If only one match went differently Saturday for the Penn women's tennis team, the Quakers would have defeated crosstown rival Temple. The ball didn't bounce in the Quakers' favor, though, at the No. 3 spot, as sophomore Alexa Ely dropped the final game, 6-4, to Temple's Lucie Paderoza in a close three-set match.

Saturday's game against Villanova is one the men's lacrosse team would rather forget. Penn left Villanova Stadium on the wrong end of a 14-7 thrashing at the hands of the Wildcats. "I can't think of one thing we did well today," coach Brian Voelker said.

The Penn women's swimming team smelled something fishy this weekend at the Ivy Championships, and it wasn't the pool water. In the meet's opening event, the 200-yard freestyle relay, five of the eight relays were disqualified. Because of continued problems with the timing system, the 400-meter relay points were not counted towards Penn's score either.

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"Player development" might have been bumped down a few spots on softball coach Leslie King's to-do list after this weekend. Rookie Jamie Boccanfuso accounted for four of the Quakers' seven runs batted in as Penn softball went 1-2 in its opening weekend at the George Mason Tournament in Fairfax, Va.

Tom Grandieri was determined to begin the 2009 season on a high note both individually and for his team. This weekend, the junior outfielder and pitcher succeeded in both respects. Saturday, the Quakers hosted Georgetown in a doubleheader at Meiklejohn Stadium.

First with her career-high 10 rebounds Friday and then with her first career double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds to clinch the victory Saturday, Caitlin Slover had a weekend to remember. The Penn women's basketball team lost to Yale, 61-51, Friday in New Haven, Conn.

Winless at home in the Ivy League, Penn needed a victory in the worst possible way. And finally, for the first time since Jan. 6, the Quakers sent their fans home happy, but likely still without much confidence in this struggling team. In front of a crowd of only 3,142 on Fan Appreciation Day at the Palestra, Penn outlasted Brown, 64-54, in a battle that was memorable for its pure ugliness more than anything else.

The Penn women's lacrosse team trounced California, 10-2, but may have suffered a long-term casualty in the process. Sophomore attack Bridget Waclawik had to be helped off the field near the end of the first half with an injury that appeared serious. "We don't know exactly, it didn't look good," coach Karen Brower said.

Penn men's basketball finally got a home Ivy win tonight against Brown, but it wasn't easy. The Bears led much of the game before falling, 64-54. The Quakers got off to an ugly start in the first half, missing what few open looks they could get. Brown jumped out to an 11-2 lead before Kevin Egee hit his second bucket of seven minutes into the game.

The Penn women's basketball team only has six wins, two of which were against Yale and Brown two weeks ago at the Palestra. So when the Quakers (6-17, 3-6 Ivy) go on the road to face the Bulldogs (10-14, 3-7) and Bears (3-21, 1-9) tonight and tomorrow, respectively, they will have a little extra confidence with those past triumphs fresh in their minds.

It was no secret that Yale was going to look to the paint all night long. But few could predict how thoroughly the Bulldogs would dominate. Yale's Ross Morin had his way down low, scoring 20 points and eight rebounds in a game that seemed to only take place on the foul line.

The Quakers are all but out of the title race. Tonight's opponent is a long shot, too, meaning there is no spoiler role to play. It seems that the stakes of Penn's matchup with Yale are mostly restricted to the intangibles of pride and reputation. But that's no small potatoes for a program that's gotten used to topping the conference year after year, coach Glen Miller said.

Todd Roth has experienced a great deal of success as Penn's top pitcher. As a freshman, the ace was Big 5 Pitcher of the Year, first team All-Ivy and a freshman All-American. Still, all that success does not stop the junior captain from feeling nervous for tomorrow's season opener against Georgetown at La Salle's Hank DeVincent Field.

The last time the No. 1 and No. 2 women's squash players met, the seasonal showdown between No. 4 Trinity and No. 3 Penn at a very familiar venue - Ringe Courts. Though the Quakers won the match, 5-4, it was not without suffering some heartbreakers, including when Trinity's Nour Baghat handed Penn's Kristin Lange her first loss of the season.

Penn men's lacrosse coach Brian Voelker is pretty familiar with the concept of "sleeping with the enemy." In fact, many of his own players are guilty of that offense. And with a city rival, no less. "I'm sure our guys know [Villanova's] guys," Voelker said.

As the Quakers prepare to take on Brown tomorrow night, freshman point guard Zack Rosen finds himself in a familiar position. As a high school senior at St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.), Rosen's varsity team didn't participate in the New Jersey state tournament.