Soccer
Penn women's soccer drops Ivy opener to Harvard
If you're going to come at the queens, you best not miss. Unfortunately for Penn women's soccer, the squad allowed too many opportunities to its opponent on Saturday, conceding 25 shots en route to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of two-time defending Ivy League champion Harvard. The Quakers (4-2-2, 0-1-0 Ivy) had high hopes for their first Ancient Eight contest of the season.
No. 21 Penn State shuts down Quakers' offense
For Penn men’s soccer, Wednesday's game was about a lot more than the score. In a game where the squad did most things right, the Quakers (0-5-1) could not come away with a win over No.
Penn women's soccer faces high stakes for Ivy opener
Only four members of the current Penn women’s soccer squad remember what it feels like to beat Harvard.
Penn men's soccer prep for Penn State battle
When will the goal-barren start to the regular season end for Penn men’s soccer?
Recapping the weekend in Penn Athletics
This past weekend marked the first time in 2015 that each of the Red and Blue's fall sports teams were in action.
Penn men's soccer freshmen get national exposure
Nigel Blackwood and Gavin Barger were granted the special opportunity of training together at the highest level of junior soccer before ever donning the Red and Blue.
Penn men's soccer proves no match for Philly foe
The box score reflected the reality: On Sunday night, the Quakers never had a shot.
Penn men's soccer still winless as team's scoring woes continue
The streak goes on. After opening its season with a draw and two losses, Penn men's soccer looked to get on track in a midweek matchup with crosstown foe Drexel on Wednesday night.
Assistant coach helping lead Penn women's soccer after playing career
When Penn women’s soccer assistant coach Emily Oliver stepped on the soccer field four years ago on December 4th, her objective was clear. It was the finals of 2011 College Cup, the NCAA women’s soccer national championship, and her team, the Stanford Cardinal, was facing Duke.
Roundtable: Which team has made you reconsider your preseason expectations?
The fall season may still be quite young for Penn Athletics, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been any surprises. So now, with most Red and Blue teams having gotten their seasons under way, we take the opportunity to talk about the squads that have made us reconsider our preseason expectations.
Penn women's soccer flirts with upset, salvages weekend split
The first big road trip of the season is always a challenge, and while Penn women’s soccer’s weekend in South Carolina was by no means perfect, the two games the squad played allowed for plenty of causes for optimism. Despite picking up their first loss of the season on Friday night in a 2-1 game against No.
Penn men's soccer deals with rainy trip to Florida
It was a rainy trip to Florida for Penn men’s soccer this weekend, both literally and figuratively. With a two-game slate scheduled in the Sunshine State, the Quakers dropped their opener in disappointing fashion to Florida International, 3-1, on Thursday night.
Men's Soccer Issue | Quakers boast quartet of goalies
The old saying goes, two’s company, three’s a crowd, four’s too many. But for coach Fuller and the Quakers, four might be the magical number. Penn has four great options for the goalkeeping position, according to the team, but only time will tell if four is truly too many or a blessing. “I could probably say without hesitation, I’ve been at Penn 18 years and this is probably the deepest goalkeeping crop that I’ve had in my time at Penn,” Fuller said.
Men's Soccer Issue | Talented rookie class demands attention
With every season comes a set of new faces eager to translate their athletic achievements in high school to the collegiate level.
Men's Soccer Issue | Quakers maintain high expectations despite relative inexperience
It wasn’t the ending anyone had hoped for. Three games into the Ivy League season last year, everything was looking up for Penn men’s soccer.
Men's Soccer Issue | Quakers feature oldies but goodies
Penn men’s soccer is entering unique territory in the program’s history. Two years removed from an Ivy League title, gone now are graduated mainstays like Duke Lacroix and Kamar Saint-Louis.
Men's Soccer Issue | Quakers travel to Florida looking to get on scoreboard
Hurricane Erika may have skirted Florida last week, but a new storm is heading south this weekend.
After impressive draw, Penn men's soccer falls flat
It is by no means uncommon for a weekend doubleheader to feature clear high- and low-water marks. Only this weekend for Penn men’s soccer, the high point found them threatening to summit the pinnacle of the collegiate landscape, and the low point featured a team that was almost unrecognizable from earlier.
New faces share spotlight in Penn women's soccer wins
Three games into Nicole Van Dyke’s tenure, Penn women’s soccer is firing on all cylinders. And to hear her players tell it, most of the credit should go to the first year coach.