Coming into Friday's game, the women's soccer team was 0-10 all time against Villanova. Unfortunately for the Quakers, they still haven't beaten their rival from the Main Line. Despite leading, 2-0, after 47 minutes, Penn gave up three late goals to fall, 3-2, to the Wildcats, who ended up winning the Penn Invitational at Rhodes Field.

Lauren Sadaka understands that for the youngsters on the women's tennis team, it's all about confidence and experience. From these points of view, the Quakers were able to kill two birds with one stone this weekend. But they also showed that they are too green to seriously contend with the big boys of the Ivy League.

After the Penn field hockey team couldn't get going in the first half of either of its games this weekend, coach Val Cloud could think of only one solution to remedy her squad's slow starts. "Put a bomb under them," Cloud said. "I'm at wits end." The Quakers fell to William & Mary, 3-2, on Saturday and to Virginia Commonwealth, 3-1, yesterday.

Baird to the bone: M. X-country in second Chris Baird led all runners in the 8K at Old Nassau Run in Princeton, N.J., and the men's cross country team finished in second place in both the 6K and 8K. Baird ran the 8K in 25:46.00, as the Quakers finished with 50 points, two behind first-place Columbia.

With her team down one set and 21-20 in the second against Oral Roberts, Ashley Hawkins slammed a game-tying kill through the Golden Eagles' blockers to give the Quakers the momentum they so desperately needed. Hawkins followed up her powerful attack with a strong block on ORU's top attacker, Jackie Oliveira, to help propel Penn to a crucial 29-27 win.

PRINCETON, N.J. - It had been 36 seasons since Penn posted four consecutive shutouts. But at the Princeton Soccer Tournament this weekend, Drew Healy tied the program mark, blanking American and the previously unbeaten Seton Hall. He has now played all 380 minutes this season, recording 16 saves without a ball crossing his line.

A chippy match at Myslik Field fell Penn's way, 1-0, by a penalty, as the Quakers secured their second tournament title of the young season. Omid Shokoufandeh nailed a handball-induced penalty kick low and right in the 24th minute, and Drew Healy picked up his fourth consecutive clean sheet.

Val Cloud has lost plenty of recruits to William & Mary over the years. Indeed, a rising freshman spurned the Penn field hockey coach to play for Tribe. Cloud has returned the favor - tapping the high-school pipeline for talent that had considered the Williamsburg, Va.

Yarimar Rosa has already received international acclaim for her volleyball prowess. At the ripe age of 15, the outside hitter played for the Puerto Rican National Team, and one year later, became captain on its under-18 squad. Now, she's a junior at Florida International University, which hosts a four-school tournament this weekend.

As the men's golf team starts its 2008 fall campaign this weekend, there will be some fresh faces for the Quakers. They travel to Annapolis, Md., to compete in the Navy Fall Invitational and its par-71 USNA Golf Course. First, the team lost captain Dean Merrill to graduation; he's currently looking to compete at the professional level.

In two games this season, the Penn men's soccer team has yet to allow a goal. In four, Seton Hall has scored 13. When the two teams face off tonight in Princeton, N.J., something's gotta give. "It's kind of like an unstoppable force meets an immovable object," senior goalkeeper Drew Healy said.

After playing two games in Virginia, the Penn field hockey team returned north with two more losses. On Saturday, the Quakers lost, 3-2, in overtime to William & Mary, and on Sunday, they again fell, this time 3-1 to Virginia Commonwealth. Penn (1-4) had trouble starting strong in both games, as it was outscored, 5-1, in the first half.

Despite leading 2-0 at the 47:08 mark, Penn gave up three late goals to fall 3-2 to the Wildcats in the second game of the Penn Invitational at Rhodes Field.

You'll have to forgive Lauren Sadaka for feeling a little long in the tooth. She is, after all, the only member of the Penn women's tennis team who can legally drink. Indeed, with her squad about to open its fall campaign at this weekend's Princeton Invitational, Sadaka - the Quakers' lone senior on a roster of nine - has spent the season's early stages honing her skills as elder stateswoman.

Whatever the Golden Eagles said during a fifth-set timeout paid off, as they rattled off three straight points en route to winning the set, 15-13, and the opening match of the Florida International Invitational. From there, it was all downhill for the Red and Blue. They didn't win a single set the rest of the way, getting swept by both FIU and Central Florida.

On the surface, there are two great barriers awaiting the Penn women's soccer team tonight against Villanova, its opening game in this weekend's Penn Invitational. First, the big, round zero at the end of the Wildcats' 2008 record (5-0) is waiting for the Quakers - just like it was leading into last year's 4-0 Penn loss.

Coming off a tough 3-2 loss at the hands of rival Villanova Friday after leading 2-0, the women's soccer team was angry going into Sunday's game against East Carolina. Instead of letting their emotions get the better of them, the Quakers used their intensity to dominate the Pirates from the opening whistle.