Jennifer Scuteri

As my four years as a Penn student draw to a close, I can safely say that my often-tumultuous relationship with the DP was a lot like finishing an 8K race with one shoe.

After notching a narrow one-goal victory over Dartmouth last season, the Quakers will travel to Hanover, N.H., on Saturday for a must-win matchup. If the Quakers hope to keep their quest for an Ivy championship alive, they will have to capitalize on moments that will unseat the Big Green.

The No. 8 Quakers split the difference on the weekend, dropping Friday’s game against Maryland, 14-6, and trouncing Ivy League opponent Columbia on Sunday, 19-8.

The Quakers split their two games this weekend, losing to No. 3 Maryland but beating Columbia.

When the No. 8 Quakers (4-1, 2-0 Ivy) take the field to face No. 13 Georgetown tonight, the stakes will be high.

Due in large part to sophomore Shannon Mangini’s confidence — and her four-goal performance, doubling the number of her collegiate career goals— the Penn women’s lacrosse team advanced its Ivy record to 2-0 with a 12-6 win over Yale.

Phillies fans across the area could only dream of conversing with the likes of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels. But for former Penn righty Paul Cusick, it became a reality earlier this week.

After falling to No. 2 North Carolina on Mar. 3, 15-6, the Quakers defeated Rutgers, 15-7, and Harvard, 14-13, in overtime.

At the end of the month, four members of the Penn football team will put their talents on display for NFL scouts in the hopes of getting picked up for training camp.

With only two seniors on the roster, the Penn women’s lacrosse team is without a doubt a very young team. But that doesn’t mean the Quakers are lowering their expectations.