For Penn field hockey’s Helene Caniglia, going home and visiting the family doesn’t necessarily mean a break from athletics. The current junior midfield has four siblings, all of whom played or currently plays a sport in college.

Travis Pillon followed fellow Californian Sam Engs across the country to play for the Quakers.

The women’s volleyball team needed to use its annual Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West Penn Invitational to get back on track after a rough start to the 2013 season. After a 2-1 weekend with multiple five-set wins, the Quakers are definitely on the right path.

Two late goals doomed the Quakers in both contests this weekend, where they fell to Cal Poly, 3-2, on Friday night before losing to UCSB, 2-1, in double overtime two days later.

In their second game of the season on Friday, Penn delivered a forceful offensive performance against Saint Joseph’s. The impressive 5-2 victory was highlighted by a hat trick from speedy freshman Jasmine Cole. But on Sunday, the Red and Blue couldn’t get off to the same hot start, losing 2-1 to Bucknell

Penn women’s soccer maintained its perfect start to the season, but unlike last week’s pair of 4-0 victories, Penn had to battle for two 1-0 victories against local rivals.

In the first game of Penn’s men’s soccer’s west coast road trip, the Quakers had a chance to make an early statement against a formidable Cal Poly squad in an effort to move closer towards a top 25 ranking.

It was another tough outing for the Quakers in West Point where the big play was the Achilles heel in the Penn Defense.

Penn did more than just go through the motions in Friday evening’s race on the Belmont Plateau.

The Quakers’ perfect start to the season remained intact in dramatic fashion as Penn defeated Drexel, 1-0, at Penn Park.

Penn’s emerging freshman attack Jasmine Cole put up a hat trick to lead the Quakers to a 5-2 victory on the road against city rival St. Joseph’s.

The Penn men’s and women’s cross country teams are scheduled to set off running this Friday night in their first race, the Big 5 Meet at Belmont Plateau right here in Philadelphia.

The defending CSFL champion Black Knights pose a daunting task for the Red and Blue, who have fallen victim to a number of injuries and unfortunate personnel changes.

California, here we come.” The theme song to “The O.C.” got it right. As most Penn students bunk down to start in on their studies with some observing the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the men’s soccer team has a different agenda.

Penn volleyball begins their weekend tournament at the Palestra right when Yom Kippur ends at sundown on Saturday, looking to build off the momentum of a five-set comeback victory on Tuesday against Delaware.

With a game Friday at winless St. Joseph’s (0-4) and a Sunday matchup at .500 Bucknell (2-0), this weekend represents an opportunity for the Quakers to head into the Ivy League season with a winning record, potentially even an undefeated one.

Passion for both school and running is what makes sophomore Elyssa Gensib a model student-athlete. When it comes to academics and athletics, Gensib is not afraid to push her limits.