Penn men's lacrosse opens Ivy play with 9-8 overtime win versus Princeton
Despite trailing for much of the game, Penn earned an overtime victory, demonstrating their "quality and character," as a team.
Despite trailing for much of the game, Penn earned an overtime victory, demonstrating their "quality and character," as a team.
Penn's 2022-23 season is now over with a final record of 17-12.
The bats were alive for the Quakers on Wednesday, using a 10-run sixth inning to propel them to the win.
Princeton's massive upset carries huge implications for the Ivy League as a whole, and Penn in particular.
Penn's 2022-23 season is now over with a final record of 17-12.
The bats were alive for the Quakers on Wednesday, using a 10-run sixth inning to propel them to the win.
Penn will be sending one swimmer to the competition after breaststroker Matt Fallon withdrew due to injury.
Penn will be sending an Ivy League best eight wrestlers to this year's Championships, in Tulsa, Okla.
The Quakers will face the Richmond Spiders in the first round of the tournament.
Two of them will join their new team this summer, while Ben Stitz left Penn following the fall semester.
Colaiocco has been wrestling since he was a young child, and many of his high school teammates also now wear the Red and Blue.
Strong offensive performances by the Quakers in games one and three covered up questionable pitching efforts.
For whatever reason, Penn has simply not been able to beat Princeton for four seasons now.
The sophomore breaststroker has found community on the team this year.
Penn had a lead in the fourth quarter before giving up a game-winning goal to the Wildcats with under a minute left.
There were many times when the Quakers looked capable of an Ivy League title, but their inability to maintain that level of play was ultimately their undoing.
The Quakers' season — and the careers of the team's seniors — are now likely over.
Penn went down big in the first quarter, and couldn't fight back over the rest of the game.
The junior guard was also a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection for the second straight year.
Both Penn teams will face off against Princeton, whom they struggled against in the regular season.