Lacrosse
Five Quakers take gold at lacrosse Under-19 World Championship
The Federation of International Lacrosse Under-19 World Championship took place in Canada over the past two weeks, and tournament champions Team U.S.A. relied on a core composition of Quakers throughout the six games. Five individuals — four athletes and a coach — represented Penn in the Canadian province of British Columbia as the U.S. defended its title in the Under-19 World Championship.
Competing after finals gives new life to athletes
For most of Penn’s undergraduate population, the end of the final exam period signals the time for kicking back, relaxing and fondly looking back at the previous year. But for a very lucky, very small fraction of the student body, the onset of summer simply means business as usual. Playing on a varsity spring sport inherently carries the risk of playing past the school year’s conclusion, and 2016 was no exception.
Lacrosse teams host Urban Youth Lacrosse Jamboree
For the third year in a row, Penn played host to the Urban Youth Lacrosse Jamboree, an annual celebration of community partnerships through sports competition. Behind the event was the Young Quakers Community Athletics program, an after-school initiative spearheaded by the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships and Penn Athletics. Founded in early 2015 — but with roots going back to 2012 — the program has sought to pair up Penn athletes with West Philadelphia elementary and middle schools through mentoring and free access to Penn athletic resources.
Women's lacrosse's Corcoran, Junior reel in ILWomen.com yearly honors
Two of the Red and Blue's women’s lacrosse players were honored by Inside Lacrosse this week as part of its year-long awards recognition. Senior attack Nina Corcoran and freshman defender Katy Junior received awards after being named on the All-ILWomen team and the All-Rookie team, respectively.
Women's lacrosse exits NCAA tournament with a whimper despite roaring start
On Saturday, No.7 Penn women’s lacrosse ended one of its best seasons in program history with an 8-4 loss to unseeded Penn State.
Penn State eliminates No. 7 Penn women's lacrosse from NCAA Tournament
Traveling to take on Penn State, the seventh-ranked Quakers took a early lead before falling, 8-4, at the hands of the Nittany Lions in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
No. 7 Penn women's lacrosse rolls past Towson, into NCAA Quarterfinals
The journey continues for Penn women's lacrosse. Taking on Towson, the seventh-seeded Quakers won their second-round NCAA Tournament game, 12-4, on Sunday.
No. 7 Penn women's lacrosse defeats Wagner in NCAA Tournament opener, 17-7
TOWSON, Md. — It’s NCAA Tournament time and Nina Corcoran was ready for the show to start. In the tournament’s opening round, the senior attacker led the way as No. 7 Penn women’s lacrosse cruised past Wagner, 17-7.
Penn women's lacrosse falls to Cornell in Ivy title game as Corcoran sets conference assists record
They just ran out of time. After launching a furious second-half comeback, Penn women’s lacrosse fell just short of an Ivy League Tournament title on Sunday.
With OT win over Harvard, No. 10 Penn women's lacrosse advances to Ivy title game
There were lead changes, there were highlight reel goals, there were superb saves, there was everything to play for.
Yale defeats Penn men's lacrosse, knocks Quakers out of Ivy Tourney
Penn men’s lacrosse came in as the underdogs, and they almost pulled off the upset. Taking on second-seeded Yale as the No. 3 seed in the Ivy League Tournament, the Quakers fell in their first-round matchup with the Bulldogs, 7-6, on Friday.
Penn women's lacrosse beats Cornell, wins ninth Ivy title in 10 years
In 2016, the Quakers sealed their ninth Ancient Eight title in 10 years with a 10-6 victory over Cornell on Saturday.
Cornell, Penn women's lacrosse face off for regular-season Ivy title
For nine members of Penn women’s lacrosse, Saturday will be a day of lasts. The last time they head on an Academy bus for the six-hour trek up to Cornell.
Penn men's lacrosse falls to Saint Joe's in final regular season contest
Slip slip, slide away. After lightning delayed the start of Tuesday's game by almost an hour, Penn men's came back from a three-goal, fourth-quarter deficit to tie the score 8-8, before falling in overtime to Philly neighbor Saint Joseph's, 9-8, in the team's regular season finale. “I think our biggest issue on the day was facing off,” coach Mike Murphy said.
In final Ivy contest, Penn men's lacrosse downs Dartmouth, 11-4
Numbers carry a great deal of significance in the world of sports. 23, 99 and 42 may be a simple arrangement of digits to some.
Penn women's lacrosse edges Yale, 9-8
After being upset in their second Ivy League contest against Dartmouth, the Quakers have won their last four against Ancient Eight opponents, including a 9-8 victory Saturday over Yale.
Penn women's lacrosse in thick of Ivy title hunt after win over Princeton
If people were initially bearish on Penn women’s lacrosse’s potential to reclaim their Ivy League championship, they may need to start rethinking things.
Men's lacrosse poised to take on Dartmouth in final contest of conference play
After clinching a berth in the Ivy tournament, you might think that Penn's men’s lacrosse team has done its job.
Roundtable | Which Penn team is best positioned heading down the stretch?
As the spring season starts to wind down, there are a number of Penn teams in the hunt for an Ivy title and beyond.