It’s easy to look at Penn men’s soccer’s two shutouts in the opening weekend of the season and write them off due to the quality of opponents the Red and Blue took on.

The DP caught up with former first-team All-Ivy Penn guard and current Colgate coach Matt Langel to see what it was like coaching under Fran Dunphy for seven years at Penn and Temple and more.

Rallying from behind two sets to none and closing the deficit in a fifth-set tie break to 13 all, Penn ultimately pulled out the victory, winning, 3-2.

Joining senior Jonny Dolezal as Penn men’s soccer captains are seniors Ethan Jones and Stephen Baker along with junior Duke Lacroix. It is the first time that coach Rudy Fuller will use four captains on one of his teams.

Sophomore Elizabeth Hitti has always loved hockey, but it hasn’t always been the kind played on turf.

This year the sprint football roster boasts four players from Moorestown, NJ, a city that has proven time and time again it’s a factory that churns out productive, intelligent, and gritty football players.

Two wins and two shutouts as the Quakers neutralized the Stony Brook attack to record a 2-0 win to open the season on Friday and then capped off the weekend with a dominating 5-0 victory over Sacred Heart at Penn Park on Sunday.

Though the Quakers (0-3) dropped all three of its matches at the University of Maryland Invitational this weekend, several spurts of strong play from both the overall team, as well as on an individual level, helped the team hold its own.

Coming off of a 9-8 campaign from a year ago, the Penn women’s field hockey team showed numerous characteristics of a team that has what it takes to win in its thrilling 5-4 victory over Lehigh in its 2013 season opener.

This weekend marked two all-around dominant performances for the Penn women’s soccer team, defeating both St. Peter’s (0-3) and Mount St. Mary’s (1-5). Both games featured much offensive production, strong midfield play and stalwart defense.

An explosive offense coupled with a hard-nosed defensive front was enough to notch Penn a 26-12 victory in the annual alumni game.

The Penn women’s volleyball team dropped its season opener on Friday night, falling to LIU Brooklyn in a back-and-forth five set match, 3-2.

After not recording a shutout in any of its 16 games last season, the Penn defense sent a clear message Friday night: lesson learned.

From the outset, Penn (1-0) dominated the game in possessions and shots as well as shots on goal.

Shortly and sweetly revisit each game of the Quakers’ 9-6-1 campaign from a year ago.

Every year, Penn’s defense is up to snuff with the very best of them. Last year, though, Penn’s offense didn’t hold up its end of the bargain. This year, these Quakers are primed to put up a few more numbers that Ambrose can be proud of on the attack.

The Quakers’ defense lost Erin Thayer, Alex Dayneka and goalkeeper Sarah Banks, but a hallmark of the program that has shone through — especially in the early portion of the season — is the interchangeability of players in different positions and the flexibility that it has allowed coach Darren Ambrose to continue to mold the team.