Penn field hockey took a trip to the Empire State this past weekend to take on Ivy rival Cornell and No. 1 Syracuse in what is one of the toughest weekends on their schedule.

Welcome to the big league. That’s what this weekend looks like for Penn women’s soccer as they begin the Ivy season by hosting Harvard.

An old foe but a new attitude. On Saturday at 7pm, Penn men’s soccer welcomes cross-town opponent Drexel for the 42nd installment of a rivalry that, as coach Rudy Fuller puts it, is “unique.” What makes the Drexel-Penn rivalry so unique?

She’s undersized. She’s young. She’s 1,500 miles from home. And outside hitter Courtney Quinn is leading the way for Penn volleyball in her sophomore campaign.

Upstate New York has served as a notable battleground in American history. That legacy will continue this weekend as Penn arms itself for two of the hardest encounters it will face this season.

Penn men’s soccer followed I-476 with the goal of reaching Bethlehem. But, unlike the three wise men, their purpose was to take and not to give.

Ask any civilian on the street who the nation’s premier power couple is, and you’ll probably get some varied responses; Kim and Kanye, Beyonce and Jay-Z and Brad and Angelina are among many names that might get thrown out there. But within the realm of Penn Athletics, the answer is quite simple: Bob and Juli.

Teams often hope for intense competition at the end of their preseason schedules to prepare themselves for the regular season.

A pair of third-year defensive specialists are coming together to put the team first, even though they'll never wear the same uniform.

It’s a footrace. Penn goalkeeper Kitty Qu is off her line the second the ball slips past her defenders, but is not quick enough to see it secured into her hands.

On Saturday, the players and coaches of Penn men’s soccer were greeted by friendly faces on their opponent’s sideline.

With five former captains having graduated this spring leading to an unprecedented senior-less roster, it’s no secret that turnover has been a constant storyline following Penn volleyball in 2016. But, at least for one weekend, it seemed everything was the same as always for the Red and Blue.

The cross country team continued their winning streak this weekend with both the men’s and women’s teams taking first at the Main Line Invitational on Friday afternoon.

This Saturday, it was the Sophia Palacios show. The sophomore attack had the best game of her young career, scoring both goals in a 2-1 win in double overtime.

For the record — they’re identical. A pair of Penn women’s cross country runners have been tearing up the trails in tandem, but their connection goes much deeper.

Saint Joe's will likely struggle to accomplish anything at the Big 5 Tournament this weekend, on account of not having a volleyball team, but Penn and the other three squads involved enter the round-robin affair with high hopes. The Quakers will see some more local action this weekend, the final weekend before Ivy League play kicks off.

In 2008 and 2013, Rob Irvine was on the sideline as the Penn men’s soccer team won the Ivy League Championship.