Rask had a stellar season for the Quakers, recording a team-high 83 total tackles. He also led Penn in passes defended, with eight on the season.

With all of the positive energy built up after last year’s dramatic turnaround, the fast start has galvanized the team.

Penn will enjoy constancy on the court, returning seven letter-winners from last year.

Penn men’s basketball ended its three-game slide with a late comeback, beating Manhattan 75-72 at the Palestra Tuesday. ETHAN ALTER: An unsatisfying win, but a necessary one

Valenti has been training for the U.S. world team for six years, but has yet to make it. To do so, he must be in the country’s top three at the 60 kilogram weightclass — he is currently ranked sixth.

In his 41st year as team statistician, Suss sees what happens during the game better than anyone on the court.

In a normal year, the mismatches would end once the Ivy League season begins in January, but Harvard boasts an extremely athletic squad this year.

Penn wrestling’s “Big Three” walked into the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals on Saturday looking to make a statement. Their actions spoke louder than any words could.

Baron led all scorers with 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting to power the Quakers to a 55-41 win over Niagara and a 3-1 record on the young season.

The Quakers will need other options to step up on offense in order to snap out of the funk that has led to a three-game losing streak.

One day after a 20-point loss to Pitt, Penn’s comeback effort came up short in the final minutes against James Madison, as the Quakers fell, 60-58.

The Penn basketball team would need near flawless execution to beat a national power like No. 16 Pittsburgh. Friday night at the Palestra, the Quakers failed to play that perfect game.

The Quakers fell to 3-2 on the season with a loss to the Seahawks Tuesday night at the Palestra. THE BUZZ: The Good, Bad and Ugly from Penn-Wagner

Following his sophomore year, Smith chose to follow former Wolverine Scott Giffin to Penn, where Giffin had transferred after a year in Ann Arbor.

Hurley played a large role in getting Rosen to transfer to St. Benedict’s after the then-junior broke his elbow in his third and final year at Colonia High School.

After capturing two consecutive Ivy League titles, expectations for the 2011 Quakers were sky high. But as the twin pillars of Penn football — defense and rushing — deteriorated, so too did the team’s chances for a title.

In a sports world that has witnessed two league lockouts in recent months, the Ivy Sports Symposium, an event composed of roundtable discussions led by some of the most prominent members of the sports business community, seemed ever-timely.