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Stepping up, and in

Stepping up, and in

By Ari Seifter · Nov. 7, 2007

On the surface, it seems like the Penn women's basketball team may be in for a rough season. The Quakers finished in fourth place in the Ivy League with a 12-15 overall record last year, but the team graduated four seniors - who combined for 70 percent of the team's scoring.


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Nov. 7, 2007

Tigers lose play-in game, and NCAA bid Princeton field hockey may have clinched the Ivy League last week by beating Penn, but its job was not done. The Tigers learned that painful lesson yesterday, when they dropped an NCAA tournament play-in game 2-1 to UMass.

Starting goalkeeper Drew Healy missed Saturday's game, a 1-0 loss to Princeton, because of a facial injury, Quakers coach Rudy Fuller revealed yesterday. Healy, who has started all but two contests this season, sustained the injury in midweek training. He "took a shot to the face from close range," the coach said.

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By Ilario Huober · Nov. 7, 2007

After Saturday's game against Princeton, junior Britton Ertman found himself in an unfamiliar place - the limelight. Against the Tigers, the defensive back had perhaps the best game of his career. Ertman forced the game's only turnover when he intercepted Greg Mroz's pass on 3rd-and-goal from the four-yard line, wiping out the scoring threat and keeping the Quakers' eventual shutout intact.

Sarah Bucar committed to suit up for Patrick Knapp over three years ago, before her senior year in high school even began. On Friday night, she will finally get the chance to make good on her word. The 21-year-old sophomore had planned to play under Knapp at Georgetown, where the coach spent 18 seasons before signing on to lead the Quakers in 2004.



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Sports Briefs

Nov. 7, 2007

Tigers lose play-in game, and NCAA bid Princeton field hockey may have clinched the Ivy League last week by beating Penn, but its job was not done. The Tigers learned that painful lesson yesterday, when they dropped an NCAA tournament play-in game 2-1 to UMass.


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Starting goalkeeper Drew Healy missed Saturday's game, a 1-0 loss to Princeton, because of a facial injury, Quakers coach Rudy Fuller revealed yesterday. Healy, who has started all but two contests this season, sustained the injury in midweek training. He "took a shot to the face from close range," the coach said.


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Goalkeeper Kevin Sweetland may have thrown his name back into the starting mix with his performance last Saturday against Princeton. The sophomore, who was the Opening Day starter, ably manned the net. He replaced junior Drew Healy, who had been the regular starter for the Quakers this season.


W. Soccer: Matheson all foam, no beer vs. Penn

The golden goal gets all the glory, but 92 minutes of stingy defense paved the way for the Quakers' title-clinching victory Saturday night at Rhodes Field. In what promised to be a physical, emotionally-charged showdown for Ivy League supremacy, the Red and Blue effectively repelled the Tigers' attack throughout the match, consistently frustrating Princeton's offensive focal point, senior Diana Matheson, while keeping goalie Sara Rose from having to make a single stop.


Foran not the man for anemic Tigers

What was billed as a two-headed monster didn't seem very heady at all. Princeton's senior quarterback tandem of Greg Mroz and Bill Foran looked like it might threaten a Penn defense reeling from an encounter with Brown's nation-leading passer Michael Dougherty.


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When Cornell junior quarterback Nathan Ford went down with an injury in the first half at Dartmouth, the Big Red found their answer in the wide receiver corps. Playing three quarters under center in relief, sophomore wideout Stephen Liuzza managed to pile up the third-highest passing yardage total in program history, with 423.


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A slow, lethargic start threatened the Penn volleyball team's chances of staying alive in the Ivy League title race, but it found its focus just in time to storm past Harvard 3-1 and Dartmouth 3-0 and keep Penn's championship hopes alive. The Quakers (16-7, 9-2 Ivy) now stand two games behind League-leading Princeton and sit alone at the No.


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Having been eliminated from title contention last week, Penn's 7-0 win over Princeton on Saturday technically didn't mean a thing. But don't let the Quakers hear you say that. During a season with few bright spots, where the Penn football team has had little to be happy about, the Quakers finally have a reason to crack a smile.


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Sophomore goalkeeper Kevin Sweetland played a near-perfect game for the Quakers. The Penn defense, however, did not allow him to work his magic on the only goal scored by Princeton. "To be quite honest we sort of came out half asleep, and they took advantage of that," senior defender Keith Vereb said.


W. Soccer: Kaiser goal keys Quakers' NCAA bid

Less than three minutes into an extra frame, sophomore forward Mara Fintzi's cross from the right corner was sent home by a header from freshman forward Kristin Kaiser, giving Penn a 1-0 victory and a share of the Ivy League title for only the second time in school history.


Acquittal for the defense

After losing so many close games despite playing solid football, the Penn defense was fed up. In a grueling battle which saw both offenses struggle to find their rhythm, the Quakers' defense finally took control and delivered a win, shutting out Princeton, 7-0, at Franklin Field on Saturday.


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Coming into this weekend, as many as four teams, including Penn, could have tied for the Ivy League field hockey championship. Five scenarios, two of which involved random draws, could have determined the conference's NCAA Tournament bid. In the end, the simplest scenario unfolded and the results weren't pretty for the Quakers.


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Eastward expansion may be a top priority for Penn's Athletic Director, but there's more to Steve Bilsky's job than planning for the future. On Friday, he sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to talk about what's on his mind right now. Daily Pennsylvanian: Given what could possibly be a third straight losing season, are you concerned about the welfare of the football program? Steve Bilsky: I'm disappointed, because I think having a winning football program is not just important to us; I think it's important to the campus.


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Seven Up

By Stan and Parisa Bastani · Nov. 2, 2007

After losing so many close games despite playing great football, the Penn defense was fed up. But after a grueling battle with both offenses struggling to find their rhythm, the Quakers' defense finally took control and delivered a win, shutting out Princeton, 7-0, at Franklin Field on Saturday.



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The Penn volleyball team has already beaten Harvard and Dartmouth. And, if they want to keep their title hopes alive, they will have to do it again this weekend. Two weeks ago, the Quakers swept Harvard and beat a strong Dartmouth team 3-1. "I think we should have beat Dartmouth in three the last time," freshman libero Madison Wojciechowski said.