Joseph Sanfilippo

In the 129-year history of Harvard men's lacrosse, the Crimson hold a record of 524-524-11. This Saturday, Penn will try to make the squad from Cambridge an all-time losing program. More recent history is not on the Quakers' side: Harvard has beaten Penn three seasons in a row, including a 7-6 overtime victory last year in Boston.

The Quakers won't have to wait long to get a shot at impressing the NCAA tournament committee. They can do that tomorrow in their season opener at home against Drexel. While the ACC and Ivy League -- conferences traditionally strong in lacrosse - comprise the majority of the top-10 national rankings, other schools not known for their athletic programs fill the spots from 10 to 20.

Most definitions of a strong home court advantage relate to crowd noise. However, for the Trinity squash team, it's the color scheme of the court that makes all the difference. "They've got two tri-glass-walled courts that are actually tinted blue and then the front wall is a solid painted blue, " Penn women's squash coach Jack Wyant said after the Quakers played at Trinity on Saturday.

The Penn women's squash team got a whiff of success last season - now it's hungry for more. With seven of nine starters returning, the Quakers will combine talent and experience in an attempt to navigate the difficult Ivy League schedule. Co-captain Lauralynn Drury knows an arduous task lies ahead.

A championship is a championship, right? The Penn field hockey team (8-8, 4-2 Ivy) faces Princeton (12-4, 5-1 Ivy) this Friday for a share of the Ivy League title - a potentially small share. Penn, Cornell, Harvard and Columbia all enter their final Ivy game with a 4-2 league record.

Neither a shoulder injury nor opponents' defenses can keep sprint football quarterback Mike D'Angelo out of the endzone. With a contusion or possible ligament damage in his shoulder, last week's Collegiate Sprint Football Offensive Player of the Week continued his onslaught in a victory over Cornell on Saturday.

Seventy-five minutes of high-powered offense ended in overtime with Villanova's Lauren Wuzzardo's shot past Penn goalkeeper Alanna Butera. The No. 21 Wildcats came away with a 5-4 victory, their sixth in a row, and handed the Quakers (3-5, 2-1 Ivy) their first loss in four games.