For Penn women’s tennis, success came easy this weekend in the 17th annual Cissie Leary Tournament, buliding on the progress from the Columbia Invitational

Going into the weekend with a 3-4 record after two straight five-set match victories, the Red and Blue headed up the mainline to take part in the Villanova University Tournament, going 2-1 in the process.

With an electrifying touchdown and some flashy plays out of the backfield, it was Spencer Kulcsar who made the difference for Penn and solidified his spot in the Quakers’ backfield

Penn raced out to a 10-0 start of its own en route to a 27-21 season-opening victory over Lafayette Saturday night at Franklin Field. The win marked just the second win for the Quakers (1-0) against the Leopards (0-3) since 2007.

The Quakers couldn’t have come out of the afternoon looking much better in their inaugural match at the new Vagelos Field, notching a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Big Red.

The Quakers looked to keep their unblemished record alive at William & Mary, posting their fifth-straight clean sheet this season. But Penn couldn’t muster up sufficient offense either, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw.

Freshman quarterback Mike McCurdy delivered a timely statement performance, slinging four second-half touchdowns to spearhead the Quakers’ 42-14 shellacking of Mansfield at Franklin Field Friday night.

Despite firing 12 shots on goal, the Quakers (2-3) could not get anything past Georgetown (5-2) keepers Tomas Gomez and Keon Parsa and fell, 3-0.

Penn (0-1) will host the Mounties (1-0) at Franklin Field this Friday night in hopes of earning a more comfortable victory than last year’s 16-13 nail-biter.

We take a look at every position for the Red and Blue as replace their entire defensive line but bring back many of their other offensive and defensive starters.

The Quakers (3-4) will travel to Villanova Friday afternoon for the start of the Villanova Classic, looking to build off of the momentum of not one, but two five-set comeback victories on Sunday against both Temple and Weber State.

The lives of former Penn football players are radically different now that they’re away from the game. We checked in with several former players to see how they’re dealing with life post-football.

For the first time since its season-ending victory over Cornell that clinched the Ivy League title outright, the Quakers (0-0) return to the field this weekend as they welcome in-state rival Lafayette to Franklin Field.

Fifth-year senior quarterback Billy Ragone has done everything during his Penn career. And he’s one of three Quakers going after their fourth Ivy title ring.

Sure, expect another Ivy title come late November. But keep your eye on the thin line between sure thing and shocker, especially for a team that played down to its level of competition last season.

How are all of the Ivy teams looking heading into the 2013 season. We take a look in our Ivy Outlook.

One year ago, around the time this very issue came out, the Red and Blue’s defensive backs were labeled as question marks. This year, the narrative has made a 180 degree turn. Once maligned, Penn’s defensive backfield is now viewed as one of the team’s biggest strengths.