Men's basketball can't overcome Ivy-leading Princeton squad in double-digit defeat
Despite an impressive first half performance from Penn, the Red and Blue were unable to steal the lead from the Tigers in the second half.
Despite an impressive first half performance from Penn, the Red and Blue were unable to steal the lead from the Tigers in the second half.
After the postponement of their last two Ivy League games, Penn women’s basketball welcomed back the return to basketball with a 55-31 win against Dartmouth.
Sophomore guard Michaela Stanfield, like many of her classmates, had an unconventional freshman experience.
Penn had five double-digit scorers: Jordan Dingle, Max Martz (who was 3-for-3 from deep and led with 13 points), Clark Slajchert, George Smith, and Jelani Williams.
After the postponement of their last two Ivy League games, Penn women’s basketball welcomed back the return to basketball with a 55-31 win against Dartmouth.
Sophomore guard Michaela Stanfield, like many of her classmates, had an unconventional freshman experience.
Several seniors closed out the meaningful afternoon at their home pool with notable results, with many underclassmen also stepping up to prove results as well.
With both teams coming off a back-to-back, Penn appeared to be the ones rattled by the challenge, falling short to Columbia.
After breaking its six-game losing streak in its first Ivy League matchup against Brown, Penn was looking to keep its conference record undefeated, and it did just that in a 79-65 win in the Palestra against Cornell.
Due to COVID-19 concerns in the Quakers' program, Penn women's basketball's two-game weekend slate was canceled.
“Lia Thomas has met or exceeded all NCAA protocols over the past two years for a transgender female student-athlete to compete for a women’s team. She will continue to represent the Penn women’s swimming team in competition this season," Penn Athletics wrote on Thursday.
Penn’s men’s basketball successfully snapped its six-game losing streak in its first Ivy League matchup against the Brown Bears, winning 77-73.
In its first Ivy League matchup of the season, Penn women's basketball overwhelmed Brown after finding a reliable rhythm of attack from the second quarter.
The Grizzlies, still the second youngest team in the NBA, are 23-14 and firmly in fourth place in the Western Conference. Despite this, the Grizzlies are still being overlooked as a legitimate contender to win the conference title.
In an unexpected inter-division matchup, Penn (5-7, 0-0) came out strong against Ursinus (2-7) for a much needed 89-29 win as the Quakers prepare for Ivy League play in the new year.
Winter sports competition will continue behind closed doors as Penn responds to rising COVID-19 cases in Philadelphia as well as across collegiate sports.
Just a day before it was scheduled to compete against James Madison University, Penn men’s basketball’s game was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within JMU.
Sports reporter Carter Lynn gives his thoughts on Penn's loss to Stony Brook.
Even though it’s been over 20 years since they last played each other, it seemed like Penn and Stony Brook picked up right where they left off on Friday night.
Because this weekend is full of activity in women’s basketball, we’ll check in with the Ivy League women’s basketball teams to see where they stand as we close out the calendar year with a few more games.