After a rocky start to the season, the Quakers’ pass coverage has turned around its performance behind leadership from senior cornerback Dave Twamley.

Men’s soccer is still winless in the Ivies, but Penn does not need to go back to square one. The squad will still need to solve many of its problems if it wants to become relevant again in the league.

Young receivers have had to step up and Penn has had to adjust its offensive strategy. Instead of having one new receiver emerge, the Quakers have filled in the holes with several new targets.

The Penn women’s soccer squad is nearly 10 months from its next season. But there is reason to believe we caught a glimpse of the future Saturday night in its title bout with Princeton.

Walking on is common in the sport of rowing, which many athletes don’t begin or even have access to before college.

The Ivy League has a history of leadership in education and ground-breaking research, but this year it’s being recognized for its innovation in another category: student-athlete safety. “So what?” you might say.

Like the presidency, the head coaching position in football is left open to much scrutiny, but Al Bagnoli should not be doubted in light of his record as the Quakers’ coach.

History was not meant to repeat itself as the Red and Blue fell Saturday evening to the Tigers, 4-2, at Roberts Stadium. With the victory, the Tigers captured the league crown outright as well as an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

For better or worse, every single game Penn has played this season has been hard-fought from start to finish, and fourth-quarter scoring drives have become quarterback Billy Ragone’s specialty.

On Saturday morning, the Quakers fell to No. 2 Princeton in New Jersey, 7-0, as the Tigers completed a perfect Ivy record and earned another conference championship. But Penn (9-8, 3-4) had already clinched its first winning record since 2006 and most Ivy victories since ‘08.

With nine minutes left in the fourth quarter, it appeared the Penn sprint football team was about to give away a huge lead on its way to a disappointing season-ending loss. Whit Shaw would have none of that.

Over a weekend that eventually determined the outcome of the Ivy League title a week prior to the end of the season, the Quakers battled first-place Yale and seventh-place Brown.

The Penn men’s soccer team suffered yet another Ivy defeat Saturday, falling to Princeton, 3-0, in the Quakers’ last away game of the season.

Following another fourth quarter comeback for the cardiac Quakers, the Ivy League title will have to go through Franklin Field next weekend after Penn beat Princeton, 28-21, on Saturday.

Fresh off a weekend of two sweeping Ivy victories against Harvard and Dartmouth, Penn is picking up steam heading into its final home weekend. Now the Red and Blue are ready to give Yale a run for its money.

The Quakers control their own destiny as they travel to Princeton, N.J., on Saturday to take on the first-place Tigers for a share of the Ivy title.

The Quakers are locked in a three-way tie for first place in the league with Princeton and Harvard, and the outcome of Saturday’s game will determine how the final stretch of the season plays out.