In general, Penn and Princeton are considered to be bitter athletic rivals. But in sprint football, the series is so one-sided that it can hardly even be called a contest. Penn has dominated Princeton for over a decade now, with the Tigers' last win against the Quakers coming in 1995.

In general, Penn and Princeton are considered to be bitter athletic rivals. But in sprint football, the series is so one-sided that it can hardly even be called a contest. Penn has dominated Princeton for over a decade now, with the Tigers' last win against the Quakers coming in 1995.

The victory cigar of two weeks ago was gone; Al Bagnoli wasn't celebrating. It may have been that the 101st win of his Penn career - a 17-10 escape versus lowly Dartmouth on Saturday - wasn't a milestone the way his 100th was. Or he may have watched the game and thought that an express order from the local smoke shop may have been premature.

The men's soccer team's loss to underdog La Salle on a late goal two weeks ago could have been the turning point in the Quakers' season. It could have taken the wind out of the team's sails at the worst possible time - right before the onset of the Ivy League season.

Dartmouth had just scored on a miracle catch and needed an onside kick recovery to have a chance to finish its miracle comeback.

In a thriller of a match on Saturday night at the Palestra, the Penn volleyball team lost its Ivy League opener to Princeton in four games. The Tigers (10-0, 1-0 Ivy) had already grabbed a 17-11 lead in an electrifying first game when coach Kerry Carr was forced to call a timeout.

Receiver Matt Carre was in sync with sophomore quarterback Robert Irvin on Saturday. So was Braden Lepisto. And Chris Mizell. One week after throwing for under 100 yards and two interceptions, Irvin was hitting all of his targets on Saturday. Three Penn receivers set career highs in the win over Dartmouth.

In a game that saw three goals in the final 10 minutes, the men's soccer team started off its Ivy League season with a bang. Now, the Quakers (5-2, 1-0 Ivy) will attempt to ride the momentum of that 3-1 win over Harvard when they face Cornell (1-3-3, 0-0-1) tomorrow in Ithaca.

Sibling rivalry takes center stage this week. We know, it's a weird analogy. After all, Dartmouth is more like the creepy bastard child of the Ivy League than an actual sibling. But we recently came across a Penn student with a disturbing secret - she has an actual, biological brother who attends Dartmouth.

Two weeks in, the Columbia bakery has run out of cream puffs. For the second straight year, the Lions are 2-0. For the second straight year, they got the two W's against a pair of I-AA weaklings. And for the second straight year, the road gets much tougher in Week 3.

Blink, and you might miss Molly Weir. But if you take a closer look at the women's soccer team's speedy sophomore and Penn's recent performance, you might notice something. "She needs to learn some composure in and around the box," coach Darren Ambrose said.

For Nyssa Liebermann, tomorrow's game at Dartmouth hits close to home. In the Hanover, N.H., contest, Penn's senior captain will be pitted against Lizzie Bildner, the Big Green's leading scorer and the Penn forward's childhood friend. "She's a pretty happy-go-lucky girl," Liebermann said.

Penn's poor play against Villanova won't cut it against Princeton. Tomorrow at the Palestra, the Quakers volleyball team (4-6) kicks off its Ivy league season against undefeated Princeton (9-0). This will be Princeton's first Ivy League match as well. On Wednesday, the Quakers lost to Villanova in a clean sweep.

When asked about how he viewed Penn's football program this year, Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens replied, "They're as good as any team I've seen on tape" - high praise, considering Teevens' squad played host to No. 1 New Hampshire last week and ended up on the wrong end of a 56-14 beatdown.

When Columbia hired Norries Wilson to be its head football coach, the university joined a very elite club. Columbia became the 10th school out of over 200 I-A and I-AA programs to currently have a minority head football coach. They are also only one of three schools to have a minority head football and head basketball coach, joining Valparaiso and Washington.

The football landscape is littered with examples like Ryan Fuselier's: A former quarterback becomes a wide receiver and has some success. But the case of the fifth-year Dartmouth senior is somewhat different than most. That's because Fuselier chose to go to Dartmouth specifically so that he would not have to switch to receiver.

VILLANOVA, Pa. - This game had it all. Tough physical play, broken records and inconsistent officiating were all present in the Penn field hockey team's 3-2 loss to No. 16 Villanova (9-3, 2-0 Big East) last night at Villanova Stadium. Although the Quakers played the first half stronger than expected, the team was unable to build off the momentum of a Nyssa Liebermann goal 52 seconds before halftime.