For Dan Monckton, dunking a basketball is somewhat of a guilty pleasure. But while his slams used to be his only calling card, Penn fans have been hearing Monckton’s name more and more recently.

Just remember that our team put a stop to the Big Red, while yours couldn’t seal the deal.

Zach Kwartler, an Executive Editor for Sports for The Daily Princetonian, thinks the Quakers are jaded by the win over Cornell.

Explosive 3-point shooting from senior guard Niko Scott gave Columbia a 15-point lead late in the first half, leaving the Quakers just playing catchup.

With the game officially in the books, hundreds of students rushed from the stands and gathered at the center of the court to celebrate Penn’s first win over a nationally ranked opponent since 1998.

In a men’s basketball season that has brought countless injuries, the worst start in program history and a head coaching change, it is only natural for a mid-season realignment of expectations.

Cornell was expected to blow out the Quakers, but it was clear from the get-go that Penn would hang with the Big Red on this night.

Although Columbia sophomore guard Chris Crockett now plays behind upperclassmen, in high school he was the key player on two teams.

For the first time since 1998, Penn’s faithful will have the chance to see their team up against a ranked Ivy team.

At a sold out Lavietes Pavilion, Princeton pounced on a highly touted Harvard team with a 56-53 win.

Entering Saturday’s game, one could only wonder what Jeremy Lin would do to a 3-14 Penn team.

Twice this weekend, Penn found itself down big early, and twice its second half performance showed the difficulty of fighting an uphill battle.

Penn was able to hang on for a 53-51 victory against Dartmouth, but fell 80-66 at Harvard.

Penn kept it competitive for nearly the entire game, but a barrage of threes towards the end squashed any chance of a comeback. When it was all over, the Quakers fell to Harvard, 80-66, now stand at 2-2 in the Ivy League.

Penn won its second-straight game in dramatic fashion, a 53-51 nail-biter over Dartmouth. It is their first back-to-back win since Feb. 17 of last season.

After a stunning win over Brown last weekend, Penn finally has another opportunity to establish something it has been missing all season: a winning streak.

Senior call-up Drew Godwin is fulfilling his college hoops dreams and making his mark on the men's varsity basketball team