In the latter half of our two-part look at Penn winter sports, we focus on men’s hoops, swimming, track and field and fencing.

Harry Gamble, coach of Penn football from 1971-80, died Tuesday morning. He was 83. Gamble is perhaps most well known for his time as team president and chief operating officer of the Philadelphia Eagles, but he got his coaching start with Penn.

On Monday, Penn men’s squash beat Princeton, 7-2, in a massive upset. Now, the women’s team will look to hold serve against the same opponent at the Ringe Squash Courts in a crucial battle for Ivy positioning.

This is the first of a two-part examination of how Penn’s winter sports stack up midway throug the 2013-14 season

Penn men’s squash came up clutch en route to its 7-2 upset of the Tigers, ending a 45-match losing streak against the rival school that dated back to 1974.

Provost Vincent Price told The Daily Pennsylvanian last week that Penn has begun looking for a consultant firm to help the AD search move forward.

The AD search is in good hands with Provost Price but what’s troubling is that we are still playing the guessing game as to the process that Penn’s 14-member committee will use

Rochelle Dong may not try to be the center of attention in person, but she has quickly become the standout underclassman in coach Mike Schnur’s program.

The men’s side had a strong weekend, going 5-0, while the women’s side fell vs. Northwestern and Temple yet still finished with a respectable 3-2.

The Quakers dropped their Sunday afternoon match to their EIWA foe, 21-13, at the Palestra despite two seniors returning to the lineup

With their eyes set on further development, the Quakers spent the weekend at the Haverford College Invitational. The Red and Blue squared off against a field that included Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore, Widener and Messiah College.

When Penn plays a near-complete game, when the Quakers limit their boneheadedness to a sole phase of the game, they tend to come out on top.

Penn basketball quickly recovered from its loss to St. Joe’s and came out firing on all cylinders, holding on in a foul-filled second half to win.

Playing in its final nonconference matchup of the 2013-14 season, the Red and Blue (10-5) took care of business on Saturday night, handily defeating the Highlanders, 84-48.

After a disappointing loss to Illinois State last weekend, Penn gymnastics is back on the road, this time for its first Ivy League matchup of the season.

The Quakers will be looking to extend their Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association success and build their confidence during a crucial time in the season against Army.

It’s been quite a nonconference ride for Penn women’s basketball. And this weekend, the Quakers will make one final stop on that ride before Ivy League play continues.