It has been a bit of an up-and-down season thus far for Penn women’s soccer. However, the Red and Blue were firing on all cylinders in Monday night’s game against Loyola (Md.).

The Quakers may not have been able to put Saturday night’s sprint football game at Franklin Field in the win column, but playing heavily favored Navy to a 21-19 nail-biter, they did come away with quite a few victories.

Unfortunately for the Red and Blue, the cold, rainy elements and a strong Dartmouth team proved to be too much to overcome, as Penn fell, 5-3, in Hanover.

Penn volleyball came out of the weekend a different team than it was when it began.

On a busy weekend for Penn athletics in general, cross country in particular had a lot on its hands.

Right when Penn needed it most, Forrest Clancy found that special something.

It was too little, too late for Penn women's soccer on Friday night.

If it wasn’t clear a week ago, it surely is now: Penn football won’t be Ivy League champions this year.

Penn football got ahead early but the Quakers weren't able to do much else, falling by double digit in Hanover to Dartmouth.

Penn football struggled in the first half, falling down, 28-10, after an early 7-0 lead. 

Even with a burst of momentum in the final minutes of the game, the Red and Blue fell to Cornell, 3-2, losing their second straight Ivy match.

The Red and Blue lost to Columbia in three sets, falling to 0-2 in Ivy League play with Cornell coming to the Palestra on Saturday.

On Saturday, the Quakers will look to stay hot and pick up their third straight win when they travel north to take on Dartmouth at noon in Hanover, N.H. and they hope to find another hero in the process.

It’s hard to call the first game of Ivy play a must win for any team, but for the Penn men’s soccer program, we might just have to make an exception.

Off to its best start since 2010, Penn sprint football is riding a wave of positivity. To keep up the momentum, though, the Quakers will have to buck the trends of history.

With last weekend behind them, the Red and Blue look now to face the Lions for their first win in Ivy League play. Though conference games just started and Quaker confidence is still high, an 0-2 Ivy record for Penn would not bode well.

Penn women’s soccer is looking to get the ball rolling this weekend in Ithaca after a rough start to conference play, and they know they will be in for a fight.