Penn men's and women's squash claim first Ivy League wins
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.
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.
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.
“Lia Thomas has met or exceeded all NCAA protocols over the past two years for a transgender female student-athlete to compete for a women’s team. She will continue to represent the Penn women’s swimming team in competition this season," Penn Athletics wrote on Thursday.
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.
“Lia Thomas has met or exceeded all NCAA protocols over the past two years for a transgender female student-athlete to compete for a women’s team. She will continue to represent the Penn women’s swimming team in competition this season," Penn Athletics wrote on Thursday.
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.
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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.
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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.
Thomas will represent the Quakers on Jan. 8 against Dartmouth at home at the Sheerr Pool.
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.
While at Penn, Duncombe played three seasons for the Quakers, from the 1987-88 season to the 1989-90 season.
Despite the Quakers' victorious 66-59 the last time these two teams met, this time they would leave North Philly winless in Big Five play. Penn (3-8) fell to Temple (5-3), 81-72.