Whereas Harvard Coach Tommy Amaker sat senior forward Keith Wright, the reigning Ivy Player of the Year, in the final minutes of Saturday’s game, Penn Coach Jerome Allen depended on his seniors for the win. And they stepped up. Especially Tyler Bernardini.

Saturday night was the culmination of an up-and-down 58 hours that had more flips and dips, more twists and turns, than a heart-stopping roller coaster — but it almost never was.

Penn men’s lacrosse lost its season opener to No. 10 Duke, despite hat tricks from two different players.

It all came down to star senior Zack Rosen. At the free-throw line with 23.2 seconds remaining and Penn down one, Rosen sunk both shots with ease, affording the Red and Blue a one-point lead.

At the free throw line with 12.6 seconds remaining and Dartmouth down one, Jvonte Brooks had a chance to tie the game at 55 for the Big Green.

Come Sunday, both the men’s and women’s squads will wipe away any memories of the Ivy Championships and begin preparations for the NCAA Championships with a trip to New York for the U.S. Collegiate Weapon Squad Championships.

The Quakers take on Dartmouth Friday and Harvard, their final two games of the season at the Palestra.

Playing a highly competitive schedule featuring virtually all of the nation’s best squads, the Penn women’s squash team has lost to just three teams this season—and they will likely need to beat all three of them this weekend in order to bring home a national title.

With only two seniors on the roster, the Penn women’s lacrosse team is without a doubt a very young team. But that doesn’t mean the Quakers are lowering their expectations.

The Quakers’ schedule is so rough that it was recently ranked the toughest in the NCAA by Inside Lacrosse magazine, and their opener Friday at No. 10 Duke is no exception.

It’s about time we caught Jeremy Lin fever. We put it off as long as we could, but the man is impossible to ignore.

Though many believe Saturday night’s vaunted rematch between Penn and Harvard could determine the fate of the Ivy League, men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen would say the Red and Blue’s most important game of the year comes a day earlier, against last-place Dartmouth.

Going into the Ivy Championships, the Red and Blue will be looking to improve upon their disappointing regular season campaign, which included close losses to Princeton, Dartmouth and Yale.

For Penn lacrosse players, high-end equipment is often unnecessary. While there are clear benefits at the Division I level, they see little reason why young kids need several expensive sticks when they begin playing the game.

After playing just 47 total minutes his freshman year, Steve Rennard has emerged as coach Jerome Allen’s go-to spark off the bench.

The guard play of the men’s basketball team, especially from Zack Rosen and Miles Cartwright, has added many dimensions to Penn’s offense.

Dave Micahnik had an effect on Penn fencing: 722 career wins, 22 Ivy titles. Both his 1981 men’s team and his 1986 women’s team won the national championship.