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In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, Penn men's basketball knocks off another power conference opponent, squash continues its recent dominance, and Karekin Brooks hits a milestone mark.
As the leaves begin to fall off the trees, the fall sports begin to end. Here are major storylines to look out for as winter sports get ready to kick off.
Sedky’s four seasons as a Quaker were nothing short of remarkable, especially as she became Penn’s first women’s Individual National Champion since 1996 during her junior year.
After raising over $15 million to renovate the Ringe Squash Courts on Penn’s campus, Penn Athletics received significant pushback from alumni, faculty, and students as a result of their decision to charge country club-level fees to use the squash facility.
For the first time ever, Penn will start charging hourly fees to alumni, faculty, community members, and even students to use the courts on Penn’s campus.
At the 2019 Pan-Am Games in Lima, Peru, Douglas won the gold medal-clinching match to give the United States its first-ever men’s and women’s sweep of the golds.
For some international student-athletes, though, flights are too expensive and time-consuming to make this a reality. Fortunately for football offensive lineman Travis Wang, Penn Athletics is picking up his travel tab.
On Friday, Penn women’s squash bowed out in the first round in an 8-1 loss to Trinity. In the consolation bracket, the Red and Blue dropped both of their matches against Columbia and Drexel.
Coming off a 5-2 record in Ivy League play and placing second in the conference, Penn looked to clinch the title this weekend. The squad took home a third place finish for the best finish in Penn squash history.
As Penn athletics begins to wrap up the winter season, there are still questions that will be answered in upcoming season finales. Here are some things to consider before the rise of spring.