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Hafez named Ivy League Rookie of the Year
At the Penn Squash Center, Omar Hafez prepares to swing at the ball during a match.

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Hafez named Ivy League Rookie of the Year

The first-year player on the men’s squash team finished the regular season with a 13-1 record. He is the second consecutive Quaker to take home conference Rookie of the Year honors.
Ivy League applauds Padilla, Sawyer
Kayla Padilla, left shoots a shot over a defender against Harvard. Simone Sawyer, right, dribbles to the basketball against Harvard.

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Ivy League applauds Padilla, Sawyer

Kayla Padilla of the women’s basketball team has been named Ivy League Player of the Week and teammate Simone Sawyer has been selected Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
Quakers cook Crimson
Simone Sawyer, left, drives to the basketball against Harvard at the Palestra. Nick Spinoso, right, drives to the basket against Harvard at Harvard.

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Quakers cook Crimson

On Saturday at the Palestra the women’s basketball team avenged its recent loss to Harvard, and on Saturday in Massachusetts, the men’s basketball defeated the Crimson, their fifth-straight win.
Penn’s Kayla Padilla credits a WNBA coach with helping her rise to stardom
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Penn’s Kayla Padilla credits a WNBA coach with helping her rise to stardom

Point guard Kayla Padilla played for the Seattle Storm's Noelle Quinn in high school. “She’s a big reason I’m the player I am today,” she says. Padilla has started for the Quakers for three seasons but will play elsewhere next season as a graduate student.

Quakers crush Crimson
Second-year guard George Smith dribbles the ball up the court against Harvard at the Palestra.

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Quakers crush Crimson

The men’s basketball team beat Harvard 83-68 on Saturday at the Palestra. Four Quakers scored in double figures.
Pottruck Center powerlifts 20 years
During the Pottruck Center's 20th anniversary celebration on Jan. 20, the Penn Quaker does a bench press in the second-floor weight room.

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Pottruck Center powerlifts 20 years

On Jan. 20, the Penn community celebrated the 20th anniversary of the David S. Pottruck Health & Fitness Center. To much fanfare, the facility officially opened on Jan. 17, 2003.