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Sports
Women’s soccer continues hot streak with defeat of Columbia
In the 1-0 victory on Friday, junior midfielder Emily Sands scored her fifth game-winning goal of the season.
Football team edges Sacred Heart in wild, come-from-behind affair
The Quakers scored 24 unanswered points, then the Pioneers scored 27 unanswered points of their own, before Penn pulled out the victory in the final minutes.
Football team to play in China in 2019
In March, the Quakers will hold their first spring practices of the 2019 season, as well as clinics for youths and young adults, and sightsee, before the Penn-China Global Ambassadors Bowl.
Women’s soccer gives Big Red the blues
The Quakers move to 7-1-1 with a victory over Cornell on Saturday, their best start in school history.
Field hockey team quiets Owls in city showdown
On Sunday at Ellen Vagelos Field, the Penn field hockey team bested the Temple Owls 3-0.
Nat Graham promoted to associate head coach of men’s basketball
The Penn alumnus is entering his fifth season on the men’s basketball staff, and has been on the bench with Head Coach Steve Donahue for a total of 12 years.
Field hockey comes thisclose to knocking off No. 12 Syracuse
The Quakers played even with the Orange all game before falling after a penalty shootout.
Football rumbles to 30-10 win over Lehigh
Junior running back Karekin Brooks had 16 carries for 163 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Great Scott! Forbes named Philly Soccer Six Defensive Player of the Week
The senior goalkeeper had six saves in a 0-0 double overtime draw at Lehigh.
Good foot garners Soslow Ivy Special Teams Player of the Week
The senior placekicker connected on two long field goals in Penn’s season-opening victory over Bucknell.
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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