Women's Squash

Despite a stellar sophomore season for the Red and Blue's field hockey program, star rising junior Alexa Hoover is hard at work to earn her team its first Ivy title in 24 years.

Field hockey looks to rally around Hoover for the new season

By Will Agathis · June 2, 2016

The Red and Blue’s field hockey team had a bittersweet 2015. After barreling through nationally ranked opponents weekly, the Quakers seemed poised to take back the Ivy League championship that had eluded them since 2004. However, the season finale against Princeton did not feature the end result that the team wanted.

Rowing teams push on into the summer

By Greg Robinov · May 25, 2016

Classes may have ended, but some students are facing finals of a very different variety. With the season coming to a close, Penn rowing has been competing in a host of monumentally important events, notching impressive results along the way.

Penn State eliminates No. 7 Penn women's lacrosse from NCAA Tournament

By Nick Buchta · May 22, 2016

Traveling to take on Penn State, the seventh-ranked Quakers took a early lead before falling, 8-4, at the hands of the Nittany Lions in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

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Soccer's Higa, volleyball's Carr travel to Rwanda on service trip

Besides all her work on the solar power and clean water team, sophomore midfielder Erica Higa also taught volleyball and soccer.

By Jacob Snyder · June 2, 2016

As spring semester ended and students prepared to embark on their various summer journeys, one women’s soccer player had reason to be especially excited. Erica Higa, a sophomore midfielder for the Red and Blue, traveled to Rwanda alongside fellow Penn Athletics representative coach Kerry Major Carr of women’s volleyball and around ten other Penn students and faculty as part of the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Rwanda Gashora Program. The program was created to explore the possibilities of using solar energy and information communication technology in low-resource communities in developing countries.

Women's lacrosse exits NCAA tournament with a whimper despite roaring start

By Sanjay Dureseti · May 25, 2016

On Saturday, No.7 Penn women’s lacrosse ended one of its best seasons in program history with an 8-4 loss to unseeded Penn State.

Track and Field prepares for NCAA prelims while Awad prepares for Olympic Trials

By Andrew Zheng and Will Snow · May 25, 2016

Now that all of the times and marks have been recorded for the regular season, berths for the postseason have been confirmed — 16 track and field stars will be representing the Red and Blue in the first round of postseason meets, the NCAA East Prelims.

Senior track star Tommy Awad booked his place at the U.S. Olympic Trials this summer with a trail-blazing time of 3:37.75 — placing him second all-time in the Ivy League record books.

Track and Field prepares for NCAA prelims while Awad prepares for Olympic Trials

By Andrew Zheng and Will Snow · May 25, 2016

Although graduation has passed, Penn rowing has been competing on into the summer — and the lightweights have even qualified for the IRA National Championships in June.

Rowing teams push on into the summer

By Greg Robinov · May 25, 2016

Sophomore Caroline Cummings scored three of Penn women's lacrosse's four goals on Saturday, but it wasn't enough as the Quakers fell, 8-4, to Penn State in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Penn State eliminates No. 7 Penn women's lacrosse from NCAA Tournament

By Nick Buchta · May 22, 2016

Traveling to take on Penn State, the seventh-ranked Quakers took a early lead before falling, 8-4, at the hands of the Nittany Lions in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

Senior attack Iris Williamson's four goals helped pave the way for No. 7 Penn women's lacrosse's 12-4 win over Towson to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals on Sunday.

No. 7 Penn women's lacrosse rolls past Towson, into NCAA Quarterfinals

By Nick Buchta · May 15, 2016

The journey continues for Penn women's lacrosse. Taking on Towson, the seventh-seeded Quakers won their second-round NCAA Tournament game, 12-4, on Sunday.

After 30 years with the program, Penn track & field throwing coach Tony Tenisci will retire at the end of the 2015-16 season.

Tony Tenisci announces retirement as Penn track and field coach

By Cole Jacobson · May 14, 2016

Following 30 years of service to the Penn track and field program, women’s head coach Tony Tenisci has officially announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.

In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, No. 7 Penn women's lacrosse breezed past Wagner as senior Nina Corcoran broke the Ivy League career assists record with four on the game and 125 on her career.

No. 7 Penn women's lacrosse defeats Wagner in NCAA Tournament opener, 17-7

By Nick Buchta · May 13, 2016

TOWSON, Md. — It’s NCAA Tournament time and Nina Corcoran was ready for the show to start. In the tournament’s opening round, the senior attacker led the way as No. 7 Penn women’s lacrosse cruised past Wagner, 17-7.

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Penn women's basketball assistant coach Chris Day announced as head coach at Vermont

By Nick Buchta · May 11, 2016

Fresh of an Ivy title-winning campaign in 2015-16, Penn women's basketball is going to have to reshape its staff for next season.

While most of the the track and field stars performed to expectation, senior distance runner Tommy Awad was denied that chance when he was allegedly pushed to the ground with one lap to go in the 5000m at Heps this Sunday.

Stars lead the way for Penn track and field at Heps

By Will Snow · May 8, 2016

While all of Penn spent its weekend trying to end the semester with a bang by studying hours on end, one group of students spent its time seeking to go out with a bang by throwing things, jumping around, and running in circles.

Senior attack Nina Corcoran logged two goals and three assists on Sunday — breaking the Ivy League single-season assists record in the process — as she led a furious comeback that fell just short for Penn women's lacrosse, losing to Cornell, 11-10, in the Ivy Tournament title game.

Penn women's lacrosse falls to Cornell in Ivy title game as Corcoran sets conference assists record

By Nick Buchta · May 8, 2016

They just ran out of time. After launching a furious second-half comeback, Penn women’s lacrosse fell just short of an Ivy League Tournament title on Sunday.

With Penn women's lacrosse down, 5-3, junior attack Sarah Barcia found the net to make it a one-score game before feeding the ball to junior Emily Rogers-Healion on the game-tying assist.

With OT win over Harvard, No. 10 Penn women's lacrosse advances to Ivy title game

By Will Agathis · May 7, 2016

There were lead changes, there were highlight reel goals, there were superb saves, there was everything to play for.

Chris Hatler, Keaton Naff, Thomas Awad and Nick Tuck brought home the first Championship of America at the Penn Relays since 1974 as the Quakers won the 4xMile for the first time since 1950.

Penn track and field shines at Penn Relays

By Nick Buchta · May 1, 2016

At the 122nd Penn Relays this weekend, Penn track and field felt right at home.

With four goals from sophomore Alex Condon, No. 10 Penn women's lacrosse was able to power past No. 16 Cornell on the road, 10-6, to clinch their ninth Ivy title in 10 years on Saturday.

Penn women's lacrosse beats Cornell, wins ninth Ivy title in 10 years

By Will Agathis · May 1, 2016

In 2016, the Quakers sealed their ninth Ancient Eight title in 10 years with a 10-6 victory over Cornell on Saturday.

Some of the top athletes competing at this year's Penn Relays are also hoping to make an appearance at the Olympics in Rio.

Relays Supplement | Rio hopefuls come to Philly before Olympic Trials

By Laine Higgins · April 28, 2016

The Philadelphia Eagles aren’t the only stars that have graced Franklin Field with their presence in the past.

Some of the nation's top collegiate athletes will be competing at Franklin Field for this year's Penn Relays. We break down the top athletes to watch this weekend.

Relays Supplement | College athletes to watch out for this weekend

By Jacob Adler · April 28, 2016

Elite athletes of all varieties will head to Franklin Field this weekend, as collegiate superstars in several different events will use the Penn Relays to tune up for NCAA Finals and, hopefully, the Rio Olympics.

Relays Supplement | Villanova women look to continue DMR dominance

By Jacob Snyder · April 28, 2016

There’s succeeding, and then there’s success. When the Villanova Women’s Distance Medley Relay team collected its first Penn Relays title in 1984, not even the school itself could have predicted the decades of success that were to follow. The Distance Medley Relay, or DMR, is a race that is comprised of four legs, each of varying length.

Senior Korinne Raby will play in the final home game of her Penn career against Columbia this Friday.

Penn softball readies for final weekend against Columbia

By Jonathan Pollack · April 27, 2016

Sometimes things just don't turn out as you expect them to. As the Penn softball team gears up for the final contests of the regular season this weekend against Columbia (13-30, 5-11 Ivy), that seems to be the overarching theme.

As Penn women’s lacrosse seeks its ninth Ivy title in 10 years, it will look to its seniors to lead them past Cornell, including attack Iris Williamson.

Cornell, Penn women's lacrosse face off for regular-season Ivy title

By Laine Higgins · April 27, 2016

For nine members of Penn women’s lacrosse, Saturday will be a day of lasts. The last time they head on an Academy bus for the six-hour trek up to Cornell.