Basketball
More than a game
Family. One word describes Penn women’s basketball coach Mike McLaughlin’s program.
Huskies await as Penn women's basketball readies for NCAA Tournament
The Quakers fought tooth and nail to emerge victorious from a historically competitive Ivy League.
10-seeded Penn women's basketball gets ready to dance
Penn is having deja vu all over again. Two years ago, the Quakers beat Princeton on the road to clinch the Ivy League title and then traveled to College Park, Md., to face Texas.
Penn women's basketball cleans up Ivy League postseason awards
When Penn women’s basketball last won the Ivy League title in 2014, they swept the conference’s postseason awards. This time around, they almost did it again.
Ivy League announces postseason basketball tournament
The Ivy League Council of Presidents voted to approve a four-team post-season tournament for men’s and women’s basketball.
Buchta | Penn women's basketball is poised for a tournament run
Penn women’s basketball clinched its second Ivy title in three years with its win over Princeton Tuesday night. And the ride isn’t over yet.
Despite late rally, Penn basketball falls to Princeton in season finale, 72-71
Although the Red and Blue roared back from a 17-point second-half deficit, a pair of last-minute, game-winning opportunities fell short, and Princeton escaped with a 72-71 victory
Steele | No end in sight for Penn women's basketball's dominant run
Not long ago, none of this would have seemed possible
Clutch shooting proves Chambers was worth Penn women's basketball's wait
It's hard to imagine Kasey Chambers scripting it any better.
Penn women's basketball wins Ivy League title
Thanks to some clutch play late from its starting guards, Penn women's basketball went into to Princeton's Jadwin Gym and knocked off the Tigers in a winner-take-all matchup for the second time in three seasons.
Cold shooting night dooms Penn men's basketball in 74-56 loss to Harvard
BOSTON – It’s pretty hard to win a game of basketball if the ball never goes through the hoop.
Dartmouth no match for Penn women's basketball in 65-50 decision
It was uneventful, but it was a win. Friday night at the Palestra, Penn women’s basketball moved one game closer to a potential Ivy League championship with a 65-50 win over Dartmouth. Although the Big Green (12-17, 7-6 Ivy) began scoring after winning the opening tip, a quick trey from sophomore Lauren Whitlatch gave the Quakers (22-4, 11-1) the lead and set the tone for the rest of the evening. It was the three that carried the Red and Blue on the night — they went 8-for-16 from beyond the arc as Whitlatch sank four of six and guards Anna Ross and Kasey Chambers each added a pair. “I thought Kasey’s three up top was big,” Penn coach Mike McLaughlin said.
Heelys back in style for Penn women's basketball
The popular wheel-heeled sneakers of elementary school days are making a comeback among team members.
Ivy title on the line as Penn women's basketball enters final stretch
It’s the last week of the season, and there’s currently a tie for first place. Get your popcorn.
Final stretch of Ivy season awaits Penn men's basketball
Over spring break Penn men’s basketball will be seeing many ends.
Matt Howard flourishes under Penn basketball coach Steve Donahue's new system
Setting career-bests in nearly every statistical category imaginable, the 6-foot-4 junior has seized a central role for Penn, leading a team already surpassed last season’s win total in both conference play and the regular season as a whole.
Lauren Whitlatch makes waves as she sinks buckets for Quakers
After attempting just six three-pointers her entire freshman year, Lauren Whitlatch emerged as the Quakers’ new sharpshooter heading into her sophomore season.
Steele | Despite loss, nothing changes for Penn women's basketball
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This was supposed to be the year in which Penn women’s basketball broke what has become the standard in the Ivy League.
In weekend split with Cornell and Columbia, Penn basketball learns a lot about itself
Penn basketball learned who they are last weekend at the Palestra. More importantly, they learned what they must do to get to where they want to be.