Although the Quakers cut their opponent’s lead down to five after some clutch offensive rebounds late in the second half, it was too little and too late for the Red and Blue. Penn ultimately suffered a 68-57 Big 5 loss to La Salle.

Penn lost to No. 7 Duke, 85-55, on New Year’s Day in a game that they were never really in.

After beating UNC-Greesnboro on Thursday, Penn falls to San Diego State and loses Jess Knapp to injury.

In a game where all five starters scored in double digits, senior Tyler Bernardini stood out for the Quakers with a career-high 30 points.

For the first time since 2006, the Quakers were victorious over Drexel in a 67-65 overtime win at the Palestra.

When the Fighting Irish took on Penn last month, they put 69 points on the board. Only Duke and Purdue, ranked No. 9 and No. 20 respectively, have held the Irish to fewer points in a game this year.

The long time men’s track and field coach will step back from coaching to take a directors role at a track and field academy in Ohio.

After their Dec. 22 meeting against Drexel (4-2), the Quakers have only three days with their families for the holidays before flying out on Dec. 26 to San Diego for the Surf ’N Slam Classic.

Coach Jerome Allen will take team to Cameron Indoor for New Year’s Day game on ESPNU.

After suffering a 31-point loss at Notre Dame, Penn women’s basketball was staring at two losses on the young season. Down 10 in the first half to visiting Army, the Quakers responded to their first real bout of adversity and rallied for a 70-60 win to continue the best start in program history.

Penn wrestling had a chance to assert its prowess facing two top fifteen opponents before heading into winter break. But after falling to No. 10 Lehigh last week, experience was Penn’s achilles heel this week, as No. 15 Maryland triumphed over the Quakers, 21-15.

The Quakers took one step toward validating their No. 3 position this past Saturday, defeating No. 9 Williams without dropping a single game, 9-0.

On Saturday, the Quakers defeated Williams, 6-3, at the Ringe Courts.

The senior dished out 29 points on 8-for-12 shooting from three-point land, but it wasn’t enough for the Quakers against UCLA in Anaheim.

To get a sense of how popular Penn guard Miles Cartwright is in Southern California, consider this: When the Quakers travel to Anaheim to play UCLA on Saturday, the sophomore ­— though wary of making a “huge assumption” — said, “I feel like there might be more Penn fans than UCLA fans.” VIDEO: This Week on 33rd Street: Dec 9

Penn will have to travel to Manhattan during reading days to take on two of the Ivy’s best.

The Penn men’s basketball team is headed to Los Angeles looking to make it big. But they’ll be trading Hollywood for Westwood — actually Anaheim — when they face UCLA (2-5) at the Honda Center Saturday evening. VIDEO: This Week on 33rd Street: Dec 9