Several teams' performances have been quite surprising so far — both positively and negatively — so in this roundtable, our writers debate which team has been the biggest surprise.
Men's Soccer
Ryan Glover and Christian Pearson provide fourth quarter heroics in comeback win over Sacred Heart
Bouncing back after a loss against Dartmouth, Penn got up on Sacred Heart quickly, went down just as quickly, but finally pulled out with a 31-27 win, giving the Quakers an undefeated record in non conference play.
Penn women's soccer shuts out Columbia to take the lead in the Ivy League
The Quakers put a display of defensive power and restricted a potent Columbia offense to only four shots on goal in a 1-0 victory.
Scoring drought continues as Penn men's soccer falls to Columbia, 2-0
Returning to Rhodes Field for the first time in a month, Penn men’s soccer fell to Columbia in a decisive 2-0 loss.
Ryan Glover and Christian Pearson provide fourth quarter heroics in comeback win over Sacred Heart
Bouncing back after a loss against Dartmouth, Penn got up on Sacred Heart quickly, went down just as quickly, but finally pulled out with a 31-27 win, giving the Quakers an undefeated record in non conference play.
Penn women's soccer shuts out Columbia to take the lead in the Ivy League
The Quakers put a display of defensive power and restricted a potent Columbia offense to only four shots on goal in a 1-0 victory.
Former Penn men's basketball coach Allen pleads guilty to bribery in admissions scandal
Allen announced his guilty plea in a statement issued by his attorney, Ronald Sullivan. Allen admits to accepting $18,000 in bribes, significantly less than the full amount alleged in the Esformes indictment.
Penn football eager to bounce back against Sacred Heart after first loss
With a stretch of six straight Ivy games just two weeks away, the Red and Blue will use this Saturday’s game against Sacred Heart as a stepping stone.
If home is where the heart is, Penn cross country's heart is in New Jersey
Both the men and women of Penn cross country are very familiar with the Garden State, with double-digit numbers on each team representing the state to our east, totaling nearly half of each group.
Off to its best start in recent memory, Penn women's soccer does its damage in the second half
The 2018 Quakers are a special team. And while week in and week out, they are playing 90 strong minutes of soccer, it is that latter 45 that sets them apart from the pack.
Working overtime: All but one game has needed extra time for Penn men's soccer this year
This season, six of the Quakers’ seven games have gone into overtime. Of those six, half have gone the full 110 minutes and ended in draws.
Penn football announces team-wide trip to China over spring break
In addition to sightseeing and putting on football clinics, the trip will culminate in the 2019 Penn-China Global Ambassadors Bowl in Shanghai against the American Football League of China (AFLC) All-Stars.
Ivy League rule change reduced risk of concussions in football, journal article reports
A difference-in-differences analysis — a statistical method that determines the impact of a 'treatment' in an observational study — found that 7.51 fewer concussions per 1000 kickoff plays occurred following the rule change.
Is Stat So? | September 30
In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, defenses across the board had an impressive weekend, and football gave up touchdowns to an unlikely group of players.
Career-high 11 saves against Cornell earn Scott Forbes DP Sports Player of the Week
In Penn soccer’s game against Cornell on Saturday, senior goalkeeper Scott Forbes was forced into action for all 102 minutes of the contest and posted 11 saves, seven of which came in the first half.
Penn football's performance against Dartmouth raised more questions than answers
The Quakers were dominated on both sides of the ball, as the game got out of hand quickly in the third quarter. Here are three takeaways from the game.
Penn women's soccer blanks Cornell in first Ivy League win of the year
In its 2-0 victory, Penn held Cornell to just three shots on goal with the Big Red struggling to break down an organized Quakers' defense that has now kept a clean sheet for more than 360 minutes.
Justin Watson to play in first regular season NFL game for Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver was a healthy scratch in the first three games of the season as the sixth player on the depth chart at his position, but will suit up Sunday against the Chicago Bears.
Penn cross country showcases depth and improvement at two meets
The Quakers went back to back this weekend, with some of the men's team competing at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in Madison, Wis. on Friday and the rest of the men and women's team racing the next day at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem Pa.
Penn men's soccer shut out in overtime loss to Cornell to open League play
The Red and Blue lost their second game this season and first in conference play, falling 1-0 to the Big Red in double overtime. The game’s lone goal came from the Big Red’s freshman Emeka Eneli in the 103rd minute.



















