Alyssa Kress
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Penn women's lax falls to Loyola, 10-9, in overtime of first-round NCAA game
Sixty minutes wasn’t enough to decide who should move on in the NCAA tournament. In the Penn women’s lacrosse team’s first round game at No.
Penn women's lax falls to Dartmouth, 6-4, in championship game
Despite a loss to Dartmouth, the Quakers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and will take on No. 6 Loyola.
Penn women's lax beats Harvard, will play in Ivy tourney final
Behind hat tricks from Meredith Cain and Courtney Tomchik, the Quakers beat Harvard, 9-5, in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament. They will play Dartmouth Sunday for the championship and NCAA tournament berth.
Penn men's lacrosse team's tourney hopes end after loss
Penn trailed, 5-1, late in the third quarter and was down, 7-4, with four minutes left in the game. Although they cut the deficit to one, they couldn’t complete the comeback.
A great night for college baseball
On a perfect spring evening, a strong group of students, friends and family came out to support the Quakers in the Liberty Bell Classic final at Citizens Bank Park.
Penn Men's Lacrosse still searches for Ivy win
Not only does Penn (1-8, 0-4 Ivy) need help in the Ivy playoff race, but the Red and Blue will need to play near-perfectly Saturday against Harvard (6-5, 2-1) in the seniors’ final game at home.
Penn baseball splits doubleheader
After being blown out, 12-2, in the first game of a doubleheader against Brown on Monday afternoon, the Quakers rebounded with a 7-5 comeback win.
Basketball team to play Quinnipiac tomorrow for College Basketball Invitational
It may not be the NCAA Tournament, and it may not be the NIT, but the Quakers begin their postseason Wednesday in the College Basketball Invitational against Quinnipiac at the Palestra.
Alyssa Kress | Penn basketball comes full circle
It hasn’t always been pretty and it certainly hasn’t been easy, but the Quakers have found ways to win close games this year — games they haven’t won in the past two seasons.
Quakers defeat Columbia in overtime, 61-59
Miles Cartwright lofted a perfect inbounds pass with 1.5 seconds on the clock in overtime to Fran Dougherty under the basket, who got the alley-oop layup to give the Quakers a 61-59 victory over Columbia.
Alyssa Kress | Will Quakers' second life matter?
Princeton handed Harvard its 23rd consecutive loss at Jadwin Gym to destroy the Crimson’s hopes of a perfect Ivy season. And suddenly, the Ivy League race became interesting again.
Alyssa Kress | Finally, a complete team effort
Followers of the Penn basketball team have emphasized the need for other players to step up and have big games, and thus far, those performances have been few and far between.
The Daily Pennsylvanian | Sorry we’re not sorry
It means, rather, that this year, the Tigers are going down. Penn is poised to widen the 122-102 all-time lead, and it starts tonight at the Palestra.
Alyssa Kress | It was my fault, Quakers fans
If my team loses more than they win in my presence, I convince myself that I must be cursed. So after witnessing Penn men’s basketball’s two most lopsided losses of the season, I began to worry that I might be bad luck.
Henry Brooks overcomes Katrina, knee injury
College freshman and New Orleans native Henry Brooks lost everything to Hurricane Katrina. His life, education and ability to play the game he loves are blessings that he does not take for granted.
Penn basketball falls to Duke to begin New Year
Penn lost to No. 7 Duke, 85-55, on New Year’s Day in a game that they were never really in.
Penn basketball bounces back in tight win over Manhattan
Penn men’s basketball ended its three-game slide with a late comeback, beating Manhattan 75-72 at the Palestra Tuesday.
James Madison defeats Penn on blocked shot at buzzer
One day after a 20-point loss to Pitt, Penn’s comeback effort came up short in the final minutes against James Madison, as the Quakers fell, 60-58.
Last chance for Penn football's seniors to add to their legacy
Four years. Four losses. The 19 outgoing seniors on the Penn football team have won 23 Ivy League games and lost just four in their time wearing the Red and Blue. They will strive to win one more game in a Penn uniform when they take on Cornell this Saturday at Franklin Field.
Brian Seltzer and Vince Curran make perfect pair
Though they try to present an honest and fair representation of the action on the court, it can sometimes be hard to repress their undying school spirit.
