The Quakers will play powerhouse William & Mary on Oct. 6 for the first time since 1995. In 2010, the Tribe finished the season at No. 3 nationally and made it to the FCS semifinals. The teams have met five times, with Penn trailing in the series, 4-1.
The Red and Blue will travel to Dartmouth, the first time going to Hanover, N.H., in back to back seasons since 1975-76.
Coming to Franklin Field in 2012 are Villanova, William & Mary, Columbia, Brown and 2011 Ivy League champion Harvard.
Penn will travel to Lafayette, Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton and Cornell.
Family Weekend will coincide with the William & Mary game on Oct. 6, while Homecoming will be the weekend of the Brown game on Oct. 27.
The article - citing Harvard coach Tommy Amaker and Crimson forward Kyle Casey - discusses the implications of the eliminating loans from financial aid. These loans that have that have largely been replaced by grants, which according to the article many football and basketball players receive, could help the Ivy become more competitive with schools that offer full or partial athletic scholarships.
The recent success of Jeremy Lin and Harvard's rise to the AP Top 25 for a large part of the season has catapulted the Ancient Eight into the daily conversation of college basketball.The NPR story follows a string of articles to unearth the truth about Ivy League athletics and the success of Ivy basketball. On Sunday, The New York Times published an article about Ivy Hoops as a long-time flag bearer for the college game. Two months earlier, the NYT also published an article to try and demystify the sensitive issue of Academic Index.
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Oversized cardboard heads have taken the college basketball world by storm this season and Penn has been no exception. Big-head Zack Rosen, Tyler Bernardini and Rob Belcore have all made appearances at the Palestra along with President Amy Gutmann and coach Jerome Allen.
Allen's foam-core counterpart, though, didn't see an excitingweekend of hoops at the Cathedral, as the coach's likeness has been missing since after Penn lost to Harvard the Friday before last. On Friday night, Penn Athletics even put red and blue ribbons on the lapels of the other big heads to show support for their lost leader.
I don't condone stealing — the big heads are the property of Penn Athletics — but whoever took Jerome is doing some awesome, awesome things with it, and I say keep it up.
Read on, for a tale of mystery, intrigue, debauchery and romance:
Let's travel back in time to last Friday night, when Penn realized Jerome went missing after the game. @Pennathletics tweeted this plea to bring him home, no questions asked:
Five days later, the twitter-world was blessed with @JeromeOnTheRoam, an account started by whoever has the head:
And over the previous weekend of basketball, JeromeOnTheRoam has continually one-upped itself in terms of awesomeness and creativity. During the close Cornell game:
Then after Penn won:Then on Saturday:And finally after defeating Columbia, he made it all the way to New York!
When, in the last four years, has there been enough student interest in Penn basketball that someone would go this far with a silly college prank? I think that speaks volumes to the changing attitude toward the program on campus, and especially the new coach.
So whoever is behind this, keep it up — but #BringJeromeHome at the end of the season.
The Quakers sit one loss behind the Crimson in the Ivy standings, and are favorites to beat Dartmouth Friday, which would set up another classic Ivy showdown on Saturday, with serious title implications.
In Friday's 73-66 win over Cornell, Rosen played a part in 26 straight points. He scored 17 points himself and assisted on nine. He scored 13 in the final four minutes of the game to come back from a four-point deficit and beat the Big Red. He finished with 25 points, six assists and five rebounds.
In Saturday's thrilling overtime victory against Columbia, Rosen had 14 points, six rebonds, and five assists. His biggest contribution to the game probably came when he drew a double team with 1.5 seconds left in overtime, freeing up Fran Dougherty under the net, who put Miles Cartwright's inbounds pass in the basket to win the game, 61-59.
Dartmouth freshman forward Gabas Maldunas was named Rookie of the Week after earning a double-double against Yale Friday with 23 points and 11 rebounds. He had eight points, nine rebounds and four blocks Saturday against Brown. The Quakers will get their second look at Maldunas Friday when they play the Big Green in Hanover, N.H. He had six points and eight rebounds against the Red and Blue the first time around.
If you weren't at the Palestra last night, you missed an incredible finish. With 1.5 seconds left on the clock in overtime, Miles Cartwright had a perfect inbounds pass to Fran Dougherty, who put in the layup to give Penn a 61-59 win. Brian Seltzer has the call:
After a 73-66 win over Cornell last night, the Quakers will try to continue their Ivy League title hopes as they take on Columbia at the Palestra. The Red and Blue got a slim victory over the Lions last month in New York, 66-64. Columbia has lost two straight, including last night at Princeton, 77-66.
When asked what his range was, after nailing huge three pointers to mount Penn's comeback 73-66 victory over Cornell last night, Zack Rosen quipped "the building," before adding, more seriously, "I practice it and I work at it, so coach trusts me. Luckily tonight they went in."
'The building' isn't much of a stretch. Take a look at where two of his three late treys were launched from. First, to take a 63-62 lead:
And then to add a 66-62 cushion:
See the full highlights from Penn Sports Network after the jump, where you can hear commentators Brian Seltzer and Vince Curran in disbelief.
Sophomore Steve Rennard got his first career start Friday night, in place of senior Tyler Bernardini. Both players were listed among six probable starters at guard before the game.
Bernardini did come off the bench, playing 22 minutes and scoring nine points on 3-of-8 shooting. That's about 10 minutes and five points less than his season average.
After the game coach Jerome Allen said Bernardini has been dealing with some "health issues" that made him a late scratch from the starting lineup, though he did not elaborate.
"We weren't really sure we were going to have him tonight," Allen said. "He just said he wanted to tough it out, play through it, and I applaud him for that."
Bernardini was not available for comment after the game as the team went straight into a film session to prepare for tonight's game against Columbia. He has been wearing an air-cast boot around campus recently, so take from that what you will.
The Good: Zack Rosen in the last four minutes of the game. Penn was down, 59-55, with 3:57 left when Rosen hit a three-pointer. Rosen scored 13 of the Quakers' last 18 points to give the Red and Blue the win. Cartwright had the other five — two free throws and a three-pointer off an assist from Rosen. Who else?
The Bad: The Quakers had to be bailed out by Rosen again. Up 35-29 at half, the Red and Blue came out sluggish in the second half and allowed the Big Red to easily get back in the game. Sophomore Miles Cartwright had a strong game with 22 points, but Penn yet again lacked a complete team effort. They need more players to step up on a consistent basis to have any chance at the Ivy title.
The Ugly: Kukoc and Brooks' six turnovers in 11 combined minutes. Freshman Henry Brooks and sophomore Marin Kukoc played just 11 minutes combined, but had six of the team's 13 turnovers — Brooks had four in eight minutes and Kukoc had two in three minutes. They have to learn to take care of the ball.
The race for the Ivy League title continues tonight as Penn takes on Cornell at the Palestra. The Quakers are 5-2 in the league and need a sweep this weekend to stay in the hunt. Former Senior Sports Editor Cal Silcox, basketball beat writer Eli Cohen and I are here to bring you all of tonight's action.
The Quakers look to bounce back from their poor offensive performances against Harvard and Dartmouth as they host Cornell and Columbia at the Palestra this weekend. Sports Editor Mike Wisniewski, basketball beat writer Ethan Alter and I talk about Penn's chances to win the Ivy title and what the Red and Blue must do to sweep this weekend.
It was only a matter of time before the Sh*t [People] Say meme made it's way here. Without further ado, this actually funny video about Penn Athletics:
When was the last time an Ivy League graduate was the subject of six of seven segments upcoming on Sports Center? When was the last time any athlete got that treatment? Jeremy Lin, everybody:
Penn's ticketing and digital products are joining the 21st century. This week, Penn athletics and its content provider Neulion announced a multi-year contract extension, which will include a bevy of new services. See the press release below:
NeuLion, Inc., the true end-to-end technology service provider for delivering live and on-demand content to any Internet-enabled device, and University of Pennsylvania Athletics today announced a multi-year partnership extension with new digital, mobile and ticketing experiences for this coming year. Working with NeuLion since 2003, Penn Athletics has experienced significant growth in both their digital and ticketing businesses. Most notably, over the past three years, subscription revenue has cumulatively grown 260% and online ticket sales have experienced annual growth upwards of 40% for Penn related athletic events.
Building on that success, NeuLion and Penn will continue to roll-out new digital updates and services including:
-- Mobile Apps -- NeuLion's mobile technology will provide Penn Athletics
with dedicated applications on iPhone, Android and iPad. The official
athletics apps give fans easy and instant access to up-to-the-minute
stats, scores, play-by-play, schedules, rosters and more with in-app
upgrades for access to select live and on-demand video and audio
coverage anytime, anywhere.
-- HD Video -- Starting with the 2012-13 season, Penn Athletics will
stream select sporting events live in HD using NeuLion's adaptive
streaming technology. This HD player brings an optimized user
experience capturing the quality and essence of the event.
-- Ticketing -- Penn will start scanning tickets at point of entry to
keep more seats filled. This new digital ticketing suite helps track
admission and records in the fan profile, enables for the sending of
tickets from one fan to another via e-mail and enables fans to print
tickets at home reducing will call lines and maximizing staff
efficiency
-- Penn Relays -- celebrating its 117th year as one of the marquee events
in the world of track and field, Penn Relays will continue to offer
continuous live video across the three days of events. Also, NeuLion's
Live Editing services will provide instant on demand video coverage of
each event throughout the Relays.
-- Photo Store -- A new and improved photo store will be unveiled with
Replay photos this spring where fans can buy Penn athletics photos
from every sport.
"We're very happy to renew our partnership with NeuLion," said Alanna Shanahan, Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Pennsylvania. "NeuLion is a cutting-edge, innovative technology company that is leading the way for college athletics. We have worked with NeuLion for eight years and have seen tremendous growth in our digital strategy, and we look forward to our future initiatives with them."
NeuLion's technology delivers a best-in-class digital experience for fans around the world. Nearly 175 college athletic programs continue to rely on NeuLion's unrivaled suite of digital and mobile services to deliver live and on-demand games, news and information to fans, while effectively monetizing that content.
"The University of Pennsylvania has been a tremendous, forward-thinking partner over the last eight years. Continuing to work with the entire staff on enhancing their digital strategy, including the Penn Relays, is something that we are very excited about," said Ed O'Brien, vice president of NeuLion.
NeuLion's platform is backed by leading, proprietary technology that offers the richest experience for its sports and entertainment partners. NeuLion's architecture supports content delivery to any device and long-term sustainability as new connected devices and advancements are introduced into the market.
I sat down with Penn President Amy Gutmann Tuesday for a quick "30 seconds" interview. It actually lasted almost two minutes, but check out the print version below, and the whole interview after the jump.
Favorite sports venue on campus?
I like them all; I don’t play favorites.
Do you ever play squash with your husband?
I wouldn’t dare. He plays with our women’s squash team.
Could he beat them?
He’s trying!
First sporting event you attended at Penn?
2004 game at Franklin Field
If you could spend a day with the Quaker, where would you want to go?
[Laughs] I’d want to go back in time with Ben Franklin.
Last sporting event you attended at Penn?
The Penn-Harvard [men’s] basketball game at the Palestra. I was really proud of how hard our team played, but next time, we’re going to win. For sure.
Three words to describe Princeton:
Just not Penn.
When will the basketball team win an Ivy championship?
This year.
If you could play on any Penn sports team, which would it be?
Any one that would take me.
Red or blue?
They go well together.
Best person to watch a Penn sporting event with?
Penn students and alumni.
Favorite Philly athlete?
Could I take the Quaker or Philly Phanatic? Do mascots count?
A historic weekend in track and field turned into a historic weekend for Penn’s track program.
The Penn women’s track team won the team title at the Millrose Collegiate Invitational at the Armory Saturday, breaking a 23-year-old school record in the sprint medley relay record in the process.
Sensational 800 senior anchor Victoria Strickland passed two runners from Delaware St. and Morgan St. during her leg, allowing Penn to finish at 4:01.98, breaking the old mark by .32 seconds.
Strickland wouldn’t have been able to break the record without her fellow seniors. Renee McDougall opened the 400 on the Armory’s banked 200-meter track before handing off to fellow upperclassmen Leah Brown, who in turn passed the baton to sophomore Gabrielle Piper. Piper, fresh off of posting the second-fastest 60-meter time in school history earlier in the day, kept the Quakers close until she reached Strickland.
The senior triumvirate of Strickland, Brown and McDougall, along with freshman Heather Bong, also delivered a key victory in the 4x400-meter relay, finishing at 3:47.64, the team’s second fastest time this year. With another win in the 4x800-meter, the Penn women’s team finished first in the meet overall, beating Maryland and Ivy rival Columbia.
On the men’s side, Maalik Reynolds continued to amaze, breaking his own school record in the indoor high jump, clearing 7-feet-3.75 to finish third in the Millrose Games to 2011 World Champion Jesse Williams and 2009 USA Outdoor Nationals runner-up Keith Moffatt.
The men’s team also received a season-best time of 1:54.89 from freshman Thomas Tallerico, the next in the line of great 800-meter runners produced at Penn. The Quakers 4x400-meter relay finished second place with an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:19.10.
The men finished fifth out of 20 teams in the Millrose College Invitational.
For many track purists, this year’s Millrose Games represent a key moment in the well-known track meet’s history. For the first time since 1913, the event was held somewhere other than Madison Square Garden, due to dwindling attendance. The move was made to help create a more intimate atmosphere in the smaller Armory located in the upper west side of Manhattan.
The Quakers have already raced at the Armory twice this year, and their performances reflects a degree of comfort at what many consider to be the finest indoor track facility in the U.S. The meet was the teams’ final tune-up before the Indoor Heptagonal Championships in two weeks.
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