Softball
Penn softball bows out of first ever NCAA Tournament
The Red and Blue came off of a 12-0 shutout at the hands of the Texas A&M Aggies heading into its elimination game versus the Arizona Wildcats in College Station. On Saturday, the Quakers (30-20) battled with a storied Arizona (33-25) team, coming up just short in extra innings, 3-2.Penn loses big to Texas A&M in first NCAA tourney game
The Quakers fell in 5 innings to Texas A&M, managing just one hit while the Aggies smashed Penn pitching
Penn softball weighs in on its big moment
Saturday, Texas A&M will host a four-team double elimination tournament for the NCAA Softball Regional Finals including Baylor, Arizona and Penn.
Penn softball headed to Texas A&M for NCAA regional
The Quakers will travel to College Station, Texas, to battle Texas A&M in the first round of Penn’s first ever NCAA Tournament Friday at 6 p.m. Eastern time, in a game that will be aired on ESPN2.Penn softball downs Dartmouth, takes Ivy championship
The Quakers dispatched Dartmouth in a hard-fought contest that featured clashes in all aspects of the game. With a bit of home-field inspiration and fuel from their deep senior leadership, Penn edged the Big Green in the deciding third game of their series, 3-2.Penn softball splits pair with Dartmouth, headed for decisive ILCS finale
Penn Park was bursting with excited fans and an electric energy as the Penn softball team took on Dartmouth in the first Ivy League Championship series to ever be played on Penn soil. The Quakers failed to wrap up the title with a sweep, edging the Big Green in the first matchup, 1-0, and losing the second game, 6-2.Penn softball knocks out Columbia, set to host first ever ILCS
Penn dispatched the Lions, 2-1 and 12-4, respectively, providing an emotionally charged ending to the season for the Quakers (28-17, 16-4 Ivy) and their first home-field advantage in program history.
Penn softball takes series over Cornell after fluke defeat
The Penn softball team, on the path to winning the Ivy League championship, suffered a hiccup in an otherwise stellar season when it blew the second game of a doubleheader against Cornell on Saturday.But The Quakers recovered nicely, winning both games Sunday to finish the weekend with a 3-1 series victory.
Penn softball prepares for tough Cornell trip
This weekend, Penn softball travels to Ithaca, N.Y. to take on Ivy South rival Cornell in a series that the Quakers hope will help secure their top Ivy ranking.
Deep bench for Penn softball closes out ‘Battle of 33rd Street’
Penn (21-15) did not score an earned run on the day but took advantage of three critical errors by the Dragons, (12-29) winning 3-2.
Lengyel | Softball primed for Ivy run
Softball isn’t always considered a banner sport, not drawing the massive crowds that football and basketball do perennially. But the Quakers have shown this year that they are no ordinary Ivy team.Penn softball strengthens first-place position with wins
Penn started the weekend off by splitting games with Princeton — winning, 10-9, and then losing, 5-3 — before sweeping the Jersey rivals the next day, 9-2 and 5-4.Softball falls to Villanova, 9-0, in midweek clash
After a promising weekend Ivy League sweep, Penn once again struggled in their mid-week clash, as the Quakers committed four errors and only connected for three hits en route to a 9-0 shutout against Villanova.
Can Penn softball keep up its streak?
Armed with hot bats and a well-rounded pitching rotation, the Quakers (17-13, 0-2 Big 5) will take on Villanova (14-20, 2-2) Thursday night at Penn Park.
Gorney | Greg is with me every time I take the field
Penn softball’s Elysse Gorney finds a constant source of inspiration in her late brother, Greg.Commanding wins during Ivy road trip for Penn softball
Penn (17-13, 7-1 Ivy) swept Yale (7-21, 3-5) courtesy of back-to-back shutouts, 7-0 and 9-0, respectively. Then the Quakers swept Brown (7-16, 1-7) in two more solid performances, 7-1 and 6-4.
Bats cool off as Penn softball swept by Monmouth
After narrowly losing to the Hawks in the first game of a doubleheader, 2-1, the Quakers imploded in the second contest of the day, falling 17-2.Uneven playing field for Penn softball
Due to Ivy League regulations, until this year Ancient Eight squads have been prohibited from starting their seasons before March 1. Across other conferences, many squads start in the second week of February.
Penn softball sweeps Harvard, splits with Dartmouth
In their opening weekend of conference play, the Quakers (13-11, 3-1 Ivy) swept Harvard for the first time since 2003, defeating the defending-champion Crimson on Friday at Penn Park, 6-3 and 7-2.