Coming off a third-place finish against Towson and Maryland, the Penn gymnastics team has a chance to rebound in its first Ivy League meet against Yale on Saturday. Yale senior Miki Seltzer leads the Bulldogs into Hutchinson Gym this weekend. Her team came in fourth in its last meet at Rhode Island, where she won the floor competition with a score of 9.

For the first time since 1937, Penn will meet Georgetown in football. The teams will play at Franklin Field on Oct. 6, 2007. Penn has never lost to the Hoyas, holding a 3-0-1 edge in the season series. - Sebastien Angel

When Kristin Lange made her decision to come to Penn, she already knew that her impact on the squash team would be lasting. The casual observer could be excused for not knowing what to expect from the Woodinville, Wash. freshman. But she has proven she is one of the best squash players in the country.

By Brandon Moyse Staff Writer bmoyse@sas.upenn.edu For the women's squash team, anything less than a 9-0 victory over Franklin & Marshall would have been a disappointment. No worries, though, as the No. 1 Quakers (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) delivered last night. Just like last year, they not only defeated F&M; (4-4) 9-0, but all the games went 3-0 in Penn's favor.

By Parisa Bastani Staff Writer pbastani@sas.upenn.edu Given his humble beginnings in Cameroon, La Salle freshman Yves Mekongo Mbala had reason to think he might never start for a Division I basketball program. But after losing three of five starters from last year - including former 76ers forward Steven Smith - that is exactly the role that La Salle coach John Giannini has cut out for him.

Mark Zoller, Ibrahim Jaaber and Stephen Danley, Penn's senior captains, have played a combined 38 Big 5 games. The 11 players on La Salle's roster have played 48 combined - and only five players had any Big 5 experience coming into this season.

Tuesday's headline on the back page of this newspaper read "After two games: Any questions?" in reference to Penn's pair of big wins to start the Ivy League season. Well, as long as you're asking, yes, I have a few. Is the League race over? I agree wholeheartedly that Penn is in the driver's seat in the Ivy League race.

By Eric Karlan Staff Writer karlan@sas.upenn.edu Women's basketball coach Pat Knapp discourages looking at the past, but one has to wonder how many close losses would have swung Penn's way had senior forward Ashley Gray not been ruled ineligible to compete first semester.

Former Penn coach Fran Dunphy was known for his short bench, especially during the Ivy League season. Outside of Dunphy's seven-man rotation, the only player who saw four or more minutes per game last year was Tommy McMahon (8.8 mpg). Coming into this season, new coach Glen Miller seemed bound to switch this top-heavy lineup.

Tune your television to any sports channel in the months of December and January, and you will undoubtedly hear talk of college football and the BCS.

Observers would doubt the ability of No. 20 Franklin and Marshall to upset Penn, the No.1 women's squash team in the country. The doubters are probably right. But that's not stopping the Quakers (4-0, 2-0 Ivy) from taking this match seriously. In fact, they're looking at their visit to Lancaster and the Diplomats (4-3) as an opportunity.

By Andrew Sweet Staff Writer sweetad@sas.upenn.edu

By Krista Hutz Sports Editor hutzkm@sas.upenn.edu In a season where two players have done the lions' share of scoring, it looks like Pat Knapp's beleaguered Quakers are finally getting some help. In its 61-58 defeat of Manhattan (4-13) last night, senior forward Ashley Gray contributed her second double-digit performance in her three games since returning to the team.

By Matt Conrad Senior Staff Writer mlconrad@sas.upenn.edu With one weekend of league play under the Ancient Eight's collective belt, there have certainly been some surprises. But a new challenge for Harvard is no surprise to anyone: It's been inevitable since the season began.

ITHACA, N.Y. - As time expired in the first half on Saturday against Columbia, Brian Grandieri heaved a shot from just past half-court that, 40 feet later, found nothing but net to send Penn into the intermission up 14 and Grandieri running into the locker room pumping his fist.

As I was watching Florida demolish Ohio State in the BCS National Championship game last week, it made me reminisce about the days when Penn used to win national football titles. Wait, you don't remember the championships of 1895, 1897, 1904 and 1908? I don't either, but fear not.

A small but vocal Columbia crowd came into Levien Gymnasium Saturday night fired up by memories of their team's nail-biting victory against then-Ivy-undefeated Penn last year.