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Sports
By the Numbers: Women’s soccer team
Running numbers around the Ivy League co-champions’ memorable season.
Men’s basketball team slam dunks Stockton
The Quakers demolished the D-III school 112-63 on Saturday at The Palestra.
Nine Quakers named All-Ivy
Led by unanimous selection Nick Miller, nine members of the Penn football team have been awarded All-Ivy honors.
Goodman has great week, earns Ivy, Big 5 awards
The junior guard on the men’s basketball team has been named Ivy League Player of the Week and co-Big 5 Player of the Week.
Russell earns Big 5 Player of the Week honors
The senior captain came up big in Penn’s three games.
In the air with Camillia Nwokedi
The senior captain on the Ivy League co-champion women’s soccer team chats about the season and her Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year award.
AD Calhoun named chair of NCAA Council Strategic Vision and Planning Committee
The Strategic Vision and Planning Committee has oversight responsibility of administrative functions related to the management of the Division I governance structure.
Women’s basketball team sails past Saint Joseph’s
The Quakers beat the Hawks 65-45 on Thursday, Penn’s largest margin of victory ever in the series.
Men’s basketball team rolls over Lafayette
The Quakers defeated the Leopards 91-61 on Tuesday at The Palestra.
Thrice as nice! Brodeur picks up three player of the week awards
The junior forward was honored for his play in Penn’s two wins to open the season.
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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