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(05/02/24 12:24am)
In a rookie season for the books, Mataya Gayle proved herself to be the future of the Red and Blue women's basketball. Walking in with the pressure of filling the shoes of Kayla Padilla, one of Penn’s all-time greats, the Woodstock, Ga. native started all 28 games for Penn, in a freshman season where she earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year and Big Five Rookie of the Year. Ranking third on the team in scoring, first in assists, and first in steals by the end of the season, Gayle exceeded all expectations.
(04/25/24 1:32am)
As waits to see if Penn's athletes will win their heats in this year's Penn Relays, others are sitting at home waiting for their turn to don the Red and Blue. In the case of women’s track and field, these commits hope to uphold Penn’s longstanding history of success in the near future.
(04/25/24 7:34am)
A Penn women's rower is alleging misuse of Penn Athletics' Restorative Practices as the University faces increasing scrutiny for how it addressed accusations of racism within Penn lightweight rowing.
(04/22/24 9:45am)
Eight individuals close to the Penn rowing program described a pattern of racist remarks made by members of the men’s lightweight rowing team, as well as an allegedly inadequate response to these incidents by the University.
(04/01/24 10:00am)
Also, Penn women's lacrosse defeated No. 1 Maryland in a major upset.
(03/31/24 11:22pm)
In a season full of upsets and harsh battles, No. 17 Penn seems to have found its footing as King Killers. Facing off against No. 7 ranked Cornell, the Quakers fought out their hardest win of the year yet in a double overtime match that ended 11-10. The resounding victory marks just another step in Penn’s quest for their sixth Ivy Title.
(03/29/24 12:29am)
The coach of Penn baseball was suspended for the first series of Ivy play last weekend after the team was found to have violated NCAA rules.
(03/28/24 4:26am)
Nearly a month ago, Dartmouth men’s basketball voted to unionize, a hugely consequential decision that has had ripple effects across college athletics, including Penn. As the option of unionization grows in likelihood, members of Penn football have begun to speculate on the impacts a union might have.
(03/27/24 2:18pm)
Spring is for new beginnings: flowers blooming, leaves sprouting, and the official start of a new season for Penn football. Wiping away the old, the Quakers get to go out on the field with a fresh start.
(03/24/24 11:40pm)
As the weather finally starts to warm up, so do the Quakers as Penn baseball swept Brown in its first Ivy League action of the year. Becoming the first team in the Ancient Eight to reach an above .500 record, the Red and Blue have finally found its footing for the 2024 campaign.
(03/19/24 2:04am)
Sometimes, no matter how hard you fight, no matter how much you care, you can’t stop history from repeating itself.
(03/11/24 12:09am)
In a packed Palestra, Penn men’s basketball went out to celebrate senior night this past Saturday. Sadly, the cheers stopped soon after the senior introductions as Princeton whalloped Penn in a 105-83 defeat.
(03/02/24 3:33am)
Before the game today, the Penn women's basketball team honored senior forward Jordan Obi for reaching 1,000 career points with a trophy ball. Wanting to honor their teammate themselves, the Red and Blue went out with the intention of giving their senior captain the best gift possible: a chance at an Ivy Title.
(02/27/24 2:37am)
Penn baseball played and lost its first series of the season this past weekend. Despite the result of their first four games, there were plenty of positives as the team kicked off their 2024 season.
(02/25/24 2:30am)
Just under a year ago today, the Quakers pulled off an amazingly close win against Johns Hopkins with some magic in overtime. Today, Penn (2-0) needed no extra time to put away Johns Hopkins (3-2) as the Red and Blue reached up and clipped the wings of the 12th-ranked Blue Jays, 11-10.
(02/07/24 11:53pm)
Almost everything in basketball is coachable. Coaches can teach a player how to shoot, defend, dribble, but there's one quality that even the best can’t teach: passion. Not the type of passion that means enjoying winning or loving to play the game, but the kind of passion that means absolutely hating to lose. It's something freshman guard Mataya Gayle has never had to be taught.
(01/22/24 2:47am)
Seasons are described as marathons for competing teams. They are long and grueling campaigns that test your toughness — mentally and physically. If this analogy is true, Penn women’s basketball finds itself staring at its very own crimson red 15 mile marker in the form of Harvard.
(01/19/24 3:44am)
Penn women's basketball's freshman guard Mataya Gayle is announcing her presence on the court in declarative fashion, as she starts her collegiate career off earning recognition for her play in multiple weeks.
(01/16/24 2:16am)
The last time Cornell women’s basketball left the Palestra with a win, most of the current Penn team hadn’t even been born yet. The Quakers have had 22 long years of dominance at home versus the Big Red, upheld by generation after generation of athletes. Facing their perennial Ivy League foe once again, the Red and Blue hoped to extend the winning streak to 23 years.
(12/07/23 8:42am)
In the words of Joel Embiid: “It’s not a rivalry … they always kick our ass”