Women's Lacrosse
This trio of freshmen for Penn women's lacrosse is ready for the challenge of college play
Joining a new team as a freshman is never easy, especially when that team is ranked No. 10 in the country.
DP Sports Player of the Week: Erin Barry
As the Quakers dominated their first game of the year with a 15-4 win over Delaware, Barry led the charge, scoring four goals and recording an assist.
Former Penn women's lacrosse and field hockey coach Anne Sage has died
Sage was the first ever head coach for both teams at Penn and coached for a total of 50 seasons — leading women’s lacrosse for 26 years and field hockey for 24 years.
Big runs help Penn women's lacrosse pull away from Delaware in season opener
The Red and Blue kicked the 2019 season off with a 15-4 drubbing of Delaware on the road, led by junior midfielder Erin Barry's four goals.
A Decade in Ivy Sports: Which rivalries are the most competitive?
In this edition of our 10-Year Ivy League project, we track the most competitive rivalries in the past decade of Ivy sports.
Which Ivy League teams have had the most success over the past decade?
There are several Ivy League sports teams that have been the definition of the word “dynasty” in recent years. Yet as strong as some of these programs have been, only one can be the best of the best.
Penn women's lacrosse blown out from start to finish in NCAA Tourney loss to No. 1 Stony Brook
The undefeated Sea Wolves scored the game’s first seven goals and didn’t slow down much from there on their home field, cruising to an 18-5 win to end the Red and Blue’s season.
Zoe Belodeau's double-OT heroics boost Penn women's lacrosse to instant classic NCAA Tourney win
After Quakers freshman Zoe Belodeau finished her fifth goal of the evening with only 14 seconds left in the second overtime, it was the Red and Blue who would survive after winning an instant classic, 15-14 game over the Nittany Lions.
Penn women's lacrosse fights hard, falters late in Ivy championship loss to Princeton
Penn never led in the contest, and Princeton scored the game’s final three goals, earning a 13-10 victory and the accompanying automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament.
Penn women's lacrosse holds off wild Dartmouth rally, advances to Ivy League championship game
Despite allowing No. 3 seed Dartmouth to finish the game on a 7-1 run, No. 2 Penn held on for a 16-14 win, advancing to Sunday’s conference championship likely against No. 1 seed Princeton.
Back-to-back-to-back: Penn women's lacrosse tops Yale to clinch third straight Ivy League title
With Saturday’s 14-11 victory at Yale, Penn women’s lacrosse cemented another fantastic season and earned itself its 11th league title in the past 12 seasons.
No. 10 Penn women's lacrosse gets torn apart by No. 18 Princeton, 21-8, in rivalry showdown
However, a slow start and numerous penalties doomed the Quakers in a 21-8 road loss at the hands of the Tigers for Penn's first conference loss of the season.
Natalie Stefan was one of Penn women's lacrosse's best offensive players. Then she switched sides.
Natalie Stefan joined Penn women’s lacrosse as a midfielder, but she will leave the program as a defender. After suffering multiple ACL injuries over the course of her college career, the senior has moved to a new role on the team, and she’s thriving.
Penn women's lacrosse amped for next edition of what could be the sport's greatest rivalry
The No. 10 Quakers (11-2, 5-0 Ivy), the only undefeated team in the league, can clinch at least a share of their third straight conference title with a win, while the No. 18 Tigers (8-5, 4-1) can create a three-way tie atop the Ancient Eight standings by pulling off the upset.
Leading Penn women's lacrosse's record-setting day, Zoe Belodeau earns DP Sports Player of the Week
Belodeau had already comfortably broken the school’s single-season freshman points record entering the weekend, but even in such a historic year, this might have been her top performance yet.
Penn women's lacrosse makes history with offensive explosion in win over Harvard
Led by five different players each securing at least five points, the Red and Blue held on in a 24-13 victory, maintaining heir undefeated record in the Ivy League and setting the school record for goals in a conference game in the process.
Penn women's lacrosse seeks to keep unbeaten Ivy record alive in showdown with Harvard
The No. 10 Quakers (10-2, 4-0 Ivy) are gearing up for their Senior Weekend game against Harvard where they will honor their six senior captains.
With a six-point effort, Erin Barry earns DP Sports Player of the Week
A perfect mirror of the Red and Blue’s utter dominance on the field on Saturday, Barry led all scorers with a season-best five goals and one assist for a total of six points on the day.
April 16 | Is Stat So?
In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, Penn gymnastics's big day at Nationals, women's lacrosse's offensive explosion, and some shutdown pitching from baseball make the list.