The Quakers now enjoy a three-game winning streak after a 3-2 victory over La Salle.

Only by looking beyond the facts and figures can you see that Laura Oliver is a midfielder who has developed into one of the strongest, if at times unheralded, players during the Red and Blue’s unbeaten start.

In the 76th and 80th minutes, Wildcats’ freshman Max Kroschwitz scored the first two games of his college career to surpass Penn and finish out the game with a win.

Penn has already seen major changes at quarterback, wide receiver and on the defensive line for a laundry list of reasons, ranging from significant injury, to personal issues, to good old-fashioned ineffectiveness.

After watching Penn begin its pursuit of a fourth outright Ivy League title in five years on Saturday, it’s clear that the Quakers aren’t rebuilding so much as they’re reloading even at some of their most inexperienced positions.

____The Penn Band was the highlight of halftime entertainment at Saturday’s football game against Lafayette. The band paid homage to Beyonce’s performance earlier this month at Made in America, standing in the shape of a heart and playing her mega-hit, “Crazy in Love.” Miley Cyrus and NSA jokes over the loudspeaker certainly aren’t off-limits, either.

Coming off a tough loss to Georgetown, the Penn men’s soccer team is looking to rebound. Will a matchup with city rival Villanova be the trick?

Penn (4-0-2) looked to keep its undefeated record alive in matches against William & Mary and Old Dominion on Friday and Sunday respectively, ending each game in a draw.

For Penn women’s tennis, success came easy this weekend in the 17th annual Cissie Leary Tournament, buliding on the progress from the Columbia Invitational

Going into the weekend with a 3-4 record after two straight five-set match victories, the Red and Blue headed up the mainline to take part in the Villanova University Tournament, going 2-1 in the process.

With an electrifying touchdown and some flashy plays out of the backfield, it was Spencer Kulcsar who made the difference for Penn and solidified his spot in the Quakers’ backfield

Penn raced out to a 10-0 start of its own en route to a 27-21 season-opening victory over Lafayette Saturday night at Franklin Field. The win marked just the second win for the Quakers (1-0) against the Leopards (0-3) since 2007.

The Quakers couldn’t have come out of the afternoon looking much better in their inaugural match at the new Vagelos Field, notching a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Big Red.

The Quakers looked to keep their unblemished record alive at William & Mary, posting their fifth-straight clean sheet this season. But Penn couldn’t muster up sufficient offense either, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw.

Freshman quarterback Mike McCurdy delivered a timely statement performance, slinging four second-half touchdowns to spearhead the Quakers’ 42-14 shellacking of Mansfield at Franklin Field Friday night.

Despite firing 12 shots on goal, the Quakers (2-3) could not get anything past Georgetown (5-2) keepers Tomas Gomez and Keon Parsa and fell, 3-0.

Penn (0-1) will host the Mounties (1-0) at Franklin Field this Friday night in hopes of earning a more comfortable victory than last year’s 16-13 nail-biter.