It's no secret that Penn football is a team loaded with veteran talent. But what about its youth movement?

Penn football received a boost on Saturday from junior tight end Ryan Kelly, who made his first career reception in the third quarter. That reception went for a touchdown and now we decided to sit down with Kelly for a few questions ...

While plenty of attention has been paid to the talented underclassmen of woman’s cross country, the men’s program boasts some young firepower of its own.

Alexa Hoover, an attack out of Collegeville, Pa., is enjoying one of the best breakout seasons in recent memory for Penn field hockey. She leads the Quakers with six goals through five games and has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week two of the first three weeks of the season.

Point guard Jake Silpe looks to be one of Penn's next top ball-handlers and the Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with him last week about the recruiting process and, among other things, Zack Rosen.

The game looked to be going all in Mansfield’s favor. But after a missed extra point by the Mountaineers in the third quarter, everything turned for the Red and Blue.

We’ve all heard the saying work hard, play hard, and Penn women’s soccer did just that over the weekend. The team spent its weekend bonding as a unit on the road, taking on VCU on Friday and Delaware on Sunday along the way.

After three tough losses against top-tier opponents, Penn came into Sunday afternoon’s matchup with Temple on a downswing,  but 90 minutes later the Quakers were back in their groove.

There are several aspects of Penn football currently in transition. Despite that, those players showed flashes of brilliance on Saturday, and allow Red and Blue fans to reminisce over the 2012 championship team.

Penn volleyball came into the final day of the Big 5 Tournament - and non-conference play - with a six-game losing streak hanging over its head. Coach Kerry Carr's squad got that monkey off its back, but Penn was unable to pull off a sweep.

Despite an impressive showing on defense from Penn as well as a vigorous pace of play from the very outset of the match, Cornell tragically bested the visiting Quakers 1-0.

Last-minute touchdown vaulted Dolphins over the Quakers

The Quakers (2-1-2) ended with a scoreless draw against the Rams in a battle of the defenses. VCU, coming in the match with a two-game winning streak, entered the match with guns blazing, out shooting Penn, 11-4.

However, Villanova was too much to handle on Friday evening, as the Wildcats dispatched the hosting Quakers in straight sets to hand Penn its sixth straight loss after a 2-0 start to the season.

A goal in the 88th minute by sophomore Jake Garcia pushed No. 12 American past the Red and Blue, 2-1, in a close match on Rhodes Field.

If Penn women's soccer coach Darren Ambrose had a crystal ball three weeks ago and could have seen the Quaker’s starting lineup for Friday’s game against Virginia Commonwealth, he would hardly recognize his own team.

Before Penn women’s soccer opens conference play under the bright lights of Rhodes Field next weekend, they have two away games to iron out the kinks.