The Quakers dropped two games against Monmouth and Maryland – two tough nonconference opponents – dropping their overall record on the year to 4-6.

A late first-half goal was enough to seal the 1-0 win over Columbia for the Red and Blue on Friday, giving Penn its first Ivy win.

With pink jerseys across the board to support Dig Pink!, Penn split their weekend matches against Yale and Brown.

While it might have tied for the lowest amount the Quakers scored all season, 14 points was enough for Penn sprint football team put up on Friday evening was enough to defeat Franklin Pierce, 14-7.

The "Dig Pink" weekend began in the Quakers, as Penn volleyball fell to Ivy powerhouse Yale on Friday.

It was a tale of two halves for Penn men’s soccer, which fell 2-1 to Columbia despite an early lead.

Neither rain, fog nor the crews of the Naval Academy could stop Penn rowing from shining.

For a brief moment it looked like Penn football was going to be able to hang with No. 18 Fordham.

Brother, can you spare a dime package?Because after No. 18 Fordham properly toasted Penn football’s secondary today, the Quakers are positively begging for something ? anything ? to help shore up the defense’s back four.Rams quarterback Mike Nebrich threw for 566 passing yards against the Red and Blue ? the most in program history.All that yardage didn’t go between the twenties, though, unlike the disturbing plurality of Penn offensive possessions that ended in midrange Jimmy Gammill field goals.The Rams’ drives in points.

For a brief moment it looked like Penn football was going to be able to hang with No. 18 Fordham.

A late first-half goal was enough to seal the 1-0 win over Columbia for Penn women’s soccer, which improves to a 5-3-2 record, 1-2-0 in the Ivy League

The Quakers dropped Thursday’s nonconference pairing with Monmouth, 4-2, the second straight loss for a Penn team that now drops below the .500 mark to 4-5. All five losses have been by two goals or less.

Penn volleyball is playing for more than just wins this weekend as the Quakers are involved with the Side-Out Foundation’s Dig Pink! rally.

The Quakers (4-3-2) have a tough weekend ahead of them, facing a strong Ivy test against Columbia on Friday and a nonconference duel with Navy.

If the Quakers can take to the field for both halves with guns blazing, they should have no problem recording their first Ivy win of the season.

Penn’s men’s heavyweight, men’s lightweight and women’s crews will join the likes of Navy, La Salle and Rutgers in a series of head races on Saturday.

Seeking to avoid an 0-4 start for the first time since 2007, the Quakers (0-3) do not get an appealing confidence building opportunity as the heart of the Ivy slate nears, but rather a high powered Rams (5-1) squad that will look to aggressively attack Penn’s defense.