Against No. 17 Villanova, Penn was overwhelmed in the first half of a 77-57 loss and never fully recovered.

In the world of Philadelphia basketball, 33rd Street has belonged to Drexel since 2006. Following Tuesday evening, by the slimmest of margins, the road will remain Dragon territory.

It was business as usual for what is looking like a title-challenging team. Penn women’s basketball demolished a one-woman Wagner show Monday night, winning 78-50.

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In the wise words of Dorothy, there’s no place like home. And while Philadelphia may be not Kansas, no words have been truer in the crosstown matchup between Penn and Drexel women's basketball. Coming into Saturday’s edition of the Battle for 33rd Street, the home team had won the past five games.

Time for an encore. In its first Big 5 game of the season against La Salle, Penn basketball snapped out of a funk to capture its biggest win in several years.

Huge milestones do not come easily. Following a devastating loss to Saint Joseph’s last night, Penn women’s basketball is looking forward to a strong winter surge in preparation for a monumental game in January. After a very tight game, the Quakers (5-2) had their five game win streak snapped when the Hawks hit a go-ahead basket in the final minute and win the game 50-46. “We came up a little short,” head coach Mike McLaughlin said.

Philadelphia is known for a lot of things.

When it comes to men's basketball, the Ivy League is unique, but it looks like that's about to change. And it's about time.

On the road against George Mason, the Quakers fell behind early and couldn't make up the lost ground, culminating in a 63-44 loss.

Penn women’s basketball sunk Navy, 57-43, at the Palestra on a sunny Saturday afternoon

An uneventful evening at the Palestra suddenly erupted with excitement after nearly 38 minutes of one-sided basketball when sophomore guard Antonio Woods connected with junior forward Matt Howard on an emphatic alley-oop.

Penn will welcome Navy to the Palestra, looking to repeat last week’s performance and keep its home record unblemished.

With finals fast approaching, many Penn students are already hoping that some late-semester academic fireworks to salvage their GPA's. But we Quakers aren't the only ones on campus with something to prove.

Surveying the court, guard Antonio Woods saw nothing impeding the senior center's path to the basket. Woods hit Nelson-Henry with the pass. Slammed home. And the foul.

With Colorado State down 49-48 and eight seconds remaining, Ellen Nystrom drove for a pull-up jumper over Penn’s Sydney Stipanovich. But the ball hit front iron and landed safely in the hands of sophomore Beth Brzozowski, securing a fourth straight win for Penn women’s basketball.

Here’s all of the record-breaking and interesting facts from Wednesday's win over La Salle.