With almost all of Penn’s usual starting lineup serving suspensions, save for sophomore forward Jordan Obi, the absence of Villanova star Maddy Siegrist due to injury still didn’t feel like enough for Penn to come out with a win against its strongest opponent thus far. And yet the team almost did, losing 66-63.

This downward trend begs the question, “What should Penn football do from here?” I’m here to stipulate what went wrong this season, and how Penn football might address these problems in the offseason and next season.

In its first four non-conference bouts, Penn men’s basketball has shown very promising signs. The team, though young, has faced adversity on and off the court, dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, racism, and of course, its opponents.

This Saturday at 1 p.m., Penn football (3-6, 1-5 Ivy) will host Princeton (8-1, 5-1) on Senior Day to close out its season. Four Daily Pennsylvanian sports reporters make their picks ahead of the game against the Tigers.

Four staff writers debate which Penn alumnus in the NFL would hypothetically have the biggest impact on the field for the Quakers today. 

After what will be their worst season in nearly a decade, Penn football must move on and fire coach Ray Priore. 

Penn women’s basketball match against the King’s College Monarchs was a tale of two entirely different offenses.

But for some fall sports in the Ivy League, the end of the regular season is just that: the end. Instead of preparing for a conference championship game or a conference tournament, these teams head into their offseason to prepare for the next year. 

On Sunday, the Quakers tipped off the 2021-22 season in West Hartford, Conn. against Hartford.

Deputy sports editor Matthew Frank argues that if Penn wants to see improvement going into their next season, they need to address the inconsistencies the team displays week in and week out.

This Saturday at 12:00 p.m., Penn football (3-5, 1-4 Ivy) will visit Harvard (6-2, 3-2) in its penultimate game of the season. Four DP Sports reporters make their picks ahead of the game against the Crimson. 

After a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivy League basketball is back this fall. Here’s how the Ancient Eight teams stack up heading into the 2021-22 season. 

In a 15-12 loss to the Big Red, the Quakers could not find a way to generate effective offense against a Cornell defense that ranks in the bottom half of nearly every defensive statistical category in the Ancient Eight.

Penn football’s (3-4, 1-3 Ivy) 45-17 dominant victory over Brown (2-5, 1-3) was a joy to watch. But, we should also be careful not to overreact to a blowout of a Bears team that has allowed 40+ points for five out of seven contests this season.

In the past game against the Yale Bulldogs, watching freshman starting quarterback Aidan Sayin play made something clear: this problem with recovery isn’t limited to Quinnelly and his play style. It’s rooted in the whole team.

Sports associate Andrea Mendoza argues that Penn football needs to shift its priorities to next season by playing younger players now. 

While this victory for the Red and Blue should be applauded, in many ways, the performance left me with more concerns than assurances moving forward into the final six games of Ivy League play.