Against Columbia, in a game where the offense seemed unable to finish its drives, Penn’s defense showed that it has the potential to carry the team to great heights.

With the most fans in attendance all season, Penn volleyball faced off against Harvard, losing in four sets. The Red and Blue rebounded against Dartmouth on Saturday as they beat the Big Green, 3-1.

The Quakers maintained their undefeated Ivy League record in a physical matchup at Rhodes Field.

Playing in front of a home crowd at Rhodes Field, Penn avenged last season’s disheartening loss with a 1-0 victory over the Big Green.

Part of the team competed in the Princeton Invitational, while other runners competed in the Pre-National Invitational at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind.

With Billy Ragone struggling, Penn’s defense stepped up and held a lowly Columbia team to just seven points as the Red and Blue won an ugly 21-7 victory.

It’s been two long years since the famous “Battle of I-95,” but on Saturday, the Palestra was buzzing with NBA action once again.

After losing a 3-2 overtime thriller to Columbia last season, the Quakers suffered a very similar result on Friday in New York, falling to the Lions 4-3 in overtime.

From the Buzz: Sports editors sound off on Penn Football’s next game.

The Red and Blue travel to New York to take on Columbia, a team that was just blown out 6-0 by Albany. The Lions (5-7, 1-2 Ivy) are among six teams in the conference with a 1-2 record, with the lone exceptions being the undefeated Quakers (9-2, 3-0 Ivy) and the Tigers.

The Quakers (8-1-3, 2-1 Ivy) will put their unblemished home record on the line tonight against a Big Green (5-4-3, 2-1) squad that struggles away from the friendly confines of Hanover, N.H. The Red and Blue are aiming to reverse their fortunes from their last matchup against Dartmouth, when they suffered a 2-1 defeat in Hanover.

With two shutouts in Ivy play so far, the Penn men’s soccer team is looking for another clean sheet against the Big Green in its third Ivy contest.

On Saturday, the Red and Blue will look to take care of business early against a seemingly overmatched Columbia squad and avoid a repeat of 2012’s near-disaster.

There are 256 athletes who represent the Red and Blue on a varsity sports team during the fall season, yet Camille Parry and Jillian Kelly are one of only a handful enrolled in the School of Nursing.

After Penn’s loss at Harvard three weeks ago, its Ivy hopes seemed to be shattered. But today, the Quakers are still in the running.

With Penn’s fall sports nearing or passing the halfway points of their seasons, we check in with football, men’s soccer and women’s soccer in part two of our “State of Penn’s Sports Union.”

The Quakers are not satisfied with the status quo offensively, as the team feels it has room to improve after their 2-2 start.