Tony | For Penn basketball's defense, bigger is better
The Quakers posted one of their most convincing victories in Allen’s four-plus seasons here thanks to a defense that suddenly wouldn’t quit.
The Quakers posted one of their most convincing victories in Allen’s four-plus seasons here thanks to a defense that suddenly wouldn’t quit.
Tuesday night, Niagara (1-4) will come to the Palestra to face the Red and Blue (1-3), boasting explosive guard Antoine Mason and his impressive 31.2 points per game clip.
For Bill Young, life is just like it was on the gridiron — it’s all about making plays and playing hard until the whistle blows.
The Penn women’s cross country team finds itself in with freshman phenoms — and identical twin sisters — Cleo and Clarissa Whiting.
Tuesday night, Niagara (1-4) will come to the Palestra to face the Red and Blue (1-3), boasting explosive guard Antoine Mason and his impressive 31.2 points per game clip.
For Bill Young, life is just like it was on the gridiron — it’s all about making plays and playing hard until the whistle blows.
Penn wrestling earned a hard-fought 19-13 victory in its first dual of the year against a veteran Maryland squad in College Park on Friday night, and the team followed that performance up with a fourth-place effort at the 19th iteration of the Keystone Classic on Sunday at the Palestra.
Both squash teams have emerged with perfect records and hope to build on that momentum as they near Ivy play.
After a two-week layoff following a difficult loss to St. Francis, Penn women’s basketball a 76-54 loss to No. 5 Notre Dame (4-0) may serve as a springboard for the rest of the season.
Quite simply, that wasn’t the ending that Billy Ragone, Sam Chwarzynski, Ryan Becker and the other seniors deserved.
The Quakers nearly pulled off a stellar comeback, but came up just short.
Unfortunately, just four games into the 2013-14 campaign, it’s becoming painfully clear that Penn has no player worthy of being called adaptable.
Similar to the team’s previous two losses to Temple and Penn State, Penn (1-3) created a first-half deficit that was too difficult to overcome, and the Quakers fell to No. 25 Iowa, 86-55.
President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price announced Thursday that Penn Athletic Director Steve Bilsky will retire effective June 30, 2014.
On a night when sophomore goalie Max Polkinhorne electrified the large crowd at Rhodes Field, it was Providence’s keeper, Keasel Broome, who ended the night dancing before Penn’s student section.
Penalty kicks are often described in the soccer community as being entirely down to chance. On Thursday night, Penn drew the short stick.
As a facilitator of facilities for Penn Athletics, Bilsky is unmatched, and that’s what everyone should miss most about him.
Now the number one goal for the Quakers is to make a statement — and history — with a victory over No. 5 Notre Dame on Saturday
In two tri-meets, the Quakers will take on Princeton, which has yet to swim a meet on the young season, and Cornell.
This Saturday, freshman Cleo Whiting and sophomore Thomas Awad will travel to Terre Haute, Ind., where they will both compete in the NCAA National Cross Country Championships. Indiana State’s LaVern Gibson Championship Course will play host this weekend to not only the nation’s best cross country teams, but also the fastest individual runners in the country.