The No. 10 men’s and No. 3 women’s teams were pushed aside on Saturday by Trinity, 9-0 and 6-3, respectively, a squash powerhouse that boasts the No. 1 men’s and No. 2 women’s teams in the country.

On Saturday, Penn fell to Illinois State, 190.4 – 187.9, in their first non-exhibition meet in the renovated Hutchinson Gymnasium.

It was an anticlimactic ending to a day filled with so much excitement surrounding Penn basketball as it all went downhill from the opening tip for the Quakers.

After a triumphant win over Princeton last Saturday, the Quakers get blown out of their own building by Big 5 rival Saint Joseph’s by a score of 85-68.

The Explorers and Owls traded punches all afternoon, and a string of late free throws from seniors Tyreek Duren and Tyrone Garland was just barely enough to hold off one last Temple charge, as La Salle triumphed, 74-68.

Penn lost to a tough St. Joseph’s team on the road, losing for the third straight game. The Quakers lost by eight, 60-52, after Sydney Stipanovich and Kara Bonenberger both fouled out late.

And luckily for the Quakers, a favorable matchup presents itself for the Red and Blue with Binghamton coming to the Palestra on Friday evening before Penn travels to Bucknell on Sunday afternoon.

On Saturday, Illinois State comes to Penn, not only for the Quakers first home meet of the 2013-14 season, but also for the debut of new equipment.

When the Quakers make the short trip to St. Joseph’s on Friday, they will be seeking just their second win in the 38 meetings between the schools.

After nearly two months on the road, the Quakers are all set to return to their friendly confines in Philadelphia.

Penn prepares for the Lehigh Challenge a month removed from their participation there.

For the first time in the history of the Palestra, College GameDay, ESPN’s weekly college basketball preview show, will be hosted by the 88 year-old arena that remains synonymous with the glory of Big 5 basketball.

Following a stunner against heavily favored Tigers, Penn returns to the court in another marquee matchup, this time against St. Joe’s.

Alyssa Baron and Sydney Stipanovich’s final shots came up short as the Quakers fell by just one point, losing for just the fourth time all season.

For one day, church services will be conducted again at the Palestra, the Cathedral of Basketball.

We followed the high-fives and lows, the frustration and jubilation of the Red and Blue as they won their first Ivy game of the season.

The search to find Penn Athletic Director Steve Bilsky’s successor is officially on.