04/27/09 5:00am
For three quarters, it seemed like the seniors on the men's lacrosse team forgot yesterday's matchup against Towson was their last home game.
But in the final 15 minutes, Penn's 10 seniors turned it on, leading the Quakers to a 5-0 fourth quarter and a 10-6 come-from-behind win over the Tigers.
04/16/09 5:00am
There's a familiar site at the top of the men's Ivy League lacrosse standings: Cornell and Princeton sit in a tie for first place, both undefeated and both nationally ranked in the top 10.
At least a share of the Ivy title has gone to the Tigers or the Big Red every year since 1995.
04/15/09 5:00am
The men's lacrosse team's most potent weapon for the past few weeks may have a cannon for a stick, but he's also got a bum knee.
Senior midfield Drew Collins has been on fire in the past month, netting 10 goals over the past five games. Even more impressive, he's doing it after playing in only one game last season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, and while playing all of this year with a partial tear in the same knee.
04/07/09 5:00am
The men's lacrosse team played what may have been its best lacrosse of the season, but came up just short of upsetting No. 2 Princeton, falling 10-9 in overtime.
Princeton senior attack Tommy Davis scored the game-winner - his fourth goal of the game - 1:30 into the extra period to give the Tigers the win.
04/03/09 5:00am
Today's men's lacrosse match may not determine the Ivy League champion, but at the moment it looms pretty large for the Quakers.
The team will attempt to halt its six-game losing streak against Dartmouth at 4 p.m. this afternoon at Franklin Field. Both teams have been disappointing thus far this season - the Red and Blue (1-6, 0-3 Ivy) and Big Green (2-6, 0-1) are the only two Ivy squads without a conference win.
03/30/09 5:00am
When a team is struggling, a matchup against the fourth-best team in the nation generally is not the cure.
The men's lacrosse team showed that Saturday, continuing its season-long defensive struggles in a 21-11 loss to No. 4 Cornell.
"Going against the [No.
03/20/09 5:00am
After a three-game skid, the men's lacrosse team is in need of serious redemption.
It gets the chance to turn its season around when it travels to New England, taking on Harvard tomorrow and Division I newcomer Bryant Sunday afternoon.
For now, the Quakers (1-3, 0-1 Ivy) are focusing on the No.
03/17/09 5:00am
For the men's lacrosse team, spring break started out bad and ended up worse.
After being pummelled by No. 18 Denver, 12-6, on March 6, the Quakers fell in their first Ivy contest Saturday, dropping an overtime game to Yale, 14-13.
The loss to the Bulldogs (3-2, 1-0 Ivy) is the more demoralizing, as they did not win a game in the Ivy League last year.
03/02/09 5:00am
Saturday's game against Villanova is one the men's lacrosse team would rather forget.
Penn left Villanova Stadium on the wrong end of a 14-7 thrashing at the hands of the Wildcats.
"I can't think of one thing we did well today," coach Brian Voelker said.
02/23/09 5:00am
Last year, after holding a three-goal lead late in the fourth quarter of its season opener against Drexel, the men's lacrosse team allowed the Dragons four unanswered goals in a fatal collapse.
On Saturday, the Quakers held another three-goal lead, 9-6 - but this time made sure to avoid any deja vu.
02/20/09 5:00am
Nothing jump-starts a season quite like a shot at revenge.
The men's lacrosse team gets the opportunity to open its season on a high note tomorrow against Drexel, where local pride, retribution for last year's loss and season-opening momentum are all on the line.
02/20/09 5:00am
If there was ever a time for the men's squash team to listen to coach Craig Thorpe-Clark, it would be now.
"It's not how you start, it's how you finish" is one of his mottoes, and one that the Quakers hope to rally around this weekend at the national team championships.
02/19/09 5:00am
All of a sudden, last year's weaknesses have become this year's strengths.
Last season the men's lacrosse team struggled to find senior leadership. But with a senior class of 10 -- -double the number from last year - this year's squad may finally have the appropriate mix of talent and experience to make a run at the Ivy League's elite.
02/16/09 5:00am
This was not how the men's squash team hoped to end the regular season.
Last week, the No. 7 Quakers had reason to celebrate after a narrow loss to No. 5 Harvard and a thrilling comeback victory over No. 8 Dartmouth. After a crushing 9-0 loss to No. 6 Rochester yesterday, though, that momentum is gone and Penn must regroup heading into the national team championships this weekend.
02/11/09 5:00am
This time last year, Sarah Waxman was prepping for her senior season as goalie for the Penn women's lacrosse team - one that would culminate with a trip to the national championship game.
Now, she finds herself 2,000 miles from Franklin Field, in Oaxaca, Mexico, teaching English and history to Mexican high-schoolers.
02/09/09 5:00am
The outlook was bleak for the men's squash team.
After coming up short against Harvard Saturday, it faced a 4-3 deficit yesterday against Dartmouth. And Penn's Porter Drake and Mark Froot were each down, 2-0, in their respective matches.
But the Quakers fought through, and at the end of the match it was Drake screaming triumphantly and Dartmouth's Tyler Young throwing his racket against the glass after a frustrating defeat.
01/28/09 5:00am
Life's not getting a whole lot easier for the men's squash team.
Just four days after falling to the dynastic No. 1 Trinity squad, 9-0, the seventh-ranked Quakers travel to Princeton, N.J., tonight to face the Tigers.
And though Penn (6-3, 1-2 Ivy) may not stand much of a chance of upsetting No.
01/27/09 5:00am
Any team looking to get an Ivy League Championship this year has to go through one major obstacle to get there - a Big Red obstacle.
After running the table in the Ivies last year, Cornell returns to defend its title with four starters and seven of its top eight scorers back.
01/23/09 5:00am
Calling the Trinity men's squash program "great" does not do it justice. It is arguably the best in collegiate sports history.
The Bantams' 189-match win streak is the longest for any college team ever, and they consistently bring in the best recruits from all over the world.
01/21/09 5:00am
The men's squash team better enjoy it while it lasts.
Coming off of break, Penn's schedule featured matches against a number of weaker opponents. And after taking care of Amherst and Williams on Saturday, the No. 7 Quakers head to Franklin & Marshall tonight for their final match of the season against another team ranked outside of the top eight.
