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Sports
Quakers blow out Brown, prevail over Yale
Quakers blow out Brown, prevail over Yale
The women’s basketball team improved to 15-3 by defeating Brown on Friday and Yale on Saturday.
Mannino named ECAC Specialist of the Week
Mannino named ECAC Specialist of the Week
The sophomore gymnast finished second on the uneven bars and fourth on the floor at the Teal Meet over the weekend.
Three cheers for Bryce Washington
Three cheers for Bryce Washington
The freshman guard on the men’s basketball team picks up his second straight Ivy League Rookie of the Week award, and third overall.
Women’s basketball team conquers Cornell, Columbia
Women’s basketball team conquers Cornell, Columbia
The 13-3 Quakers bested the Big Red on Friday and the Lions on Saturday.
Shooting hoops with Ashley Russell
Shooting hoops with Ashley Russell
The senior guard and co-captain of the women’s basketball team talks a shooter’s mentality, rebounding at the guard position, and the key to avoiding turnovers.
AD Calhoun named chair of NCAA Division I Council
AD Calhoun named chair of NCAA Division I Council
M. Grace Calhoun, director of athletics and recreation at Penn, has been named the incoming chair of the NCAA Division I Council, a high-level group responsible for the day-to-day decision-making for Division I.
Two if by three
Two if by three
Freshman guard Bryce Washington’s heroics in Penn’s win over Saint Joseph’s earned him two player of the week awards.
Undisputed
Undisputed
Penn declawed Saint Joseph’s on Saturday to win the outright Big 5 championship.
Quakers outlast Owls
Quakers outlast Owls
The women’s basketball team felled Temple 71-62 on Wednesday, their first home win against the Owls since 2015.
Big 5 honors Mijakowski for majestic performance
Big 5 honors Mijakowski for majestic performance
The junior forward has been named Big 5 Co-Player of the Week.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s Ryan Betley back for one more year (but just one)
Five minutes into Ryan Betley’s 2018-19 Penn Quakers season, his season was over. Following a torn patellar tendon and surgery that took out his season, and months of recovery, Betley is looking at a fifth season—just not at Penn.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s offense comes alive in 28-24 win over Lafayette
The win had plenty of offensive highlights, with senior quarterback Nick Robinson and sophomore wideout Ryan Cragun, senior tailback Karekin Brooks, and wideout Rory Starkey, and ends a four-game Quakers losing streak dating back to last season and sends them into next week’s Ivy League and home opener with Dartmouth on a winning note.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn star running back Karekin Brooks one of six brothers, the small one
Karekin Brooks’ five brothers are all defensive line-sized guys—in his mind, he’s always the small one. In last Saturday’s opener at Delaware, Brooks, known as KK to teammates and coaches, ran 28 times for 158 yards and added three catches for 20 more, pushing him to 11th all-time in rushing, with 2,002 yards.
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The Pennsylvania Gazette
‘Very little fazes her’
One of only a few female members of a college men’s basketball staff, May alumna Sarah Parks jumps into a new gig as Director of Operations.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn hoops star Princess Aghayere is using her passion for teamwork to save girls’ lives in Liberia
The senior leader of Penn’s 2019 regular season Ivy Champions left Philadelphia after graduation, and traveled 4,600-mile to Liberia. With Penn friends Summer Kollie and Oladunni Alomaja, Aghayere started Rebound Liberia, a youth program whose goal is to use basketball to empower girls in the small West African country.
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