With basketball season just a week away, Penn's star point guard Zack Rosen is getting some big-time recognition as he prepares for his senior campaign.
Yesterday CSN Philly announced it would profile Rosen in its "Big Men on Campus" series, which will take a look at start players from each of the City Six schools. Rosen's spotlight will air Thursday, Nov. 10 on the channel's SportsNite program. He was also featured in a similar program in 2009.
And today the guard was named a candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Lowe's nominates 30 men and 30 women each year for the award, which recognizes "notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition."
Rosen surely makes contributions to each. The Wharton senior's resume includes being named a three-year captain of the men's basketball team, and through three seasons he's averaged 13.3 points and 4.9 rebounds. He's active with Big Brothers Big Sisters and participated in a Penn service trip to Rwanda this summer. You can view his nomination page here.
The Ivies have fared well the last two years in March Madness, with Cornell making its historic Sweet Sixteen run two years ago and Princeton nearly upsetting Kentucky last year. While it's been four years since the Quakers have danced, the last time they actually advanced in the tourney was March 1994. Here's how it went down:
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March 1994 Penn vs. Nebraska at the Nassau Coliseum:
Penn was definitely underseeded, while Nebraska, which had just played out of its mind in the Big-8 Tournament, was overseeded. Experts around the country were picking Penn as a 1st round upset pick. The game was over from the first few minutes. The Quakers destroyed Nebraska in every part of the game. It still amazing that they only won by 10. The crowd was going crazy for Penn. I think Billy Packer was calling the game for CBS and he was incredibly impressed.
As the game wore on, he kept saying how they matched up well against Florida in round 2. And, if they could win that game, they had a real chance for the Final Four. By Saturday, many fans were overconfident and had their dreams crushed by the Lon Kruger coached Gators who eventually were the team to make it to the Final Four.
The nicest memory of that game was Jerome Allen's mother running onto the court after the contest and hugging her son. I think that photograph was on the front page of the Philadelphia Daily News.
Quick plug for a really great program: Penn women's basketball is again participating in the Charge for a Cure program. You sign up to pledge an amount for every charge the Quakers take this year, and at the end of the season they tally it up for some great causes. Last year the program raised over $4,000. It's a win-win.
For the second straight year, the University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team and its fans will raise money through the Charge for a Cure program with every charge the Quakers take during the 2011-12 season.
Last year, 68 gracious donors joined the cause and the Quakers raised more than $4,000. Combined with the Pink Zone game and the 'Pack the House' Challenge, the Quakers raised a total of $6,647 toward foundations for ALS, Lupus, Parkinson's, Breast Cancer and Cystic Fibrosis last year.
Here is how it works: At the end of each month, the coaching staff will total the number of offensive charges the Quakers have taken as a team. Fans can pledge in advance a donation per offensive charge, typically between fifty cents and $1 per charge for the season. Last year, the team finished the year with 53 charges, but your donation will not exceed 50 charges for the 2011-2012 season.
Here is who benefits: The team will send a check to the respective organizations listed below.
November (5 games) - American Cancer Society (Cancer)
December (5 games) - Autism Speaks (Autism)
January (7 games) - Luekemia and Lymphoma Society (Luekemia)
February (8 games) - The ALS Association of America (ALS) March (3 games) - The Michael J. Fox Foundation (Parkinson’s Disease)
Here is how to join: Please join the women's basketball team as it looks to make a difference in the lives of the people that this disease affects every day. To join the team in Charge for a Cure, contact assistant coach Kara Cassidy at karacass@upenn.edu.
Last Friday, the U.S. field hockey team shocked Argentina in the finals of the Pan American games, officially qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Since women's field hockey was first instituted into the Pan Am games in 1987, Argentina had won all six titles, and the United States had finished second all but one time — that all changed this year. For the Argentines, their number one world ranking may be in jeopardy, while the U.S. may see a bump up from its current spot at 13.
Representing the Ivy League on the American roster are four players currently taking a leave of absence from Princeton, in addition to one Princeton alum. Katie Reinprecht, who would have been a senior this year for the Tigers, scored the Americans' first two goals of the tournament in an opening 5-0 thumper over host Mexico. Michelle Cesan, a rising junior, also scored in the team's 4-2 semifinal victory over Canada. The other Princetonians on the roster are Julia Reinprecht, a rising junior, Kathleen Sharkey, a rising senior, and Maren Ford '06.
Back in the States, the Orange and Black have, for the most part, been doing fine without their star players. This weekend, the Tigers look to clinch their seventh-straight Ivy title against the Quakers at Franklin Field. Penn has beaten Princeton only once in the last 17 years, but that win clinched them a share of the 2004 Ivy championship with Harvard. It was also the only year the Tigers did not win at least a share of the Ivy title since 1994.
Statistically gifted meteorologist Ken Pomeroy has built a name for himself forecasting college hoops. His 2011-12 previews are out and he's not expecting great things from the Quakers.
He's got Penn going 5-9 in the Ivy League, finishing fifth. He picks Harvard as the easy favorite with Princeton and Cornell tying for second. So far, it's the only projection I've seen that has the Quakers regressing from last year:
He also puts up bell curves for projected overall and conference wins:
Pomeroy predicts results game by game, including this brutal stretch of seven-consecutive losses that he projects for the Quakers at the beginning of the Ivy season:
One of the greatest back court tandems in Penn history, Jerome Allen and Matt Maloney lit it up for the Quakers in the early 90's. Here's a look back at the father-son rivalry that developed in the Big 5 those years.
Your favorite Penn basketball memory?
I was in Wharton Grad from 1993 to 1995 when we had the amazing Jerome Allen & Matt Maloney back court. It was truly incredible to see teams trying to stop those two guys. Well my favorite memory was seeing Penn in Big Five action against Temple those years. Matt Maloney's father was an assistant to then Temple coach, John Chainey... I think (not sure) but Temple chose not to recruit Matt, that and playing against (in front) of his Dad, all the Temple players knowing knowing who Matt was, always brought the best out of both Maloneys! Seeing Matt sink a three with two Temple guts in his face was particularly great — these games, as in general seeing future professionals Allen & Maloney, were a real treasure.
Eight days until tip off, and we'll be bringing you more Penn basketball snapshots today, starting with a Big weekend for Philly basketball captured by DP Sports alum Jonathan Tannenwald.
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The Big 5's 50th anniversary celebration was a really special weekend. I was lucky enough to be covering City Series games for the DP at the time. As a result I was able to cover a dinner at the Palestra on the Friday night of that weekend to which every living Big 5 Hall of Famer was invited.
Anyway, the dinner was extraordinary. I got to meet a lot of Penn basketball legends, including Bobby Morse, Corky Calhoun, Chuck Daly and Bob Weinhauer.
The next night, the Big 5 brought back its most famous traditions: streamers. I had written a column the previous summer expressing a hope that the Big 5 would do it, but I didn't think it would actually happen.
The game was against St. Joe's, a classic night with the Palestra split right down the middle. Mark Zoller (I think) scored the first basket of the game, and the entire west end of the arena exploded with red and blue crepe paper. St. Joe's went on to win the game, but in the long run it didn't matter.
It's good that Penn found a new way to incorporate the streamer tradition, having students throw them at the end of games the Quakers win. Hopefully it keeps going, because anyone who comes through the Palestra as a student deserves that opportunity.
With last week’s disappointing loss to Brown that ended basically every big streak the Quakers had going, this week’s segment will step away from the football field. Although the Red and Blue are not out of Ivy title contention yet, unless they get some help, the best they can do is clinch a share of the championship. So, in anticipation of the football, soccer and field hockey games against Princeton set for homecoming this weekend, this week’s piece will take a look at an historic victory over the Tigers for the Penn women’s soccer team. And as we Turn Back the Clock, don’t forget to turn back your clocks one hour on Sunday. Enjoy the extra sleep.
On this day in Penn sports history …
November 3, 2007: The Penn women’s soccer team was coming off a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Brown in double overtime the week before. The Quakers came into the match against the Bears 4-0 in Ivy play, but Brown’s goal in the 110th minute – with only 18 seconds left to play – crushed Penn’s hopes of an undefeated Ivy season. Still, with a win at Rhodes Field over the Tigers, who were also coming into the game with a 4-1 conference record, the Quakers could clinch a share of the Ivy title, and with some help, they could also secure the Ivy’s automatic bid to the NCAA College Cup.
The game went back and forth throughout the first half – neither team could generate much offense. Shots between the Quakers and the Tigers were even at halftime, 2-2. During the intermission, coach Darren Ambrose issued a change of strategy in an attempt to create more offensive opportunities: he encouraged his team to kick the ball into open space more often and not worry about making the perfect pass.
His shift in strategy worked, as Penn outshot Princeton in the second half, 6-1, with three shots on goal. Still though, the Red and Blue were unable to convert, and the game headed into overtime.
For the extra period, Ambrose again made another change, looking for an offensive spark. He replaced sophomore Jessica Fuccello – the team’s leading scorer with 10 goals – with freshman Kristin Kaiser, who had just two scores on the season. The young forward had this to say on the coach’s substitution:
He told me to warm up before overtime and what was going through my mind was just ‘oh my God, I have to get in there. I have to prove myself.’
Yet again, Ambrose managed to push the right button, as it was Kaiser who knocked in a header 2 minutes, 35 seconds into overtime. As the Quakers celebrated at Rhodes Field, they had not only clinched a share of the Ivy League title, but as Yale defeated Brown, they had also claimed the Ivy League’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
With a 1-0 win over Harvard the following week, the Quakers won the program’s first-ever outright Ivy championship. In the NCAAs, however, they would lose in the first round to James Madison, 2-0. Kaiser, the hero from the game, would go on to captain the Penn team that won the outright Ivy title last season. This year’s soccer team may not be able to win another outright title, but with a win over Princeton and a Harvard loss to Columbia, the Quakers can claim a share. NCAA tournament hopes rely on receiving an at-large bid.
Penn has finally put up the seasonal air structure; however it (as of now) comes sans Penn logos.
The inflatable air structure, which was placed over Dunning-Cohen Champions Field was laid out over the field yesterday afternoon and inflated today. The structure will allow Penn teams to compete indoors throughout the cold winter months.
The structure came up as promised in early November and is supposed to remain up until March 19. The structure will take three weeks to fully set up and tear down.
Some of the key features of the structure are that it does not cover the walking path around the field and features airlock doors on each side.
Nine days to tip-off and we've got a great account of the 1998-99 season, in which Penn split the series with Princeton (remember: blame Wharton) but took the Ivy title and cut down the nets on the Tigers' home court.
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Freshman year we spent 3 days on the Line with a few hundred of our newest friends. Princeton had just finished one of its greatest seasons ever (a 5-seed in the NCAA tourney), but lost many of its stars to graduation. The feeling was palpable that the Quakers might return to glory for the first time since Princeton had become the media's darling in 1996.
The year started at home against Kansas, a game we should have won, followed quickly by a victory over #6 Temple. By the time the Princeton game finally rolled around, we were undefeated in Ivy League play and knew that this team was good enough to win a tourney game or two.
It was a cold February night when we packed into the Palestra, but that didn't deter a massive turnout. We wanted revenge. The stands were absolutely jammed--except for huge chunks of the student section. Who would miss the opening tip of this long-awaited game? Inexplicably, one of the classes required of all Wharton freshmen chose that February night to hold its first midterm of the semester.
And so the Wharton freshmen missed one of the greatest halves in Penn basketball history. Our Quakers couldn't miss, just as the Tigers couldn't buy a bucket. After Brian Earl (he of the infamous student chant, "Brian Earl loves the back door") drained a 3-pointer to open the game, Penn scored the next 29 points. Much to the chagrin of the superstitious among us, the student section began to chant, "You have 3 points." The halftime score was 33-9. There was much rejoicing.
That's when the Wharton freshmen arrived.
It was all downhill from there. I try not to think about it much. As the lead evaporated, we became frantic. Princeton took the lead 50-49 with just over 2 minutes to go. No one scored another point.
When the game was over, we just sat in the stands. Some cried. We knew we were witnesses to college basketball history, and we didn't like it. We vowed revenge.
And there was much sweet, sweet redemption 3 weeks later when we whipped Princeton by 25, and I danced on the floor of Jadwin Gym while Michael Jordan cut down the Princeton nets.
For any generation of Penn freshmen, there might never have been a better year to learn to hate the Tigers than 1998.
Many older alumni hold fast their hatred of Villanova, and Harvard may be the team to beat this season, but for me, any season is a good season when we whip Princeton twice.
A shot at a Rhodes scholarship or a shot at the Ivy title: that's the decision that Yale senior quarterback Patrick Witt may be facing in a few weeks.
The Yale Daily News is reporting that Witt was selected for an interview for the prestigious scholarship, which allows students to study at Oxford for two to three years. The only problem is that his interview date is Nov. 19, the same Saturday that Yale will play Harvard in The Game. Because Witt applied in Georgia, his interview will be at Emory — not very close to the Yale Bowl. And kickoff is set for noon.
From the YDN:
“It’s still very new, it’s still very fresh just finding out this information,” he said. “So I need to kind of reevaluate. If the Rhodes Committee is willing to work with me, in a perfect world, I can interview first thing in the morning and get on a flight to be back in time for the game on Saturday. But I don’t know if that will be possible.”
The Harvard-Yale football game is the equivalent of Penn-Princeton basketball — a heated rivalry and marquee event. But this year, if Yale can beat Brown and Princeton in coming weeks (and Penn knocks off undefeated Harvard), Yale could be playing for a spot in a three-way tie for the Ivy trophy, adding another wrinkle.
According to the YDN, Witt's backup, sophomore John Whitelaw, played sparingly in just one game this season, but he might have to fill for the biggest game of the year.
“If it comes to [Witt missing The Game], I would definitely do my best to be ready,” Whitelaw said. “I guess a Rhodes Scholarship might be more important in the long run, but hopefully for the team’s sake we’ll be able to work something out.”
Saturday's Snow Bowl of sorts against Brown saw the end of Penn football's 18-game Ivy winning streak, which dated back to Nov. 15, 2008, as Penn lost by a putrid count of 6-0. Now, the Quakers' quest for a third straight Ivy title hangs in the balance, with still-undefeated Harvard now solely atop the League. A 6-0 loss is a 6-0 loss, but was the result mostly due to the weather, as our esteemed columnist Ethan Alter argues? Let's tango.
Question 1: Was Saturday's volatile weather to blame for Penn's loss?
Brian Kotloff: I thought Ethan brought up some important points in his column, but I have to disagree a bit. He called the Quakers the more "athletic" team and as a result, said they were more affected by the awful playing conditions. I actually think the rain and mud should've helped Penn more than Brown. After all, the Bears have the air-it-out offense, led by QB Kyle Newhall-Cabellero, while the Quakers have the old-school, pound-it-down-your-throats mentality. And what says old-school football more than a battle in the mud? It's true that the elements can act as "the equalizer," neutralizing one team's physical advantages over the other. But outside of Billy Ragone's juke-and-cut scrambling, Penn actually runs a pretty vanilla brand of offense. Theoretically (and historically based on other rainy/snowy games I've seen), the Quakers should have been able to let power backs Brandon Colavita and Jeff Jack go to work all day, while defense should have been easier with Newhall-Cabellero and his quick receivers struggling in the rain. The passing game was the Bears' biggest advantage heading into the game, considering how much Penn's young secondary has struggled this season. Give Brown credit for adjusting and beating the two-time champs at their own game.
Kevin Esteves: Well, Brown didn't exactly beat Penn at its own game — the Quakers rushed for 119 yards to the Bears' 53 — but your point remains a valid one. If the weather were nice and sunny, I don't think we'd see a 6-0 game, but at the same time, I wouldn't necessarily say Penn would win, anyway. Despite the team's admirable, late-game comebacks against Dartmouth, Columbia and Yale, the blood has been in the water for this team a little bit. The Quakers, and coach Al Bagnoli has acknowledged this, still have some issues they have to address, including their pass defense (Brown still managed 140 yards in the air despite the elements). And like you said, let's give Brown some credit. The Bears weren't some vastly outmatched team. They have the number one defense in the league in terms of touchdown and points allowed per game and they take care of the ball (2nd in the League in turnover margin), something Penn has struggled with recently.
BK: Here I go again, disagreeing with another one of our hard-working football beats (thanks for braving the ugly weather, ugly game, and 10+ hours of driving, guys!). But even though Bagnoli will (and should) try to spin it to his players that way, I just don't buy into the notion that suddenly there will be less pressure on Penn. As disappointing as it was to see the streak come to an end, there shouldn't be a feeling of finality to this loss. There are three weeks left in the Ivy League football season, and the team is right in the thick of the race -- the Quakers control their own destiny, in fact. They are still the two-time defending champs and a historic powerhouse, and they still have a target on on their backs as a result. I would also argue that while this group spoiled its chance to complete an unprecedented run, it still has a shot at a huge piece of history. Only two other Ivy teams have won three straight titles: Dartmouth in the '70s and Penn in the '80s. So this team still has a ton to play for and will be under immense pressure to perform.
KE: I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one. No team can go on a streak like that and not feel the pressure, no matter what anyone says. So that pressure is taken off and it can't be as much as what they had to deal with before (which was to win and keep the streak alive). There is a new pressure that will be applied though, and that is to take care of Princeton and then take out Harvard. You could argue that pressure is huge as well considering a single loss slashes title hopes, but the Quakers can counter that added pressure by having a newfound motivation. A team that loses 6-0 does not need a pre-game speech the following week, or two. Assuming the Quakers take care of Princeton, they just need to have one thing on their minds: beat Harvard.
The Penn basketball season tips off in 10 days and to put you in the mood, we're going to relive some your favorite moments from Quakers history. To start, we'll relive one of the few memories I was actually able to witness, Penn's epic double-overtime loss to Harvard at the Palestra last year. It was one of the few corner-packers in recent Palestra memory. Feel free to leave your memories of that February night in the comments. Check back tomorrow and every day until tip-off for more!
Your favorite moment in Penn basketball history?
The home Harvard game last year, where it was a close game throughout, Penn came back to tie the game and send it to overtime. At this point the Palestra was as loud as I can remember (although I don't have much to base it off of). Even after we lost, as I left the Palestra without my voice and disappointed, I knew that I had experienced something awesome. I had seen the true spirit of the Palestra.
-Jonathan Cousins, Engineering Class of 2014
I have never seen the team play with such heart as they did that night. The team was on their A-game as were the fans. It was an atmosphere unlike any other, and one that I wish would flood the Palestra more. It was like the good old days when I was a little kid coming to the Palestra with my Dad and brothers. It was the Cathedral at it's finest. There haven't been many games like that in the past couple of years, but it gave me hope that the Palestra can be and always will be able to be filled with screaming, hopeful, and supportive fans.
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH:
1. Harvard, 2. Princeton, 3. Penn, 4. Yale, 5. Cornell, 6. Brown, 7. Columbia, 8. Dartmouth
The expanded preview for Penn is likely old news to most, but I've copied it below for your viewing pleasure:
PENN: The Quakers had an up-and-down season in 2010-11, and they finished 13-15 overall and 7-7 in the Ivy. Penn coach Jerome Allen is optimistic his team can challenge for the league's top spot this time around, as three starters return, including senior guards Zack Rosen and Tyler Bernardini. Rosen (team-leading 14.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.4 apg) is a two-time First-Team All- Ivy selection, and Bernardini (12.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg) was the league's Rookie of the Year back in 2007-08. Sophomore guard Miles Cartwright (11.7 ppg, 3.0 apg) is the only other returnee who averaged double digits in scoring last season, and production at both ends of the court could be a concern, especially when you consider the Quakers fell into the negative in scoring differential (-1.4), rebounding (-1.6) and turnovers (-0.1) last season.
For reference, the Ivy League preseason media poll shook out with Harvard leading, but with Princeton and Yale tying for 2nd, Penn in fourth, Brown fifth, then Cornell, Columbia and finally Dartmouth
Which do you think is more accurate, Fox or the Ivy media?
The Penn wrestling team probably didn't get to enjoy as much candy as the grapplers would have liked, what with the season approaching and weightclasses to maintain. But that didn't stop them (or at least their parents) from getting into the spirit.
The team's facebook page put together an album of Halloween memories, with pictures of the Quakers when they were young.
Editor's note: This week, after falling to 1-6 in the German ProB league, Jack Eggleston puts losing in perspective. It's fitting after Penn football dropped its first Ivy League game in over two years — half of the team has never had to deal with a conference loss.
People often say that losing builds character, that you learn more from a loss than a win. I never bought into that idea. I'm more of the George Brett school of thought when he says, "If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out." Whether it's a game against Princeton in the Palestra or a "friendly" game of Blokus with my roommates, losing has never sat too well with me. As a result, my parents had to suffer through some painfully quiet post-game dinners over the last four years.
Having played several different sports on umpteen teams growing up, I've gotten a first hand look at how different people deal with losing. Some people try to break any object unfortunate to get caught in the path of their rage. I've seen everything from putters to cell phones to school desks succumb to this fate. Others fall into a temporary depression and become inconsolable. Some assume the role of cheerleader and make it their job to pick up everybody else.
But one group always stuck out to me: the people who look like they don't care. For the longest time, I hated them and couldn't understand how they could possibly distance themselves so quickly from what just happened. With age I've developed a more nuanced view of those around me. Sometimes the guy breaking things is just putting on a show or the guy who looks like he could care less is completely distraught. People don't always fit neatly into one of those four categories.
As I look around the locker room of a team that just blew a second straight 4th quarter lead to fall to 1-6, I see teammates that appear angry or depressed or motivated or carefree. I wish I could say that this is unfamiliar territory but I've experienced enough "character building" to know how this feels already. So how do I make it different this time?
People love sports for its clear cut, black and white, binary nature. Because of this, there will always be a loser. I love this about sports too. As long as it's not me.
Last year we at DP Sports were all blown away by the dominance of freshman high-jumper Maalik Reynolds. In his first year of collegiate competition he shattered Penn records and won the coveted gold watch at Penn Relays.
It looks like men's coach Charlie Powell may have made another big splash in the recruiting department, getting a commitment from Sam Mattis, a discus thrower from East Brunswick, N.J.
"I want to get into finance, so when I got accepted into the Wharton School of Business that sealed the deal for me at Penn,'' said Mattis. ``You can only throw the discus for so long. You have to find something you are passionate about doing in your life, and business is something I have a passion for."
Mattis was the New Balance national champion in discus last spring, and owns the NJ State records for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. This year he's aiming higher.
"Hopefully I can throw it a lot further than the state record this season,'' said Mattis. "That's my goal and I'm working hard every day to throw it as far as I can.''
It wouldn't be a recruiting story if we didn't have a youtube highlight, so here's Mattis setting the junior state record at 207 feet, 2 inches
Check out the DP Sports section today and you'll notice a common theme. Everyone had to deal with some crazy weather this weekend. Some teams even had to stay over in New England an extra night. Yowza.
Rundown
The last time Penn football failed to score a single point in a game was 14 years ago. That streak, as well as the Quakers 18-game undefeated Ivy run, came to an end Saturday when Brown prevailed in a sloppy 6-0 win. In the words of Brown coach Phil Estes, "“It was a wet, muddy, miserable day, and we enjoyed every minute of it.”
Volleyball split the weekend with Harvard and Dartmouth, finally winning 5-set match against the Big Green, a task that had haunted Penn until Saturday. The Quakers had to spend an extra night on the road due to the storm.
Women's soccer didn't give up a goal in the month of October. But the Quakers didn't get a goal at Brown either, tying 0-0. It was a game that shouldn't have been played, says coach Darren Ambrose, because of the weather. Harvard's win gives the crimson the automatic NCAA bid, though Penn can tie for the league title with a little help.
Men's soccer battled the same conditions and fell in another one goal loss, as Brown converted a penalty kick to win 1-0. The men will have to settle for a losing season this year.
Weekend win: goes to every Penn athlete who played outdoors this weekend. I can't imagine how that felt.
Multimedia: Check out this photo, the centerpiece of the print DP today, which captures the mood of Penn's football loss perfectly. Lots of props for photographer Katie Rubin who braved the elements along with the team.
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