The fall season was certainly a disappointing one for Penn Athletics, but the women's basketball team's Ivy League championship banner-raising ceremony on Wednesday night reminded Quakers fans of better times while stirring optimism for the future of the Red and Blue.

By the time Penn basketball finishes its game at the Palestra on Saturday, it will likely feel comfortable playing in front of a friendly crowd. But it better not get used to it.

For as much as he’s loathed talking about it, the time has finally come: Al Bagnoli’s last game is this Saturday. And with both Penn football and Cornell struggling this season, the action on the field will likely be secondary.

And then there was one. While almost all of Penn’s cross country runners ended their seasons last weekend, junior captain Thomas Awad is the lone Quaker that still has one more race left in his season.

How do the Penn women’s swimming coaches reward their swimmers during the two-week break after sweeping rival Columbia? “Simple,” coach Mike Schnur said. “Beating the you-know-what out of them.”

The Palestra will see some serious star power on Sunday. Penn wrestling will host the Keystone Classic tournament, welcoming Drexel, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, and Stanford, among others.

Two days, three matches and early top 25 drama are slated for Penn squash this weekend in Maine, and a long 10 hour bus ride is all that stands between the Red and Blue and their first official games of the 2014-2015 season.

This weekend, the Penn State Open will serve as a benchmark for where each individual on the team stands at this point in the season.

Penn men’s swimming is looking to show its resilience on Friday as it heads to Princeton for the first conference tri-meet of the season.

In a game that started with the raising of the Quakers’ 2013-14 championship banner, Penn took control from the get-go, stifling La Salle in a 57-29 victory.

Every season has its ups and downs, but junior setter / right-side hitter Alex Caldwell has been a beacon of consistency for Penn volleyball.

Penn men’s soccer has had no shortage of superstars over the past few years.

Raising a championship banner. The first home game of the season. The first matchup of Big Five basketball at the Palestra this year. There are plenty of reasons for Penn women’s basketball to be excited about their matchup against La Salle on Wednesday. “You’ve got three big, important things in one night, and it should be really special for [the team],” coach Mike McLaughlin said. Penn (0-1) enters the game following a trip down to Knoxville to face off against No.

Fans can hate on Nelson-Henry and Louis for their lack of consistency all they want but at the end of the day, they are what keeps Penn from having to go to a frontcourt of only freshmen with sophomore forward Dylan Jones out for the game in street clothes.

Small ball can win baseball games, but it doesn’t usually work out in the world of college basketball. With its big men relegated to the bench thanks to early foul trouble, Penn basketball was reminded of that fact the hard way against Rider.

Palestra basketball never sleeps! Penn basketball takes on Rider in a matchup of 0-1 squads looking for their first win of the season.

The one constant between both Penn men's and women's basketball coming out of the weekend are the growing pains that come with young squads.