It was as good a time as ever for Penn coach Jerome Allen to spread the minutes and receive a solid bench performance from 11 guys on the roster.

Penn ended a five-game losing streak in a scrappy, hard-fought affair and a 65-54 win over Binghamton at the Palestra.

The men’s and women’s squash teams will be making the short trip down 33rd Street to take on Drexel in their first-ever meeting with the Dragons.

Sophomore Kara Bonenberger, a forward on the women’s basketball team, and her sister Alyssa spent their summer playing basketball in their hometown of Walnutport, Pa.

When the Quakers face off against the Bearcats at 7 p.m. at the Palestra, crashing the boards and clogging the paint will be key to snapping their five-game skid.

The brainchild of coach Mike McLaughlin two years ago, the “Charge for a Cure” program gives the team an opportunity to impact lives by raising funds for five charities.

Dubbed a “future star for Sri Lanka” by the country’s national newspaper at the age of 12, Vimuktha De Alwis has only just begun to show his potential with the Quakers.

Over the last year, the junior forward has transformed from cautious sixth-man to assertive superstar.

Coach John Ceralde’s freshmen are joining a squad with high expectations following a season in which the team won the Ivy Classic and the ECAC Championship.

It may seem like the Quakers are destined for doom this year, but this team is just finding its identity.

Penn has four freshmen, but two in particular — Jamal Lewis and Tony Hicks — need to step up if Penn plans to compete in the Ivy League this season.

While in high school at Choate Rosemary Hall in New Haven, Conn., Sheridan helped organize annual squash clinics for inner-city children in order to promote squash in urban areas. Now, as a member of the varsity squad at Penn, he is a member of the Youth Leadership Committee for RhodySquash, another organization that promotes squash in urban areas.

Two years removed from her playing days, Erin Power has joined the coaching staff of her alma mater as a volunteer assistant coach under Mike McLaughlin.

Though the Quakers won three early matches, they were ultimately overmatched by a roster that included six wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in their weightclass, as the Cowboys lassoed the Red and Blue, 35-10.

Penn dropped its fifth straight game Tuesday night, falling to the Lehigh, 73-66, in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament.

Jerome Allen isn’t concerned about offensive production as long as the Quakers lack a defense that can implement his defensive schemes.

As part of the package for men’s hoops student-section season ticket holders, a T-shirt designed by PANYC State — pronounced “panic” — is included. These shirts, currently available in white, read “Hurrah Pennsylvania 12-13” and feature a basketball-toting Ben Franklin.