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Under Brown, Penn women's soccer making the most of virtual fall semester
The team will have a specialized fall training plan to stay conditioned By Bianca Serbin 8 hours ago Despite not having a fall season, Penn women's soccer is keeping busy under first-year coach Casey Brown, with a personalized training plan and guest presentations for the players' benefit. Credit: Son Nguyen While Penn’s fall sports teams didn’t have much competition to look forward to, many of them at least had plans to reunite in some capacity this fall.
Kayla Padilla launches The Sideline Post, a media platform for college athletes
Padilla modeled her website after Derek Jeter's The Players' Tribune By Bianca Serbin 5 hours ago Kayla Padilla created The Sideline Post in April. Credit: Chase Sutton No topic is out of bounds. Thus reads the subheading of The Sideline Post, a new platform created by rising sophomore Kayla Padilla of Penn women’s basketball. Padilla created the site in April 2020 and has already published four articles.
Penn's spring teams find unique ways to celebrate seniors despite season cancellations
Women's lacrosse gathered to celebrate its seniors over Zoom By Bianca Serbin 10 hours ago Credit: Son Nguyen With classes online and seasons canceled, spring sports teams have looked to alternative measures to celebrate their graduating seniors. While these remote Senior Nights are unconventional, their unabashed sentiment remains. In March, the Ivy League canceled the remainder of all spring sports events due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Casey Brown hired as new head coach for Penn women's soccer
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Brown comes to Penn after coaching Holy Cross for four seasons By Bianca Serbin 8 hours ago In its second coaching addition within a week, Penn Athletics announced on Monday that Casey Brown will be the new head coach for Penn women’s soccer.
Three takeaways from Penn men's basketball's win against Cornell
The Quakers played much better in the second half than in the first By Bianca Serbin 2 hours ago Credit: Chase Sutton On Friday at the Palestra, Penn men’s basketball was able to repeat its result against Cornell from earlier in the season, winning by a score of 78-64. Despite a slow start in the first half that put the Quakers up by only three points at halftime, they were able to pull away in the second and maintain a comfortable lead until the end.
Bachelor bonding: Penn women's basketball uses reality TV to grow closer
The tradition has been going on for several years By Bianca Serbin 21 hours ago Penn women's basketball is close on and off the court, and one way that the team bonds is by watching The Bachelor. Credit: Son Nguyen Each week, over five million Americans tune in to watch The Bachelor. Penn women’s basketball makes up a small portion of this vast fanbase. It has become a team tradition for the Quakers to get together each Monday night to watch the Bachelor.
Sophomore Doug Zapf has grown into a new role for Penn wrestling
Zapf began his Penn career at 133 pounds but has since moved up By Bianca Serbin 22 hours ago Credit: Son Nguyen Wrestling was a sport Doug Zapf grew into. Literally. Zapf began his wrestling career primarily competing in the 133-pound weight class, but has moved up to 141 pounds in his sophomore season. It’s normal for high school and college wrestlers to move up in weight classes as they continue to grow, so it wasn’t unexpected when Zapf started wrestling at a slightly higher weight.
Three questions: How will Penn squash fare against top-ranked ranked competition?
Penn wrestling heads to the Patriot Open after success at the Keystone Classic By Bianca Serbin 21 hours ago Credit: Linda Ting With the semester winding down, several Penn teams are entering the heart of their respective schedules. Here are three questions about these teams that will be answered by the end of next week. How will Penn men’s squash fare against top-ranked competition in its first home competitions in a month?
Junior Alex Touche wins Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year for Penn men's soccer
Five Quakers in total earned All-Ivy recognition By Bianca Serbin 23 hours ago Junior defender Alex Touche was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year after his success on the field for Penn men's soccer. Credit: Son Nguyen After placing second in the Ivy League, Penn men’s soccer has picked up five All-Ivy mentions. The Quakers finished their season with a record of 7-5-4, going 3-1-3 in the Ivy League. Junior defender Alex Touche was honored as the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year.
Penn men's and women's squash win Pa. State Championship at Drexel
Both teams defeated the Dragons in the final By Bianca Serbin 21 hours ago After resting during the Ivy Scrimmages Junior Andrew Douglas returned to the court this weekend for Penn men's squash. Douglas was able to defeat senior Lucas Rousselet of Drexel after falling behind 2-0 helping to lead the Quakers to the PA State Championship. Credit: Pauline Colas This weekend, Penn men’s and women’s squash proved that they’re the best in Pennsylvania.
Dolan and group of Penn runners pick up end of season awards from Ivy League
Dolan was named Coach of the Year for the second time in four years By Bianca Serbin 21 hours ago Penn cross country coach Steve Dolan was named Ivy League Coach of the Year for the second time in four years. Credit: Son Nguyen After top performances at the 2019 Ivy League Cross Country Heptagonal Championships this past week, a number of runners from Penn men’s and women’s cross country have been rewarded with All-Ivy honors.
Meet Sarah Parks, the only female director of men's basketball operations in the Ivy League
Parks spent four years as a student manager before graduating in 2019 By Bianca Serbin 14 hours ago Sarah Parks first put in the work over the course of her four years studying at Penn as a student manager for Penn men's basketball. Now graduated, Parks has earned promotion to the position of director of basketball operations, and she's the only woman running the show for a men's program in the Ivy League. Credit: Alec Druggan Four years just wasn’t enough.
Penn women's basketball tied with Princeton for first place in Ivy preseason poll
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. The Quakers received seven of 17 first-place votes By Bianca Serbin 20 hours ago Junior guard Eleah Parker and Penn women's basketball are on even footing with Princeton heading into this year's Ivy League season. Credit: Son Nguyen Once again, Penn is projected to share the top spot with a familiar foe.
Penn Athletics announces Track & Field and Cross Country Campaign for Excellence
The initiative has been led by a gift from David and Jane Ott By Bianca Serbin 21 hours ago Rendering from Penn Athletics As part of Penn Athletics’ Game Onward Campaign, Penn launched the Penn Track & Field and Cross Country Campaign for Excellence on Wednesday. This initiative seeks to raise $44 million and has been spearheaded by a leadership gift from Wharton and Penn track and field alumni David and Jane Ott.
Freshman Peyton Raun part of strong back line for Penn women's soccer
The rookie has helped fill void left by Camillia Nwokedi By Bianca Serbin 13 hours ago Credit: Son Nguyen At the start of the season, there was an open spot in Penn women’s soccer’s back four. Freshman Peyton Raun has fit right in. Raun has made her way into the starting lineup, playing almost every minute of every game so far this season. In front of senior goalkeeper Kitty Qu, Raun has joined the likes of seniors Megan Lloyd and Laura Hamilton, as well as junior Jadyn Wilensky, in the back.
With NIL rule changes on the horizon, some Penn athletes may be in line for a payday
After NIL laws were signed in multiple states, the NCAA is taking action By Bianca Serbin 3 hours ago Credit: Son Nguyen , Ava Cruz Sooner rather than later, Penn students may see their athlete classmates in advertisements on social media and around the city of Philadelphia.
Unmasking Penn field hockey's mindset when defending penalty corners
The Quakers wear clear masks when their opponents take corners By Grace Hylinski and Bianca Serbin Only four defenders are allowed in the field hockey circle at the start of a penalty corner. Credit: Son Nguyen Penn field hockey’s defense has an odd piece of gear with a very practical purpose. To help them out when defending penalty corners, the Quakers sport clear masks, which cover their faces almost entirely.
Unmasking Penn field hockey's mindset when defending penalty corners
The Quakers wear clear masks when their opponents take corners By Grace Hylinski and Bianca Serbin 18 hours ago Only four defenders are allowed in the field hockey circle at the start of a penalty corner. Credit: Son Nguyen Penn field hockey’s defense has an odd piece of gear with a very practical purpose. To help them out when defending penalty corners, the Quakers sport clear masks, which cover their faces almost entirely.
Freshman setter Taylor Fourticq plays key role in Penn volleyball's resurgence
The rookie has racked up 132 assists in just four games By Bianca Serbin 11 hours ago Freshman setter Taylor Fourticq (8) is already making her mark on the court for Penn volleyball, filling the gap left by 2019 graduate Grace James. Credit: Christian Walton Penn volleyball is a changed team. At this time last year, the Quakers had finished their nonconference play and had won only three of 11 matches.
Starting between the pipes for Penn men's soccer, Dane Jacomen is ready for action
The sophomore has only given up one goal in three games By Bianca Serbin 19 hours ago Sophomore goalkeeper Dane Jacomen has already posted two shutouts this season for Penn men's soccer. Credit: Son Nguyen At the beginning of the season, Penn men’s soccer faced a decision about who would be taking the role of starting goalkeeper. It was sophomore Dane Jacomen who won out over freshman Nick Christoffersen.
Penn men's basketball releases remainder of schedule for 2019-20 season
The Quakers will play just 11 of their 27 games at the Palestra By Bianca Serbin 14 hours ago Credit: Son Nguyen Penn men’s basketball has now released its full season schedule, including the dates of its away games. Only 11 of the Quakers’ 27 games will be played at the Palestra this season. Penn will open its season against Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Penn has faced Alabama twice in the past, the Crimson Tide having won both meetings.
After losing key players, Quakers remain confident they will remain atop Ivy League
Sasha Stephens and Allie Trzaska are among the seniors lost to graduation By Bianca Serbin 14 hours ago Senior forward Emily Sands was named to the All-Ivy first team after scoring a team-high eight goals for Penn women's soccer last season. Credit: Son Nguyen Some players are irreplaceable. And this season, Penn women’s soccer has to figure out how to bounce back from losing the talents and creativity of forward Sasha Stephens and midfielder Allie Trzaska.
Penn men's basketball junior Jelani Williams undergoes third ACL surgery since 2016
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Williams will hope to make his on-court debut in 2020 — his senior year By Bianca Serbin 9 hours ago Due to his injuries, junior Jelani Williams has yet to take the court as a Quaker. Credit: Chase Sutton Five weeks ago, Penn men’s basketball junior Jelani Williams underwent yet another ACL surgery. This is the third surgery Williams has had on his ACL since 2016.
Former Olympian Bryan Volpenhein selected to be head coach of Penn heavyweight rowing
Volpenhein has served as head coach of the US National Team By Bianca Serbin 8 hours ago Former head coach Geoff Bond's contract expired at the end of June. (File Photo) This Monday, Athletic Director M. Grace Calhoun announced that Bryan Volpenhein will join the Penn rowing community as head coach of Penn heavyweight rowing. After four years with the program, former head coach Geoff Bond’s contract expired on June 30. Volpenhein is a three-time Olympian who rowed for the US in 2000, 2004, and 2008.
3-point line extended among other NCAA men's basketball rule changes
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Other rule changes include resetting the shot clock to 20 seconds post offensive rebound By Bianca Serbin 8 hours ago The change will be enacted for Division I teams in the 2019-20 season, while Division II and III teams will have to wait until the 2020-21 season.
Penn lightweight rowing caps off season at Henley Royal Regatta
This marks the fifth time the Quakers have attended the regatta in program history By Bianca Serbin 07/09/19 2:05am The Penn lightweight Varsity Eight qualified for the Henley Royal Regatta after placing first at EARC Sprints. Credit: Chase Sutton After a dominant spring season, Penn lightweight rowing travelled across the pond to face the best of the best.
Former Penn coach Jerome Allen avoids jail time in admissions bribery scandal
Allen was sentenced this Monday after pleading guilty last October By Bianca Serbin 11 hours ago Allen faces four years' probation for accepting bribes from Penn parents Philip Esformes. File Photo On Monday, former Penn men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen was sentenced to four years of probation, of which six months will be spent on house arrest, the Miami Herald reported. Allen had pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from Philip Esformes in exchange for his son Morris’ admission to Wharton.
Rising sophomore Mayyi Mahama places first at USATF U20 National Championships
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Mahama's record in the hammer throw is second best in Ivy history By Bianca Serbin 10 hours ago Rising sophomore Mayyi Mahama now holds the program record in the hammer throw. Credit: Son Nguyen In just her first year of collegiate competition, rising sophomore Mayyi Mahama of Penn track and field has risen to the top of the Ivy League.
Penn women's lacrosse coach Melissa Lehman hired as Rutgers head coach
Lehman had been coaching the Quakers for ten years By Bianca Serbin 8 hours ago Before coaching, Lehman played for the Quakers from 2005 to 2008. Credit: Alec Druggan Penn women’s lacrosse associate head coach Melissa Lehman has been hired as head coach of Rutgers women’s lacrosse. Lehman, who graduated from Penn in 2008, had worked alongside head coach Karin Corbett for the past 10 years, guiding the Quakers to a number of impressive performances.
Penn heavyweight rowing head coach Geoff Bond to step down after four years
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Bond's contract set to officially expire on June 30 By Bianca Serbin 10 hours ago The heavyweight rowers saw largely mixed results this season. Credit: Chase Sutton After four years as head coach, Geoff Bond will no longer lead Penn heavyweight rowing with the expiration of his contract on June 30, Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun announced on Thursday.
Penn lightweight rowing brings home bronze from IRA National Regatta
This regatta marks the end of the season for both the lightweights and the heavyweights By Bianca Serbin 9 hours ago The Penn lightweight Varsity Eight has seen great success this season, recently placing first in the EARC Sprints Championship. Credit: Chase Sutton That’s a wrap. This past weekend, both Penn lightweight and heavyweight rowing traveled to Sacramento, CA, where they finished their seasons at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta on Lake Natoma.
Four-star recruit headlines Penn men's basketball's class of 2023
The five recruits' early interest in Penn's program shows commitment to the team By Bianca Serbin 16 hours ago Head coach Steve Donahue announced that Jonah Charles, Jordan Dingle, Max Lorca-Lloyd, Max Martz, and Lucas Monroe are Penn men's basketball's newest members. Credit: Chase Sutton Five new recruits from the class of 2023 are joining Penn men’s basketball for the upcoming 2019-20 season.
Penn track and field sends record-breaking ten Quakers to NCAA Championship
This is the highest number of qualifiers in program history By Bianca Serbin 05/28/19 10:50am The women's team 4x400 relay is the first in Penn's history to qualify for the NCAA Championship. Credit: Joy Lee Ten athletes from Penn track and field — a program record — have advanced from the NCAA Preliminaries to the Championships, which will take place in Austin, Texas from June 5 to 8. The Quakers travelled to Jacksonville, Fla. to compete in the prelims from Thursday, May 23 to Saturday, May 25.
Penn lightweight Varsity Eight tops Ivy League, and Farrell named Best Coach
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. A first place finish at the EARC Sprints guaranteed this honor for the lightweights By Bianca Serbin 9 hours ago At the EARC Sprints, the Penn Varsity Eight placed first. Credit: Chase Sutton Coming off a first place finish at EARC Sprints last Sunday, Penn lightweight rowing has been honored in the Ivy League. The Varsity Eight was named to the first team All-Ivy.
Led by Hood and Scafidi, Penn baseball receives eight All-Ivy selections
Freshman Josh Hood is the third Penn Rookie of the Year in four years By Bianca Serbin 11 hours ago Junior pitcher Christian Scafidi ended the season with an ERA of 2.62 overall. Credit: Lily Haber Eight members of Penn baseball have been honored with selections to All-Ivy teams. Leading the Quakers are freshman Josh Hood, who was unanimously voted Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and junior Christian Scafidi, who was unanimously selected as Ivy League Pitcher of the Year.
Seven members of Penn men's lacrosse honored as USILA All-Americans
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. This is a program record for the Quakers By Bianca Serbin 7 hours ago Freshman Sam Handley was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Credit: Son Nguyen This year, seven members of Penn men’s lacrosse have been recognized as United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-Americans, a program record.
Former Penn women's basketball assistant coach Bernadette Laukaitis moves to Holy Family
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Laukaitis has coached alongside head coach Mike McLaughlin for 10 years By Bianca Serbin 8 hours ago Alongside head coach Mike McLaughlin, Laukaitis has helped Penn to a record of six consecutive seasons with over 20 wins.
Penn women's lacrosse takes on Georgetown in NCAA Tournament first round
The No. 14 Quakers will play host Syracuse in second round with a win By Bianca Serbin 14 hours ago Sophomore forward Zoe Belodeau has scored 39 goals for the Quakers this season. Credit: Son Nguyen Go ahead and make it 13. Thirteen consecutive bids to the NCAA Tournament for Penn women’s lacrosse, that is. With the fifth longest active streak of NCAA bids nationwide, Penn (12-5, 5-2 Ivy) will hope to show just how good they really are in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
As the draft nears, offensive lineman Tommy Dennis discusses his NFL hopes
Dennis was named second team All-Ivy for two consecutive years By Bianca Serbin 11 hours ago Credit: Alec Druggan As his Penn career comes to an end, senior offensive lineman Tommy Dennis has hopes of being drafted to the NFL. During his time at Penn, Dennis started in every game from his sophomore to senior year. He was named second team All-Ivy in his junior and senior seasons. Dennis attributes some of the recognition he got while at Penn to the fact that he started for three years.
Michaela McMahon has continued a family dynasty in college lacrosse
All five McMahon sisters have or will play lacrosse on the collegiate level By Bianca Serbin 04/24/19 7:57pm Freshman midfielder Michaela McMahon comes from a lacrosse family, with her three older sisters also having playing experience at the college level. Credit: Son Nguyen For Michaela McMahon, playing college lacrosse might have seemed like fate. After all, almost every member of her family has played lacrosse at the college level. Michaela is continuing a legacy.
Penn men's lacrosse clinches share of Ivy title for first time in 31 years
No. 6 Quakers scored season-high 26 goals in 13-point win over Harvard By Bianca Serbin < 1 minute ago A total of 26 goals, a seven-game winning streak, and the title of Ivy League Champions. Saturday’s game was momentous for No. 6 Penn men’s lacrosse, as they defeated Harvard by a score of 26-13. The Quakers (7-3, 5-0 Ivy) are now guaranteed to, at the very worst, tie for first place in the Ivy League following their victory. They have also clinched the No. 1 seed in the Ivy Tournament.
Wharton alum Taylor Jenkins named Memphis Grizzlies head coach
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Jenkins leaves the Milwaukee Bucks to join the Grizzlies By Bianca Serbin 11 hours ago (Lindsey Turner// CC BY 2.0) Jenkins leaves his post as assistant coach under Mike Budenholzer with the Milwaukee Bucks to join the Grizzlies. Credit: unknown Wharton graduate Taylor Jenkins is joining the Memphis Grizzlies as head coach, the team announced in a press release on Tuesday.
Three keys to Penn women's lacrosse's bounce-back game against Brown
Quakers will look to get back in the win column after last weekend's loss at Northwestern By Bianca Serbin 12 hours ago Senior defender Katy Junior has been a leader in the backfield for Penn women's lacrosse this season.
Freshman Sam Handley is already playing like a veteran for Penn men's lacrosse
Handley has 13 goals and 14 assists this season By Bianca Serbin 13 hours ago Freshman attackman Sam Handley has gotten off to a hot start in his first year playing for Penn men's lacrosse. Credit: Son Nguyen At 6-foot-5, Penn men’s lacrosse freshman Sam Handley towers over many of his teammates. But his height isn’t the only reason he stands out. As a freshman, Handley has played in all seven of the Quakers’ games so far this season and has scored in almost every one of them.
Ira Bowman, former assistant to Jerome Allen, implicated in Penn admissions fraud
By Sam Mitchell and Bianca Serbin 54 minutes ago Ira Bowman (right) was an assistant coach for Penn men's basketball from 2012 to 2018. Steve Donahue (left) has been the head coach since 2015. Credit: Chase Sutton Former Penn assistant basketball coach Ira Bowman knew about and was involved in the bribery scheme that helped secure admission of a current Wharton senior to Penn, according to the recent testimony of former coach Jerome Allen.
Penn football spreads football across the globe on spring break trip to China
The team won the Penn-China Global Ambassadors Bowl by an 85-0 score By Bianca Serbin 11 hours ago Penn football took part in a Penn Wharton China Center event during the team's spring break trip. (Photo From Amanda Mott) Over spring break, Penn football flew across the world to visit China. It was, in many ways, a once in a lifetime opportunity. The team arrived in Beijing on Sunday afternoon after departing from Philadelphia around noon on Saturday.
Former Penn coach Jerome Allen testified at Philip Esformes trial on Friday
Allen: “I accepted the money to help Morris Esformes get into [Penn].” By Bianca Serbin 10 hours ago File Photo Last Friday, former Penn men’s basketball star and coach Jerome Allen testified in Miami federal court that he received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from Philip Esformes, a Miami Beach executive and father of current Wharton senior Morris Esformes.
Erin Barry's golden goal pushes Penn women's lacrosse past Johns Hopkins in overtime
The Quakers had to come back from two goals down in the second half By Bianca Serbin 19 hours ago Junior midfielder Erin Barry's golden goal lifted Penn women's lacrosse to an overtime victory over Johns Hopkins on Saturday. Credit: Ananya Chandra To say Saturday's game was well-matched would be an understatement. Penn women's lacrosse and Johns Hopkins played 62 minutes of a tight contest, but the Quakers ultimately emerged victorious in an 11-10 overtime thriller.
Four-year starter Reed Junkin has grown into his role as a team leader
Men's lacrosse goalkeeper has started 42 games for the Quakers By Bianca Serbin 18 hours ago Senior Reed Junkin has started 42 of the 43 games he has played in, posting a 0.507 save percentage for his career. Credit: Chase Sutton In two words, focused and disciplined. That’s how Penn men’s lacrosse senior goalkeeper Reed Junkin would describe himself. “Focused in the sense [that] I’m focused on what I’m doing and [on] a goal that I’m trying to achieve,” Junkin said.
For Penn wrestling, building #TheMovement means an emphasis on recruiting
The 2019 recruiting class features three of the top 100 wrestlers nationwide By Bianca Serbin 18 hours ago Credit: Gillian Diebold In the fall of 2019, 11 new wrestlers will step foot on Penn’s campus, ready to become a part of #TheMovement. In recent years, Penn wrestling has attracted a number of top recruits from across the country. This is evident from the performances of this year’s freshman class.
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