Fresh off a successful season opener, Penn women’s soccer turns this weekend to games against Temple and Mount Saint Mary’s at Rhodes Field. The Quakers (1-0-0) will look to continue the strong offensive play that guided them to a 3-1 victory over Seton Hall last Sunday.

After nearly 10 months with no competition, Penn volleyball will suddenly find itself very busy this weekend. The Red and Blue will head down to Washington DC and Maryland to play four games in two days.

For just about everyone, college is about new experiences. A new city perhaps, new friends, new teachers. And for athletes, a whole new team filled with unfamiliar faces.

It’s no surprise that Penn women’s soccer has a lot of new faces. From a new class of freshmen to a sophomore transfer and, of course, a new coach, it’s easy to look around and see a bunch of new faces. “During the spring, we tried to see everyone we could,” coach Nicole Van Dyke said, describing her experiences meeting the new recruits during her own coaching transition.

On any given weekend afternoon at Rhodes Field, you’ll see women charging up and down the turf, bold red block letters branding “PENN” across their chests.

With most of last year’s team still intact, Penn sprint football coach Bill Wagner believes his squad can take a step forward from last season’s 4-3 performance. That is, if a few factors fall in the team’s favor.

As the offseason dwindled to a close this August, Penn men’s soccer coach Rudy Fuller noticed that, while the team was coming together nicely, something was missing. An X-factor.

Professional basketball player. Ivy League graduate. Philanthropist. Sock lover. Not exactly the bio one would expect to find for the typical Penn graduate.

A look at the Quakers' nonconference schedule.

It's been a busy summer for Brandon Copeland. Now almost three years removed from helping guide Penn football to its last Ivy League title, the former Red and Blue linebacker is still trying to make an NFL roster.

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Sunday was a day of firsts for Penn women’s soccer at Rhodes Field. First game of the 2015 season. First career goals for Sasha Stephens and Lauren Petite. First game for new coach Nicole Van Dyke.

For the highly elite players of Penn men’s soccer, four seasons in the Red and Blue does not mark the end of their soccer careers.

When a ruler loses a battle, it only makes sense to bring in reinforcements. And this summer, that is exactly what Penn women’s lacrosse has done. For most of the past decade, the Quakers have reigned over the Ivy League, for one stretch winning an Ivy League title in eight consecutive seasons.

A change in the 2015-16 Ivy League basketball schedule has made it so a storied Ancient Eight program can play on ESPN in prime time. Unfortunately for newly-hired coach Steve Donahue, that team is not Penn.

In the lexicon of collegiate coaches, “expectations” has become somewhat of a taboo subject. As an illustrative example, think about the approach of Penn’s famously process-oriented track and cross country coach, Steve Dolan.

In preparation for the upcoming season, Penn football held its annual Media Day on Monday. With a new head coach and two new head coordinators, there was certainly a lot to be said.