Penn field hockey finishes with weekend split against Yale and Lafayette
This weekend, the Quakers went 1-1, starting the weekend with a back-and-forth 4-2 win against Yale on Saturday before suffering a 1-0 defeat to Lafayette at home on Sunday.
This weekend, the Quakers went 1-1, starting the weekend with a back-and-forth 4-2 win against Yale on Saturday before suffering a 1-0 defeat to Lafayette at home on Sunday.
The Red and Blue knew the odds were stacked against them; they hadn't beaten a ranked team since 2010. But from the opening whistle, Penn played with poise and confidence.
The bar for success, having been lowered so demonstrably by the previous week’s outing at Columbia, was surpassed despite the final score.
It was coach Bill Wagner’s last game at Franklin Field, and Penn sprint football was sure to give him a proper send off in a dominating win.
The Red and Blue knew the odds were stacked against them; they hadn't beaten a ranked team since 2010. But from the opening whistle, Penn played with poise and confidence.
The bar for success, having been lowered so demonstrably by the previous week’s outing at Columbia, was surpassed despite the final score.
Despite going into the fourth quarter holding a slim lead, the Quakers succumbed to a late comeback and could not recover in New Haven, Conn.
After a lopsided defeat last weekend to Columbia, Penn football hits the road again in search of its first Ivy League victory against Yale.
The Quakers are heating up after an 0-5 start to their season, winning five of their last eight games, including two against Ivy League opponents. Much of the team's resurgence is to due to the breakout season of Fagan.
Jack Hennigan had never heard of sprint football before his first visit to Franklin Field. Four years later, the senior linebacker is the behind-the-scenes leader of Penn sprint football.
Penn teams will have had their fill of competition from Yale after this weekend, as field hockey and both soccer teams will face off against the Bulldogs.
Coming off of a blowout loss to Columbia last week, Penn football has the daunting task of facing off against Yale this Saturday in New Haven, Conn.
In simple terms, a successful fourth down or two-pointer can be the turning point or deciding factor in a tight game. However, the decision to go for it is by no means an easy one.
Gardizy is making a name for herself as one of Penn women's cross country’s most promising rising stars.
Once again, Penn is projected to share the top spot with a familiar foe. This year’s Ivy League preseason poll has placed both the Quakers and the Tigers in first place.
Scoreless in regulation, it took the Quakers six minutes of overtime to find the back of the net before they knocked off the Dragons, 1-0.
Banks, who is just a sophomore, has played 680 minutes this season over the course of Penn's 13 games, the most of any non-goalie on the team.
The 2019-2020 Ivy League men’s basketball preseason media poll was released today, ranking the Quakers second.
Ever-present in the middle of the field for Penn, the sophomore midfielder has impressed this season by dictating play in the attacking third.
In its final nonconference match of the season, Penn women’s soccer defeated Delaware State by a score of 2-0. In reality, it wasn’t as close as the score suggested.