Facing tough competition that included Duke, Virginia, William & Mary and James Madison in a championship-style meet, Penn swimming was able to put forward strong performances

On Friday, the men’s and women’s teams posted a combined seven top-ten school records, as the Quakers put forward another impressive performance at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational

Saturday night against Brown, with Penn methodically picking apart the Bears in the first half, the Quakers let the box score do all the talking.

Penn gymnastics celebrated Valentine’s Day with a little heart both on and off the mat.On Sunday afternoon at Hutchinson Gymnasium, the Quakers scored a season-high 190.850 en route to a second-place finish in the “Think Pink” meet.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Penn basketball’s descent into the surreal began before the team even stepped foot into Brown’s Pizzitola Sports Center.In a sign of things to come, the team’s bus ground to a halt on Main street, unable to continue in the swirling snow.

In a game that was close from the beginning, the Bears found a way to light a fire in snowy Providence and down the Quakers, 62-55.

In a game that was over well before halftime, the Quakers dismantled Brown, leading by as many as 37 points before beating the Bears, 78-51

“Overly focused, it’s far from the time to rest now,” the rapper Drake insists on 'Pound Cake', a recent record.The same goes for Penn wrestling, a team that issued a 24-10 pounding of Ivy League foe Columbia at the Palestra on Saturday.

Penn basketball is like a bad significant other. You take them out to dinner at a fancy Italian place and at the very least expect them to show up and act presentable the entire time.

Though the Bulldogs left the door open early for the Quakers to pick up an upset win and get back in the Ivy race, the Red and Blue decided to throw it away, committing foolish turnovers and costly fouls ad nauseam.

Freshman center Sydney Stipanovich put in another banner effort, breaking Penn’s program record for blocks in a season thanks to her eight blocks, giving her 77 blocks already on the year while helping Penn to victory

Penn track and field has fought through a lot already this season, but there will be no rest for the weary anytime soon.

For Penn wrestling, the plan is simple as it takes on Yale this weekend and enters the final stretch of the season: just compete and let the results unfold as they may.

For Penn basketball, it seems that for every step forward, there is a subsequent step back. And after beating Cornell and Columbia last weekend to stay in the Ivy chase, Penn’s new step backward came in the form of yet another injury.

When Penn gymnastics takes to the mats this weekend, it will be for more than just numbers on a page. This Sunday’s meet against West Chester and Rutgers is the annual Think Pink weekend.

One year later, mother nature still loves wreaking havoc in the days leading up to a game between Penn and Yale. Luckily, both teams will avoid off-court drama, and the weather shouldn’t dampen the narrative and importance of Friday’s game.

Though a fresh coat of snow is presently covering the Hamlin Tennis Center, winter weather isn’t about to slow down Penn women’s tennis.