If there's a silver lining in every cloud, freshman Sara Coenen provided one Saturday for the Penn women's swim team. In the Quakers' tri-meet versus Yale and Dartmouth, the freshman phenom broke another set of records, this time both the school and pool records in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke with times of 56.

After a rough meet last weekend against some of the top programs in the country, the Penn gymnastics team was ready to throw down against Yale in its first home meet of the season. And throw down they did: with music blaring and cheering fans, the Quakers dominated the match, winning every event except for vault, where they lost only by a fraction of a point.

"Don't be surprised if ." was the phrase that came out of coach Charlie Powell's mouth most often this weekend after his team's performance Friday night at the Great Dane Classic in Albany, N.Y. The men's track team finished first overall, ahead of 21 other teams.

In the Quakers' 93-92 win over La Salle at the Tom Gola Arena last night, junior guard Darnell Harris gave Jaaber one more challenge and struck some serious fear into the healthy Penn student section.

By Samuel Mondry-Cohen Staff Writer smondryc@sas.upenn.edu Men's track heads to New York on Friday for the Great Dane classic, and they could care less about winning. Because track's season rests solely on their final meet, the team is free to concentrate on other goals for the remainder of the season.

By Molin Zhong Staff Writer molin@sas.upenn.edu Bend, but don't break. It's a regularly used cliche, but in this case it also describes the men's and women's fencing teams. Coming into the Philadelphia Invitational Multi-Meet against Rutgers, Johns Hopkins, and Vassar, tomorrow at Haverford, Pa.

What does a team do against a severely overmatched opponent? If that team is Penn men's squash, it pushes down on the gas pedal just as hard as ever. This Saturday, the No. 4 Quakers (6-0) will head to nearby Lancaster, Pa. to face No. 17 Franklin & Marshall (6-6).

Penn might not have played too many games like this in the last four years. But that doesn't mean Ibrahim Jaaber hasn't. The senior guard played plenty as fast as this one at Penn and in his previous basketball life. "Playing in the parks back home - that's the pace we play at," Jaaber said.

By David Bernstein Staff Writer davidkb@sas.upenn.edu Freshman guard Darren Smith's torn labrum wasn't supposed to derail Penn's game plan against La Salle last night, but it almost did. He had missed several practices after suffering an injury to his shoulder against Seton Hall last month, and didn't log any minutes in the first half after being labeled day-to-day by coach Glen Miller.

Coming into the season, the Penn women's swimming team had a goal: third place or bust. Having only lost to heavy favorites Harvard and Princeton and after beating another third-place challenger, Brown, the Quakers (8-3, 3-2 Ivy) have not disappointed thus far.

M. Soccer's Cepero drafted by pro team Penn senior goalkeeper Dan Cepero was selected in the fourth round of the MLS Supplemental Draft by the New York Red Bulls. Cepero was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection this year, He started every game during his junior and senior years, accruing a school record 23 shutouts for his career.

Coming off a third-place finish against Towson and Maryland, the Penn gymnastics team has a chance to rebound in its first Ivy League meet against Yale on Saturday. Yale senior Miki Seltzer leads the Bulldogs into Hutchinson Gym this weekend. Her team came in fourth in its last meet at Rhode Island, where she won the floor competition with a score of 9.

For the first time since 1937, Penn will meet Georgetown in football. The teams will play at Franklin Field on Oct. 6, 2007. Penn has never lost to the Hoyas, holding a 3-0-1 edge in the season series. - Sebastien Angel

When Kristin Lange made her decision to come to Penn, she already knew that her impact on the squash team would be lasting. The casual observer could be excused for not knowing what to expect from the Woodinville, Wash. freshman. But she has proven she is one of the best squash players in the country.

By Brandon Moyse Staff Writer bmoyse@sas.upenn.edu For the women's squash team, anything less than a 9-0 victory over Franklin & Marshall would have been a disappointment. No worries, though, as the No. 1 Quakers (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) delivered last night. Just like last year, they not only defeated F&M; (4-4) 9-0, but all the games went 3-0 in Penn's favor.

By Parisa Bastani Staff Writer pbastani@sas.upenn.edu Given his humble beginnings in Cameroon, La Salle freshman Yves Mekongo Mbala had reason to think he might never start for a Division I basketball program. But after losing three of five starters from last year - including former 76ers forward Steven Smith - that is exactly the role that La Salle coach John Giannini has cut out for him.

Mark Zoller, Ibrahim Jaaber and Stephen Danley, Penn's senior captains, have played a combined 38 Big 5 games. The 11 players on La Salle's roster have played 48 combined - and only five players had any Big 5 experience coming into this season.