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After thoroughly defeating Cornell by a score of 67-46 on Friday night, the Quakers picked up their second straight win after dropping their previous two contests.
On Friday, Penn men’s basketball was able to repeat its result against Cornell from earlier in the season, winning by a score of 78-64. Here are three of the biggest takeaways.
In their last Ivy Weekend of the season, the Quakers will play Cornell and Columbia at home, hoping to pull off two wins with Ivy Madness on the horizon.
Some athletes arrive at the beginning of their freshman year and immediately rise to the top. For others, countless hours of hard work and commitment are required to claw their way there.
The team's win over Brown officially clinched the Quakers’ trip to Ivy League Tournament, most likely as the second or third seed depending on the results of next week's games.
Senior Night saw another night of high turnout in support of the Quakers, whose fans saw their team clinch a spot in the Ivy League Tournament with a 74-60 win over Brown.
That’s my biggest takeaway: Penn rescued hope from the jaws of defeat with their normal basketball. But the fact that hope needed rescuing is more noteworthy than the successful rescue itself.
The stands of the Palestra were filled with parents from both Penn and Yale, but despite the home-court advantage, the Quakers slipped to a 71-54 loss.
Some stats from that last minute and thirty-nine seconds: Zero points scored. Thirteen points allowed. Seven turnovers. Two reviews at the monitor. One astounding loss.