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How Steve Donahue has used analytics and freedom to bring Penn men's basketball back to glory

No longer is he thinking about stabilizing a program left in turmoil after three straight seasons with single-digit win totals under Allen. Now, he’s thinking about something bigger. 

The comeback — after years of fighting adversity, Antonio Woods is ready to lead

When Woods committed to Penn, his plan was to redshirt his freshman football season while he focused on basketball and academics, and then play on both teams as a sophomore.

Pollack | Basketball season is the most wonderful time of the year

Both the men’s and women’s squads will be in the thick of the title hunt, and never in the last decade have both teams been simultaneously this good.

How did the other teams in Penn athletics fare this weekend?

While there were certainly many eyes glued to Penn football and women’s soccer this weekend, there was plenty else going on in the rest of Penn athletics. Three teams opened their season this weekend (wrestling, fencing, and swimming) while others are watching their season’s some to a close. 

The quiet assassin: Ryan Betley is Penn men's basketball's silent scorer

Betley operates as one of the top scorers on the team and in the Ivy League. He’s the quiet assassin, the sharpshooter who slowly but surely racks up points.

Anthony Artalona uses offense to wrestle his way to DP Sports Player of the Week

Artalona was Penn’s only wrestler to place in the top four of his weight class at Saturday’s Michigan State Open, winning all four of his matches to take home first place at 149 pounds. 

Max Rothschild and AJ Brodeur: the motors that drive Penn men's basketball

Brodeur and Rothschild work together to be the engines that power the Red and Blue. With both firing on all cylinders, you’ll be sure to see a lot of their signature handshake, even if you don’t know what it is. 

Ashley Russell brings hard-nosed mentality to Penn women's basketball captaincy

Russell’s willingness to do what does not show up in the box score is one of the many reasons the Massachusetts native was elected as a captain for the 2018-2019 season. 

After impressive first year, Eleah Parker aims for continued growth in second season

Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Big 5 Rookie of the Year. 2018 second-team All-Ivy. Eight-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week. Two-time Ivy League Player of the Week.

Penn women's soccer falters on final day, forced to share Ivy title with Tigers

Penn women's soccer lost their first Ivy League game on the last day of the season, falling to the Tigers 1-0.  

Quakers strive to embody 'lunch pail mentality' and gain Twitter fame in the process

The lunch pail was dreamt up by director of men’s basketball operations Brad Fadem and coach Steve Donahue early in their tenures at Penn. Donahue, with the help of Fadem and the rest of his staff, awards the lunch pail to the hardest working, grittiest player of that day of practice. 

Penn field hockey falls in thriller at No. 5 Princeton, eliminated from postseason contention

Unranked Penn almost pulled off one of the biggest upsets in program history, but the late equalizer the team needed never came.

How will Penn women's basketball move on from Nwokedi, Ross, and Whitlatch?

All three started in every game for Penn last season, meaning more than half of the team’s starting lineup this season will be players new to that role. But the Quakers won’t be losing everyone from that Ivy League runner-up team last season.

Penn women's basketball's freshmen have rare chance to make an impact right away

None are coming in as highly touted as now-sophomore center Eleah Parker was last year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t make an immediate impact.

Michael Wang headlines freshman class that is ready to contribute for Penn men's basketball

Wang is the highest rated recruit so far of coach Steve Donahue’s tenure at Penn, and that pedigree has shown so far in the preseason. Wang has been a standout performer, displaying his immense talent frequently in practices and scrimmages. 

With Foreman gone, who will be the point guard for Penn men's basketball?

The most obvious answer seems to be junior Devon Goodman. After coming off the bench for 3.8 points and 14.0 minutes per game last season, coach Steve Donahue plans to at least open the season with Goodman in the starting five.

Pollack | Penn football showed lots of promise against Cornell

This win was on the juniors and sophomores. And if they can play like they did here against Cornell over the final two weeks, they might just set themselves up for a title run next year.

Penn football uses a steady second half to power past Cornell, 20-7

Penn football put up just three points in the first half, but eventually found enough momentum to roll over Cornell, 20-7, and take the Trustee’s Cup for the sixth year in a row. 

Live blog: Penn football at Cornell

Follow along as Penn football looks to defeat the Cornell Bears in a Friday night showdown in Ithaca, N.Y.

Here's what Penn field hockey, volleyball, and men's soccer will be playing for this weekend

While Penn women's soccer might have the most important game to play this weekend, here's a look at three others teams that will also be in action.