While one is an experienced senior and the other is a freshman, Bryan Ortenzio and Steve Robertson have one thing in common.

Both the men’s and women’s teams battled it out Saturday at Sheerr Pool, beating Cornell and ultimately falling to Princeton in a spirited competition.

Historically, reaching the round of 16 at the Penn State Open, has been a strong predictor of qualification for the NCAA Championships.

Yes, over the first four games, Rosen has played out of his mind. But, in a way, this should have been expected.

Up by 23 at the half, Penn struggled after the break, but had enough firepower to pull out a victory against Rider, 66-57.

Zack Rosen and Tyler Bernardini lead the Quakers in the team’s first home victory this season, beating former Penn basketball star Andy Toole’s Colonials, 66-60. THE BUZZ: The Good, Bad and Ugly vs. Robert MorrisKEVIN ESTEVES: Zack Rosen putting it all together

In a shootout at Franklin Field Saturday, Cornell notched its first victory over Penn football since 2006, winning the season finale, 48-38.

Senior point guard Zack Rosen’s performance last night in a 78-72 overtime win at Rider looked like something out of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. RECAP: Men’s basketball bucks the Broncs in OT

When coach Andrew Toole leads his Robert Morris team into its matchup with Penn on Saturday night, it will mark exactly 10 years to the day since he took to the Palestra floor for the first time as a member of the Red and Blue.

The Red and Blue will look to their younger wrestlers to step up in the absence of senior Zack Kemmerer, who will represent Penn in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic in Arizona instead.

After opening the season with a victory over St. Francis on Sunday, Penn’s women’s basketball will continue to take it one game at a time.

Four years. Four losses. The 19 outgoing seniors on the Penn football team have won 23 Ivy League games and lost just four in their time wearing the Red and Blue. They will strive to win one more game in a Penn uniform when they take on Cornell this Saturday at Franklin Field.

Behind a 27-point burst from Miles Cartwright, the Quakers took down Rider, 78-72, in their second-consecutive overtime game. ELI COHEN: Zack Rosen takes over in the clutch

Junior Troy Hernandez spent three to four days a week in physical rehabilitation recovering from a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

In basketball, a coach will say he wants his best player to have the ball when the game is on the line. For Penn men’s swimming coach Mike Schnur, that equivalent player — or in this case, swimmer — is sophomore Rhoads Worster.

Busch’s experience was the driving force in her winning a starting position in her first year at Penn.

Zack Rosen does a lot of things for the Penn basketball program. One thing the Quakers don’t want him to be, however, is their only go-to scorer. VIDEO: This Week On 33rd Street