Part of the team competed in the Princeton Invitational, while other runners competed in the Pre-National Invitational at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind.

With Billy Ragone struggling, Penn’s defense stepped up and held a lowly Columbia team to just seven points as the Red and Blue won an ugly 21-7 victory.

It’s been two long years since the famous “Battle of I-95,” but on Saturday, the Palestra was buzzing with NBA action once again.

After losing a 3-2 overtime thriller to Columbia last season, the Quakers suffered a very similar result on Friday in New York, falling to the Lions 4-3 in overtime.

From the Buzz: Sports editors sound off on Penn Football’s next game.

The Red and Blue travel to New York to take on Columbia, a team that was just blown out 6-0 by Albany. The Lions (5-7, 1-2 Ivy) are among six teams in the conference with a 1-2 record, with the lone exceptions being the undefeated Quakers (9-2, 3-0 Ivy) and the Tigers.

The Quakers (8-1-3, 2-1 Ivy) will put their unblemished home record on the line tonight against a Big Green (5-4-3, 2-1) squad that struggles away from the friendly confines of Hanover, N.H. The Red and Blue are aiming to reverse their fortunes from their last matchup against Dartmouth, when they suffered a 2-1 defeat in Hanover.

With two shutouts in Ivy play so far, the Penn men’s soccer team is looking for another clean sheet against the Big Green in its third Ivy contest.

On Saturday, the Red and Blue will look to take care of business early against a seemingly overmatched Columbia squad and avoid a repeat of 2012’s near-disaster.

There are 256 athletes who represent the Red and Blue on a varsity sports team during the fall season, yet Camille Parry and Jillian Kelly are one of only a handful enrolled in the School of Nursing.

After Penn’s loss at Harvard three weeks ago, its Ivy hopes seemed to be shattered. But today, the Quakers are still in the running.

With Penn’s fall sports nearing or passing the halfway points of their seasons, we check in with football, men’s soccer and women’s soccer in part two of our “State of Penn’s Sports Union.”

The Quakers are not satisfied with the status quo offensively, as the team feels it has room to improve after their 2-2 start.

It hasn’t been a good season for Columbia football. Or last couple years. Or last decade. You can easily say that the state of Columbia football program is bleak at best and it doesn’t look like 2013 is going to help that outlook at all.

A tough out-of-conference schedule and some key freshmen seemed to have changed the men’s soccer team’s luck, but poor judgment seems to be impeding its success.

With Penn’s fall sports nearing or passing the halfway point of their seasons, we check in with cross country, sprint football, volleyball and field hockey in part one of our “State of Penn’s Sports Union.” Part two will feature football, women’s and men’s soccer on Thursday.

For the second consecutive season, the Red and Blue Crew has taken the lead in planning Penn basketball’s tip-off event, which will be held Saturday at the Palestra.