With a win against Ivy rival Princeton last season 38-12, the Penn sprint football team was able to close out the season on a high note.

Dominating the second half, the Penn field hockey team notched another win on the season by defeating Lafayette 3-1 last night.

If you are looking for a poll concerning football, you might go to ESPN, USA Today or The Associated Press. But here's one name you probably wouldn't think of: Wharton. But Penn's business school has suddenly gotten into the business of football rankings, publishing a study over the summer.

The Quakers' 2006 defense couldn't be any more different from the 2005 defense - not in terms of the 11 men on the field, but in terms of the expectations at each position. Last year, a young, inexperienced front seven joined a secondary stacked with seniors, but that didn't seem to matter much.

Though the offensive coaching staff for the Penn football team features a completely new look this year, don't expect the style of play to be much different from last year. Head coach Al Bagnoli does not intend to implement many different strategies in the team's offensive scheme this year, despite several important coaching changes that occurred in the off-season.

The Penn women's basketball team has revealed its schedule for its upcoming season, and the slate features faces both old and new. Loyola (Md.) and Xavier both make their first-ever appearances on the schedule, although neither will make the trip to the Palestra.

The Penn field hockey team knows exactly how Lafayette feels. Entering their fourth game of the season, the Leopards find themselves in the same position as the Quakers (1-3, 1-0 Ivy) were less than a week ago - with an 0-3 record. But just as Penn notched its first win of the season in its fourth game, coach Val Cloud isn't taking anything for granted tonight when the two teams face off in Easton, Pa.

If Ivy League executive director Jeff Orleans is your 75-year-old grandmother, Penn football coach Al Bagnoli is a 16-year-old girl. That's right, coach, a 16-year-old girl. And it's not just because of the tanning. As reported in last Friday's Daily Pennsylvanian, the two stand on opposite sides of the text messaging debate when it comes to recruiting.

As soon as sophomore midfielder Natalie Capuano's feet left the ground, it was clear that this game was going to be a little bit different.

The Quakers football team lost its last four games in 2005, and the offense was a big part of the problem.

For at least the second consecutive year, Penn has been the last Ivy League school to officially publish its men's basketball schedule. But thanks to the more punctual schedule-releases of the schools that we will be playing, we already know when most of Penn's games will take place, so it's not too early to take a look at the schedule.

Now that the field hockey team has finally scored (Saturday against Harvard in a 2-0 win), is it a little premature and a little foolish to talk about an Ivy League championship? Perhaps not. The Quakers are 1-3 and have been outscored 7-2 on the season.

Coming off a 12th-place finish at Nationals last year with a school-record 51 points at the tournament, the wrestling team finds itself faced with a challenging slate of matches lined up for this season. The Athletic Department released the schedule for the upcoming season, and on it the Quakers will find a mix of familiar foes and notable newcomers.

Experience is a key asset for an assistant coach in any sport, and in new women's crew coach Anne Kakela, Penn's team will learn from a recognized Pacific-10 coach and a former Olympic rower. Announced as new head coach Mike Lane's assistant yesterday, Kakela comes from Oregon State, where she was an assistant from 2003-06.

Upon arriving in Charlotte, N.C., last weekend, the womens' volleyball team met southern hospitality with a special song mix entitled "The Dixie Chick Quakers Come to UNC," made by parents of team members. Despite the warm welcome, the Quakers fell in all three tournament matches.

In a two-day tournament that consisted of 578 team shots, only two strokes stood in the way of a Quakers win. The Penn men's golf team took second place at this weekend's Navy Invitational in Annapolis, Md. The team score of 10-over par tied them with Winthrop as Loyola (Md.

It's one of those sports cliches that makes journalists cringe and editors pull their hair out. It's a go-to word for coaches and players in post-game interviews and a vaguely-defined cure-all for any team's ills. And it's exactly the word that Penn senior captain Tracy Bienenfeld used to describe the key to the women's soccer team's victory over Richmond yesterday: "Heart.