to be as dramatic as it was lengthy. Touchdowns bounced from one side to the other, and with four seconds left in regulation play, Dartmouth junior kicker Riley Lyons was primed to make a 21-yard field goal that would send the Big Green sailing into its first victory over Penn since 1997. Not so fast. As Lyons lined up to make the game-winning punt, junior linebacker David Park blocked the shot, saving the Quakers from an early loss and pushing the game into its first overtime. The classic back-and-forth that spectators witnessed for the entirety of regulation play went on into the four overtimes of Ivy League history's longest football game. In the end, the Red and Blue emerged victorious with a dramatic final touchdown from junior Kyle Wilcox, one of the Quakers' biggest key players of the day, and left the scoreboard at 37-31.
Penn football works overtime to take Dartmouth
Field Hockey
It seems like it was overtime weekend on Penn's campus. In addition to the nail-biting football match-up, the field hockey team fought an exciting game into overtime at Ellen Vagelos Field before coming away 5-4, also against the Big Green. The tables were turned for field hockey, though, as the Quakers were the ones to take home their first victory over Dartmouth in six years. Missed opportunities painted the field as the Red and Blue led the Big Green 14-5 in shots and 9-0 in corners at the half but still trailed behind, 3-2. In the end, the Quakers rallied to push the game into overtime when junior Emily Corcoran sent a game-winning shot sailing through the net to give Penn a clean 3-0 conference slate — its best Ivy start in almost a decade.
Penn field hockey's Corcoran completes comeback
Men's Soccer2012 Penn men's soccer, who? The Quakers declared that this was not last year's team in Saturday's match against defending Ivy champion Cornell. Riding on a high from Wednesday's victory over Drexel, a win that snapped a six-game losing streak, the Red and Blue showed up and shut down the Big Red at Rhodes Field. The final score of 1-0 was a shock to everyone but themselves, and the team looks to show the league what a turnaround they've made next weekend against Columbia.
Penn men's soccer trumps defending Ivy champ Cornell
Women's SoccerMuch less of a surprise was women's soccer's weekend sweep. The Quakers triumphed over Cornell, 1-0, on Friday and Farleigh Dickinson, 4-0, on Sunday. Friday night's win kept Penn's hopes of an Ivy title alive after falling to Harvard on the road. The team found its way back to the shutout-producing focus from the beginning of this season this weekend after seeing a loss and three ties in the past two weeks.
Penn women's soccer's Hammond has strong weekend
VolleyballThe volleyball team was buzzing with excitement as it went into full Ivy swing in the Empire State. But after losing to Columbia on Friday in five sets, the Quakers were hungry for redemption when they traveled up to Ithaca on Saturday. In another back-and-fourth five-set match, Cornell was the one to fall. The weekend's ups and downs diminished then reestablished Penn's .500 record as the team continues to balance out its newfound offensive prowess with its staple defensive stronghold.
Penn volleyball bounces back against Cornell
Cross CountryWhy is it still almost 90 degrees in October? The cross country team was wondering the same thing in Saturday's Paul Short Invitational. In the unseasonably muggy and hot weather, the Quakers emerged triumphant by their standards, going up against national powerhouses like Georgetown and Indiana and finishing 11th out of 47. It's no surprise that the youth of both the men's and women's sides took most of the top spots, but all runners put their all into the grueling race. One thing's for sure: they'll all be glad when the weather cools down a bit.