Statistics have always been an integral part of sports.

Dig. Set. Kill. The success of a volleyball team’s offense often relies on the relationship between the setters and the outside hitters. Penn’s primary setter, senior Ronnie Bither, has spent the past four years working to make sure the Quakers' offense runs smoothly.

It was storybook night for one of the Ivy League soccer teams playing in Providence this weekend. Unfortunately, that team wasn’t Penn.

What a difference 42 years makes. In Friday’s Ivy League Heptagonal Championships in the Bronx, N.Y., Penn cross country secured a second-place finish on the men's side and a fifth-place finish on the women's side, the best the men have performed at Heps since 1973.

Two days. Six sets. One win. One loss.

Penn field hockey is going big game hunting.

Halloween is the time for instilling fear in others, and the women’s soccer team looks set to terrify all who stand in its way.

As Bo Jackson once said, “Set your goals high, and don’t stop until you get there.”

This weekend, Penn volleyball will have some intimidating guests at its Halloween party.

Tallying a 4-1 record in such closely contested games shows that Penn is capable of literally running circles around its opponents deep into games. This level of fitness and stamina is new for the Quakers, thanks to a revamped strength and conditioning program and the help of Penn Athletics’ new SpartaTrac training system.

Heading into its Ivy championship meet at Heptagonals this weekend, Penn cross country looks better than it has in a long time – maybe better than ever.

When it comes down to medal count, Penn rowing certainly did not miss the boat.

But these buckets aren’t being interpreted in the traditional sense. Instead, they’re taking the form of bucket hats, and Penn women’s soccer has a surprising amount of them.

In 2015 Ivy League volleyball, the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

In the third set of Penn volleyball's matchup with Princeton on Saturday, coach Kerry Carr stepped onto the court to call a timeout with her team trailing 13-9, hoping to give it a chance to refocus in a pivotal set.

For a Division I women’s basketball player, there is about a two percent chance of playing professionally.

The drought is over.