Foil bringing consistency for women’s fencing
This past Sunday, Penn foil won the National Squad Championships, officially earning it the title of ‘best foil team in the country.
This past Sunday, Penn foil won the National Squad Championships, officially earning it the title of ‘best foil team in the country.
The Quakers were under the radar against Duke, but this time around they will be the favor as they face as St. Joe’s.
Brenza was a decided outsider to the track scene. But once he picked up a shot put for the first time, magic happened. Brenza’s hard work paid off in a big sense, culminating in a spot in Penn track history.
After finishing in fourth place at Ivy Heptagonals, freshman high jumper Thomas Pitt is ready to take off.
The Quakers were under the radar against Duke, but this time around they will be the favor as they face as St. Joe’s.
Brenza was a decided outsider to the track scene. But once he picked up a shot put for the first time, magic happened. Brenza’s hard work paid off in a big sense, culminating in a spot in Penn track history.
Senior Meredith Cain will lead the Quakers this year, but coming into college, she didn’t even know if she would even play lacrosse.
The shots weren’t falling for either team Saturday night against Columbia, yet the Quakers still had a big loss. As the game fell apart in the second half, the Red and Blue just lacked composure.
Saturday morning, the No. 8 Penn men’s fencing team defeated No. 1 Penn State and No. 5 St. John’s at the Temple Invitational before hitting the road with the No. 10 women’s fencing team for the third U.S. Collegiate Weapon Squad Championships hosted by Ohio State on Sunday.
Friday night, the Penn men’s lacrosse team took down the Blue Devils by a final score of 14-9 at Franklin Field.
The No. 23 Quakers dominated Princeton and Drexel in their final home meets.
The Penn women’s gymnastics team was unable to hold onto its crown as the two-time defending Ivy League champions.
The men’s and women’s squads finished seventh and sixth out of eight, respectively, in the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships held at Harvard University.
With the two wins this weekend, it is the first time in program history that Penn has improved its win total in three straight seasons.
After a 79-71 win over Cornell Friday night, the Quakers couldn’t get past a Columbia team which had lost seven of its previous eight games, losing to the Lions, 58-41.
Tony Hicks already has the flash and flair to make himself look good. That said, it will be his ability to make his teammates look good too that will determine whether Penn reclaims the Ivy crown in his time.
After the sweep of Harvard and Dartmouth last weekend put Penn in full possession of second place, the Quakers again dominated the Ivy competition, beating the Big Red, 67-40. Penn led the entire game.
The Red and Blue were able to jump to a lead early in the second half that would set the tone for the rest of the game, clinching the game at Cornell, 79-71.