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Senior center Darien Nelson-Henry scored 13 points in Saturday's loss to Washington.

The Red and Blue (3-1) got off to a rough start on both ends of the floor and struggled to get back on track for the rest of the contest. They quickly found themselves down 16-0 before Mike Auger finally stopped the bleeding before the first media timeout.







Sophomore forward Sam Jones stepped up against Robert Morris, leading the Quakers with 21 points.

With just over 12 seconds left in Friday season opener, Penn men’s basketball had a one point lead as Robert Morris called a timeout to draw up one final play. As everyone in the Palestra held their breath, all the questions surrounding the team came back to mind.






During practice, sophomore Mike Auger and his teammates wear vests from GPSports underneath their practice jerseys.

Coach Steve Donahue is not the only new fixture at the Palestra these days for Penn men’s basketball. Since the dawn of the official 2015-16 season, the Quakers have welcomed another newcomer into their practices, this one a little more technologically advanced than the new head coach.