Cancellations and postponements defined the winter break for college sports across the United States, and Penn was no exception.
On Saturday, the men’s team, currently ranked No 1. in the country, went up against No. 2 Harvard and prevailed 6-3 in a hard-fought battle.
Penn had five double-digit scorers: Jordan Dingle, Max Martz (who was 3-for-3 from deep and led with 13 points), Clark Slajchert, George Smith, and Jelani Williams.
After a couple of weeks without checking in, we are back to report that only one of the four Penn alumni in the NFL reached the playoffs.
Senior Sports Editor Matthew Frank argues that if students aren't allowed in the arena for Penn home games — which are normally free for students — they should be allowed to watch them without charge.
Despite an impressive first half performance from Penn, the Red and Blue were unable to steal the lead from the Tigers in the second half.
Despite an impressive first half performance from Penn, the Red and Blue were unable to steal the lead from the Tigers in the second half.
On Saturday, the men’s team, currently ranked No 1. in the country, went up against No. 2 Harvard and prevailed 6-3 in a hard-fought battle.
Penn had five double-digit scorers: Jordan Dingle, Max Martz (who was 3-for-3 from deep and led with 13 points), Clark Slajchert, George Smith, and Jelani Williams.
Several seniors closed out the meaningful afternoon at their home pool with notable results, with many underclassmen also stepping up to prove results as well.
With both teams coming off a back-to-back, Penn appeared to be the ones rattled by the challenge, falling short to Columbia.
After breaking its six-game losing streak in its first Ivy League matchup against Brown, Penn was looking to keep its conference record undefeated, and it did just that in a 79-65 win in the Palestra against Cornell.
Penn’s men’s basketball successfully snapped its six-game losing streak in its first Ivy League matchup against the Brown Bears, winning 77-73.
The Grizzlies, still the second youngest team in the NBA, are 23-14 and firmly in fourth place in the Western Conference. Despite this, the Grizzlies are still being overlooked as a legitimate contender to win the conference title.
Winter sports competition will continue behind closed doors as Penn responds to rising COVID-19 cases in Philadelphia as well as across collegiate sports.
Just a day before it was scheduled to compete against James Madison University, Penn men’s basketball’s game was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within JMU.
As did fall sports, the winter athletics teams entered the season having not played in almost two years. Unlike this past fall season, however, it looks like a few of these teams have a shot at competing for Ivy League titles.
As the 20th winningest men's basketball program of all-time, Penn's greatest success was from 1966 to 2007, and most of the players on this list played in this era.
After the 2020-21 season was canceled for all winter athletes, three former Penn basketball players chose to use their extra year of eligibility at other schools. Here is how they are doing.
Limited minutes have not been a deterrent for Smith. For the 2021-22 season, he has the simple goals of self-improvement and doing whatever he can to help the team win.
The men’s squash team, currently the No.1 team in the country and boasting a 9-0 record, is looking to claim its first-ever national title. We have decided to take a look at the rules of the game, as well as the history of the game at Penn.
Yet another visiting soccer team arrived in Philadelphia to claim a conference title on their hosts’ turf and spoil their opponents’ final home match of the season.
After a double-digit loss to then-No. 6 Villanova, Penn basketball looked to get back on track vs. Temple.
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