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Last night, Penn fans serenaded Ibrahim Jaaber on his 22nd birthday, and his teammates rewarded him with a win.

Tonight, freshman Tommy McMahon turns 19. And if recent history repeats itself, he should be celebrating with a win as well.

Current Penn players are 5-1 when celebrating a birthday. The only loss came two years ago to St. Joseph's on Dec. 6 -- Steve Danley's 20th birthday.

The wins:
Jaaber - Feb. 3 vs. Brown (yesterday)
Osmundson - Feb. 11 vs. Columbia (last season)
Zoller - March 5 vs. Harvard (last season) and at Dartmouth (2004)
Gill - Nov. 16 vs Quinnipiac (last season)

David Whitehurst, who turns 20 on Feb. 23, has not played on his birthday but probably will next season - it's a Friday.