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Sayonara San Diego:

(09/20/04 9:00am)

Penn 61 - San Diego 18 SAN DIEGO -- Coming into Torero Stadium to kick off the 2004 campaign, there were a number of questions facing the Penn football team. And for the first two series of the game against San Diego -- a pair of three-and-outs -- doubts hung in the 75-degree air.

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Quakers rout San Diego, 61-18

(09/18/04 9:00am)

SAN DIEGO -- Coming into Torero Stadium to kick off the 2004 campaign, there are a number of questions facing the Penn football team. And for the first two series of the game -- a pair of three-and-outs -- against San Diego doubts hung in the 75-degree air. Ten minutes later, all doubts held by the crowd of 4,012 predominantly Red and Blue faithful were erased by a trio of Penn touchdowns -- two of which the result of San Diego turnovers. This was just beginning of a rout unlike any the Toreros had allowed before -- they had allowed no more than 53 points to any opponent since a 53-7 loss to Humboldt State in 1974. The Quakers earned themselves a place in the history of the San Diego program with a 61-18 triumph, their biggest offensive game since the formal inception of the Ivy League in 1956. Junior running back Sam Mathews got the Quakers rolling with a 26-yard charge to the San Diego 5-yard line midway through the first quarter. One snap later, Mathews put the ball across the line for the first score of the game and the new season. After the kickoff, the Toreros lost the handle, and senior Luke Hadden took the ball for the Red and Blue. This put junior quarterback Pat McDermott back in control and the Quakers' offense did the rest. Mathews drove again to the endzone, and less than a minute later, McDermott launched his first touchdown pass to junior Matt Boyer. After rattling off 20 points in the opening quarter, mostly attributed to an effective use of play-action and a prolific ground attack led by Mathews, the Quakers were off to the races. But while the offense was flexing its muscles, the real stars of the game were on the defensive end of the ball. The Quakers held San Diego to just nine total yards and zero first downs for the initial 13 minutes until the Toreros started a run. Just before the whistle signaled the end of the first Quarter, the Toreros got their first taste of the Penn end of the field. But it would take them until late in the third quarter for San Diego to find the Quakers' endzone. After a failed two-point conversion, the scoreboard read 33-6 in favor of the Red and Blue. The Quakers rush defense was nearly impenetrable, allowing just three first downs and 88 total yards on the ground. But Toreros' quarterback Todd Mortensen quickly turned to a passing machine, completing 37 of 61 throws for a total of 331 yards.

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Brown bests Quakers in overtime

(01/31/04 10:00am)

Brown needed a miracle shot. Senior Jaime Kilburn saw three seconds on the game clock as he took to the free-throw line. The 6-foot-5 forward had just dropped a two-point bucket, bringing the Bears within two. What is more, he drew a foul from Penn freshman Mark Zoller. Kilburn let the charity shot bounce into the hands of teammate Mike Martin for a prayer jumper at the buzzer. In it went, and the Quakers were destined for another overtime session, the game tied at 75 apiece. This time, the extra five minutes at the Pizzitola Center were less than kind to the Red and Blue. Jason Forte started the period off with a triple for the Bears, who would take control of the game's momentum. After trading triples back and forth, the Quakers' shooters went cold. Penn's Adam Chubb sank 1-of-2 from the line at the 2:19 mark to pull the game to 84-83, but that's as close as the Quakers would get. Forte went on to drop 4-of-4 foul shots in the final 30 seconds, as the Bears rolled to the win, 92-88. With the loss, Penn drops below .500 on the season and, more importantly, 0-2 in the Ivy League. Cornell's 68-62 win at Dartmouth secures its spot atop the Ancient Eight. Begley again led the way for the Quakers with 25 points - 18 from three-pointers - but a plethora of missed layups and foul shots did in Penn in the end. Brown (7-10, 3-1 Ivy) was able to capitalize on the Quakers' mistakes, converting turnovers into easy buckets. Kilburn - who averages 17 points per game - tagged the Red and Blue for a game-high 26 points. Penn rallied back from a 41-38 halftime deficit, finally taking the lead with nine minutes to go thanks to a three-pointer from Begley and a foul. Following a made free-throw, the Quakers were up 72-69, their first lead of the second half. Swingman Jeff Schiffner nailed two foul shots in the final 15 seconds giving Penn a four-point advantage. But as has been the case in several games this season, the Quakers just could not seal the deal. Schiffner and Zoller both finished with 17 points. Penn shot 42.6 percent from the field, including 13-of-27 from beyond the arc. Begley recorded six three-pointers, and Chubb added 10 rebounds and all of the team's four blocks on the night. Brown ended 14-of-19 from the charity strip - including Forte's four clutch shots at the end to ice the win - and 50.7 percent from the field. The last time Penn was swept over the Yale-Brown road trip was 1991. The Quakers are 1-2 in overtime games this season.

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