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Sports
Penn’s hoops teams lock up spot in Ivy tourney
Penn’s hoops teams lock up spot in Ivy tourney
Both the women’s and men’s basketball teams have advanced to the Ivy League Tournament, which will take place March 10-12 at Princeton.
Hafez named Ivy League Rookie of the Year
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
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
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.
Dingle named Big 5 Player of the Week
Dingle named Big 5 Player of the Week
The third-year guard led the Quakers to their fourth straight win over the weekend and averaged 26 points across two games.
Penn sports teams win the weekend in places near and far
Penn sports teams win the weekend in places near and far
Quaker athletes were victorious across the winter sports spectrum, kicked off by the men’s tennis team’s triumph over Navy on Friday.
Quakers crush Crimson
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
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.
Alumna Jessica DiMauro elected to College Squash Hall of Fame
Alumna Jessica DiMauro elected to College Squash Hall of Fame
DiMauro will become the sixth Quaker inducted into the CSA Hall of Fame, and the first woman since Karen Kelso’s induction 23 years ago.
Quakers place first in six events at Wesley A. Brown Invitational
Quakers place first in six events at Wesley A. Brown Invitational
Penn took the top spot in the 60m hurdles (men’s and women’s), 500m, 4x400 relay, high jump, and pole vault.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Seasoned Penn football team picked to finish third in the Ivy League
Penn was tabbed to finish third in an Ivy League football preseason poll of the media, behind Yale in first and Princeton in second.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Former Penn football coach Al Bagnoli announces retirement
Al Bagnoli coached 23 seasons at Penn, where he’s the all-time winningest coach in program history, before taking the helm at Columbia in 2015.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn baseball readies for the bright lights and ‘big crowds’ of NCAA regional play
The No. 4 seed in the Auburn Regional, Penn will match up first against the top-seeded hosts on Friday night, the same program it faced the last time it was in the tournament, 28 years prior.
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6ABC.com
UPenn baseball team makes NCAA regional appearance for first time since 1995
Penn’s baseball team will face Auburn in Alabama tomorrow night, representing their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1995.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn baseball advances to first NCAA Tournament since 1995 with rout of Princeton
The men’s baseball team routed Princeton on Monday to cap off a perfect record in the inaugural Ivy League Baseball Tournament and earn an automatic berth in the NCAA regional round.
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