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Sports
Penn preps for 33rd Street Battle, Stetson, Princeton
The women’s basketball team takes on Drexel on Dec. 21, Stetson on Dec. 31, and Princeton on Jan. 5.
Wang picks up Big 5, Ivy League honors
The forward on the men’s basketball team has been named Rookie of the Week.
In a rocking Palestra, Penn vanquishes Villanova
The Quakers’ 78-75 win last night put an end to the Wildcats’ 25-game Big 5 winning streak, and marked the first time Penn has beaten Villanova in 16 years.
Penn shipwrecks Explorers, gets ready for Nova
The men’s basketball team downed La Salle 83-65 on Saturday. They take on defending national champion Villanova on Tuesday evening.
Inside man
Nick Miller, a senior inside linebacker on the Penn football team and a unanimous First-Team All-Ivy selection, chats about his incredible Quaker career.
Quakers fee-fi Big 5 foe La Salle
Penn eased to a 65-34 win over the Explorers on Wednesday at The Palestra.
The legend of John Heisman
The Heisman Trophy namesake, a Penn Law alumnus, was a former player and coach on the Penn football team.
Quakers calm Hurricanes
The men’s basketball team beat Miami of Florida 89-75 on Tuesday, improving to 7-2—their best start since 1994.
School track & field records broken at meet in New York
New school records were set in the hammer throw, shot put, and pole vault.
Washington crosses Delaware State, leads Penn to victory
The Quakers buzzed the Hornets 76-48 on Tuesday night in Dover.
In the News
Philly.com
Why this New York Jets linebacker wants to help Penn undergrads manage their money
Brandon Copeland, a Penn alum and New York Jets linebacker, wished he’d taken a personal finance course to learn the basics of budgeting, investing, retirement planning, and career basics. Now he’s teaching that very undergraduate class.
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Philly.com
Penn looking to put one championship behind while chasing another
The next challenge for men’s basketball is an exclusively Ivy League competition, six straight weekends of grueling Friday-Saturday back-to-backs, on the heels of the Big 5 win at the Palestra.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Women’s basketball: Penn’s 9-3 start fueled by former role players
Some players in the starting lineup are shifting from no-starts to being regular contributors this season.
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Philly.com
Women’s college basketball: Going through contenders for City Six player of the year
Eleah Parker,the reigning Ivy League and Big 5 rookie of the year, and Ashley Russell, who ranks first in the Ivy in assist/turnover ratio, are the two Penn players in contention for City Six player of the year:
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The Athletic
Tales from the Palestra: Big 5 icons tell their favorite stories from the old arena
LeBron, spectators throwing streamers, and others sneaking in through window—reflections on the Palestra’s storied history.
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