Eric Dober

In the men’s swimming season opener, Penn fell to Columbia in nail-biting fashion, 154-146, Friday night at Sheerr Pool.

Following the largest single-season turnaround in program history, the team looks to demonstrate that its Ivy preseason No. 4 ranking is no mistake.

Despite an early 1-0 lead, the Penn field hockey team fell to nonconference powerhouse Rider, 7-1, Wednesday in Lawrenceville, N.J.