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For University City mogul: When a school fails, (re)build a new one Michael Karp, a College grad, dedicates his time and fortune to help Philadelphia schools ALEXANDRA STERNLICHT 34th Street Magazine Editor-in-Chief-Elect

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Michael Karp is sitting in the faculty office at Belmont Charter School, the elementary school he founded in 1997. “I think we need more teacher assistance,” he tells 2008 Graduate School of Education alumna Claire Cohen, the school’s director. Before she can respond with her usual curt: “Michael!” Karp adds, “I’m willing to pay for it.” Karp, a 1964 College graduate, will use every outlet within the system to end poverty in West Philadelphia. And if that isn’t enough, he’ll buy a new outlet. Tap-

ping the ball of his hand on the table, he explains, “With my economic circumstances, if I don’t have the confidence and the willingness to say what I think, then

who does?” Although Karp labels himself as an “advocate for change,” then-Mayor John Street labeled Karp as a “disruptive force” — firing him from the Philadelphia Board of Education in 1999. But Karp wouldn’t have it any other way.

“It’s important that people don’t say that an appointment to a board ... is an honor where you only say the politically correct thing — where you go along all the time because you enjoy your position on that board,” Karp said, reflecting on his “controversial” rejection of Coca-Cola’s partnership with the schools. “You should really stand for something.” So call him what you like, but the results of his commitment to literacy can only be called significant. Since Karp purchased Belmont and converted it to a charter school, it has had a 35.8 percent increase in proficient/ SEE MICHAEL KARP PAGE 8

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Thoughts on Philadelphia’s future RUIHONG LIU Contributing Writer

On Nov.14, Philadelphia Magazine held its annual ThinkFest which invited many of Philadelphia’s brightest minds to discuss ideas and innovations that can potentially change the future of the city. Penn President Amy Gutmann was among the speakers, along with “The Sixth Sense” writer M. Night Shyamalan, Drexel President John Fry, Philadelphia Schools Superintendent William Hite and Saxbys Coffee CEO Nick Bayer. Hosted at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, ThinkFast attracted around 400 guests from a diverse background, as well as University City students. Speakers shared their ideas on how to make Philadelphia SEE THINKFEST PAGE 7

Under new SP2 dean, a focus on LGBTQ issues Among changes, SP2 is now offering a course about LGBTQ movements HANNAH NOYES Staff Writer

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State Senator Daylin Leach (left) and Daniel Denvir, senior staff writer at Philadelphia City Paper speak at Thinkfest 2014, a one-day event focusing on the future of Philadelphia.

When new School of Social Policy & Practice Dean John Jackson started leading SP2 this semester, he wanted to make big changes. Increase interactions with the community. Reimagine the school’s curriculum. Develop SP2 into a leader on campus for LGBTQ issues. Now, a month after a summit on the state of LGBTQ issues at SP2, the school is on track to become a safer home for LGBTQ students and students interested in LGBTQ issues. “We are trying to be a leader on campus,” Jackson said.

To build its LGBTQ presence on campus and in Philadelphia, the school established a task force to examine how to address issues facing LGBTQ students. SP2 also created a first-of-its-kind course about LGBTQ issues, established a research fund for junior faculty to study LGBTQ issues and has actively been educating professors about how to address LGBTQ student issues in appropriate ways, such as explaining the importance of using correct gender pronouns. In guest lecturer Allan Irving’s new course — “LGBTQ Communities and Social Policy” — students will study the development of social policy in the context of LGBTQ social movements, examining topics such as HIV/AIDS, the Defense of Marriage Act and same-sex marriage. SEE SP2 PAGE 3

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MERT prepares response to mass casualty incident The Sunday exercise helps the team better handle events like Fling JILL MOELY Contributing Writer

On Sunday, 65 students lay wounded on Grays Ferry Avenue. The Medical Emergency Response Team enlisted this group of volunteers for its annual Mass Casualty Incident simulation. Individuals from MERT, University of Pennsylvania Police Department, the Division of Public Safety, the Philadelphia Fire Department and AlliedBarton sharpened their crisis response skills by tending to

the “injured” group of students. This year’s simulation modeled a bombing and a secondary active shooter emergency. MCI topics are chosen by MERT on a year by year basis and generally align with current events. “I was looking in the news for things that I had seen recently,” MCI simulation coordinator and College junior Victoria Pereira said. This year’s event was inspired by the Boston Marathon bombing and a recent school shooting in Marysville, Washington. Although Penn has never experienced such an extreme state of emergency, MCI-specific response can be applied to more commonplace events. MERT approaches Spring Fling, for in-

stance, in much of the same way it might approach an MCI. “During Spring Fling, we kind of operate under a mass casualty system. At the concert, for instance, we have a treatment area where we bring a lot of patients so we don’t have to send them to the hospital,” Pereira said. “So we do use these skills for Spring Fling because we have a high call volume.” The MCI simulation is essentially about preparedness. “You never know what can happen,” Pereria added. “Because we are emergency professionals, we want to be prepared for everything. If anything would happen like this, we are here and ready to respond.”

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Studying LGBTQ issues is extremely important, Irving said, and in his former spring course he would always teach about LGBTQ issues for three to four weeks. “Now, this is going to be a full course dedicated to the issues,” Irving said. Questions of social justice will be threaded throughout the course, as will social work advocacy and coalition building. But the syllabus will only be a launching point — the direction of this class is really going to matter on the students who take it. While Irving has been incorporating content like this into

his teaching for years, it was under Jackson’s deanship that he was finally able to find a place to fit this class in. The push for an increased focus on LGBTQ issues, Jackson said, has been part of his strategy to encourage faculty and students to think critically about how to re-imagine issues to change them for the better. Queer SP2, a graduate student group, has been one of the largest groups to grow Jackson’s vision. Before Queer SP2 co-presidents Savannah Knell and Kris Smith started their studies at SP2, the club used to be disorganized. But now, QSP2 — an organization less than 10 years old — has made it their goal to

raise awareness of their group and represent the LGBTQ Community in SP2. “We’ve been pushing for a change in QSP2,” Smith said. Before this year, QSP2 wasn’t seen as extremely successful or popular, Knell said. Most of SP2’s students are only with the school for one or two years, and during that time they are expected to spend a lot of their time outside the school, doing work in the field. Now, QSP2 members are looking to come together in a place that is theirs to talk about the things they have in common, and are looking to build on the work of the task force on LGBTQ issues to increase students’ knowledge about these issues.

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DPS honors officers at commendation ceremony

Officers who responded to the shooting outside of Copabanana in April were recognized for their work JOE LI Staff Writer

From the shooting outside of Copabanana in April to everyday thefts and burglaries on campus, Penn Police officers have solved numerous cases since last semester. On Thursday night, some officers took a break for an hour to celebrate some of their accomplishments since April. At its fall Commendation Ceremony, the Division of Public Safety honored the officers who apprehended Corey Gaynor, the man who allegedly shot another man outside of the Copabanana on April 15, by quickly responding to the shooting. AlliedBarton guards who kept the scene by Copabanana calm after the shooting were also praised for their work. An officer from DPS’ Special Services Division and several officers from the Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit were honored for their work on a sexual assault reported on June 21, 2014 by a member of the Penn community. As a result of SVU’s work with DPS, it took police only three days to catch the suspect. Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli praised the work that DPS does every day, noting specifically that he is proud of two recent accomplishments by DPS: that Penn was ranked number one in university safety by Security 500 magazine for the eighth year in a row and that crime against people is down 23 percent from last year. “We’re happy to say the biggest problem right now is bike theft,” Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said. Several detectives, including officers Charles Ritterson and Steve Thammavong, also received commendations for catching the suspects of a number of thefts. IT Project Manager from PennComm Robert Curry was commended for

saving DPS $337,000 by improving the radio communication with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. DPS’s newest officers were also sworn in at Thursday’s ceremony. Among the new officers was a second K9 bomb-sniffer, Officer Zzisa. Zzisa and her handler, Officer Sean Mackey, trained with SEPTA police for about 16 weeks before going on duty. After Zzisa was sworn in as DPS’s newest pup, Mackey let her off her leash and she and Officer Socks — DPS’s first bomb-sniffing dog — walked in circles sniffing each other’s butts and causing the audience to burst out in laughter. “It’s hard to be around cute dogs and get any attention,” Rush joked. About 60 people — and one dog — were honored in total at the ceremony.

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Rez program expands to replace Freshman Experience Integrated Living Program will expand to anchor college house JESSICA WASHINGTON Staff Writer

Harrison College House will expand its Integrated Living Program to serve as an anchor for the house as the Freshman Experience program will be discontinued. In 2017, all three high rises will become upperclassmen-only dorms. For Harrison, this change means the loss of the Freshman Experience residential program, in which freshman are integrated into Penn through a combination of mentorship and communitybuilding events. Harrison Dean Frank Pellicone views this program as extremely important to the sense of community in Harrison, and believes that losing the program will be detri-

mental to the house. “The freshmen are in many ways a backbone of our house,” Pellicone said. “I remain hopeful that between now and then the decision may be reversed and we will continue to see the vibrant, four-year community in Harrison that we have enjoyed through the Freshman Experience program.” To compensate for the loss, Pellicone has decided to increase the size of the house’s Integrated Living Program — a livinglearning program with students from all schools. The group hosts several events throughout the year, ranging from speaker events to book groups to movie nights. Currently, there are two Integrated Living floors, but next year there will be three. “When it was clear we were losing our freshmen, we thought this would be a nice way to keep up community and academic com-

munity-building,” Pellicone said. Igor Bazay, a College and Wharton senior who now serves as program coordinator, spearheaded the program in 2011 when he was a part of Riepe College House’s Integrated Studies Program. “My freshman year in the fall I saw how everyone loved living together and how so many of our friends wanted to share in our community,” Bazay said. “It was a really great experience and we wanted to see that continued.” The main purpose of the program is to “create a really open and welcome intellectual community,” Bazay added. “We intend to build a community of thought,” Bazay said. Students in the Integrated Living Program are also pushing to make connections with freshmen in Riepe’s Integrated Studies Program — despite the coming absence of freshmen in Harrison.

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The two-day event includes business panels, keynote addresses and general discussion. Keynote speakers include prominent business leaders such BY RUIHONG LIU as Vice Chairman of Global Contributing Writer Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley Carla Harris, who was Next month, minority Penn appointed by President Barack students are invited to compete, Obama as Chair of the National listen and get inspired. Women’s Business Council. From Dec. 5 through 6, the Approximately 500 people Wharton African American participated in last year’s conMBA Association will host the ference, and the organizers are 41st annual Whitney M. Young, expecting an even more sizable Jr. Conference. The annual event group for this year’s event. brings together students from “We’d like to invite all people Penn’s campus and the Philadel- interested in the related fields to phia area to empower underrep- participate in this year’s WMY resented individuals who hope to conference,” Cater said. develop their skills in the corporate world. The conference honors civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr. and aims to bring light to important social, political and economic issues. The theme of the 2014 event is “The Handoff: Running with the Torch of Leadership.” This year’s panel also features the New Venture Competition for aspiring entrepreneurs who have conceptualized or are actively working on a business for less than two years. The finalists of the competition will give a presentation during the conference and will enter the national competition hosted by Black Enterprise, a premier business news magazine for African Americans. The submission deadline for the competition ended Nov. 14, and the organizing committee is now focused on selecting the finalists. New Venture Competition planner and Wharton MBA student Alex Cater said that he hopes the conference, which is notable for its social missions, will bring together people from diverse backgrounds and geographical areas. “The competition is not only geared towards the business fields but will also bring together different social perspectives among the participants,” he said.

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a “world-class city,” which ranged from improving healthcare to educational reform. Brand Manager of Replica Creative, a design and print marketing firm, Keith Leaphart listed “performing arts, culinary arts, architectural arts” as creative segments of the city and suggested that “creativity is the biggest asset” for Philadelphia. Gutmann pointed to innovation as a valuable asset for the city. “Historically, it’s a fundamental truth that the greatest innovations come from collaboration,” she said. She proudly discussed Penn’s newly launched Pennovation Cen-

ter and expressed her belief in the nonprofit research engine’s impact on the city of Philadelphia as a whole. When asked about underrepresented minority groups and gender bias in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Gutmann said that Penn’s two consecutive MacArthur Genius Award winners are both women, and Penn’s women faculty increased from 16 to 35 percent since she became Penn’s president. In addition to sharing Penn’s vision on innovation and research in STEM, Gutmann also made insightful comments on the current state of humanities fields. When asked by the interviewer about her comment on a Harvard Crimson article that

criticized elite schools for treating students as “human capital,” Gutmann shared her personal experience as a social studies major. “If you can’t communicate well, there is no profession in which you can excel. And it is so important for the country to support the humanities,” Gutmann said. In the afternoon, other ThinkFest speakers also shared their mutual love for Philadelphia and visions on the city’s future development. Fry envisioned the future of the University District as an innovation neighborhood, and he emphasized Drexel’s mission in shaping the surrounding area to be more lively. Hite discussed the challenges faced

by the school district and outlined his agenda for tackling them. Karen Buchholz, the senior vice president of Comcast, presented the company’s plans for the new innovation and technology center, which she said will have staggering economic impact on Philadelphia and be the highest building in the city after its completion in 2017. Emma Fried-Cassorla, founder of “Philly Love Notes,” shared her story behind the popular blog and showed the audience many inspiring love notes for Philadelphia. She hopes to gather people together to talk about their love for the city and to “connect people to something larger.”

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force that says, ‘Let’s change the system,’” Karp smiles. He bangs his fist on the table, “It’s not about the money.” That’s why Karp transferred out of Wharton and into the College years ago. “I knew I didn’t need my college degree to make money.” He notes that some of his biggest disagreements with city politicians were over money. “You have to have the kids feel [the teachers’] love. If

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Reclaiming Zionism MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 VOL. CXXX, NO. 113 130th Year of Publication

TAYLOR CULLIVER, Executive Editor AMANDA SUAREZ, Managing Editor JENNIFER YU, Opinion Editor LOIS LEE, Director of Online Projects HARRY COOPERMAN, City News Editor JODY FREINKEL, Campus News Editor WILLIAM MARBLE, Enterprise Editor GENESIS NUNEZ, Copy Editor MATT MANTICA, Copy Editor YOLANDA CHEN, News Photo Editor

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THE FAITHLESS QUAKER | We shouldn’t apologize for Zionism; what we should do is reclaim the word

t was due to a strange series of events that I found myself, about two years ago, dressed up at an American Israel Political Action Committee policy conference. There, conservative pundit Frank Luntz suggested that advocates of Israel cease to defend “Zionism” in political arguments. He claimed that it is too late for us to defend the word; rather than trying to bring it back, we should just give it up. While Luntz is right about the word’s urgent condition, I disagree that we should surrender. It’s not our fault that such a rich and important concept has been misappropriated. If anything, I think it’s our responsibility to take it back. You see, “Zionism” has suffered an unfortunate makeover over the last couple of decades. Where it was once a proud expression of a comprehensive ideology, it has now been cheapened to a simple platitude. “Activists” use it interchangeably

with “racism,” “colonialism,” “fascism” and so on. It even enjoys regular comparison with Nazism. I doubt whether its appropriators really understand what it means.

Is it really such a radical idea t hat a g ro u p of people oppressed throughout history might finally deserve a chance at selfdetermination?” Zionism is not racism. It is a collection of beliefs sharing the largely uncontroversial idea that the Jewish people are entitled to self-determination. While its founder, Theodor Herzl, conceived of a Jewish homeland amid Germany’s romanticization of national identity, Zionism

is largely considered a “soft” form of nationalism — one that is less concerned with the strict notion of a fatherland than with the general preservation of Jewish identity in its many forms. Not all Zionists are necessarily enthusiastic about an independent Jewish state. One of the most famous Zionist figures, Ahad Ha-am, wrote that the creation of a Jewish state in the Middle East would be impractical and only put the Jews at further risk. He envisioned a home not of land, but of ideas — a distinct, self-sufficient community rooted in Jewish thought and expression. Another prominent “cultural Zionist” was Eliezer BenYehuda, the linguist responsible for reviving Hebrew as a spoken language. Though it has become something of a stereotype for social justice institutions to protest Israel, those with any interest in the diversity of religious and ethnic culture actually have Zionism to thank.

There’s nothing intrinsically reprehensible about the idea that the Jews deserve some type of sovereignty. Is it really such a radical idea that a group of people oppressed throughout history might finally deserve a chance at self-determination? Some of us might take issue with the overrepresentation of religious orthodoxy in Israel’s parliament or with the expansion of settlements in Palestinian territory, but that still shouldn’t invalidate the general tenets of zionism. Perhaps the strongest counter is that any particular treatment of the Jews amounts to favoritism and that a liberal democratic state should be enough to guarantee the political protection of all people, regardless of identity. I’m partial to that ideal, but it’s just not realistic. Every attempt at including Jews into the modern state and protecting them has failed and, less than a century ago, that failure culminated in the atrocities of the Holocaust

— an event that is mocked and invoked regularly by the same mobs that condemn all Zionists compulsively. This kind of fervent reductionism tends to reflect an unwillingness to recognize the other side — a closed-mindedness that goes hand in hand with radicalism and violence. Not all anti-Zionists are anti-Semites, but at a time in which anti-Israel protests often erupt into chants to “gas the Jews,” it’s hard to believe that those who are most viciously outspoken against Israel are guided by reason. I should be able to identify as a Zionist without being called a fascist. I should also be able to criticize particular policies by the Israeli government without being anti-Zionism. As the debate stands, it’s all or nothing. It’s inaccurate and unfair to those of us who are looking for a middle ground. To put it simply, it’s unreasonable. I urge my peers not to deal in absolutes. We can and should

JONATHAN IWRY keep a critical eye to Israel’s government — as to all governments — but let’s ensure that our thinking is equally critical. The concept of Zionism is too broad to be used as a catchall for crude attempts at political protest — I don’t want to surrender its name to fanaticism. I am a secular, liberal Zionist. I have no reason to be ashamed.

JONATHAN IWRY is a 2014 College graduate from Potomac, Md. His email address is jon.iwry@gmail.com. “The Faithless Quaker” appears every Monday.

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erkeley, 1969. Student protesters and police clash in a confrontation that escalates to a point that the National Guard is called in. The source of the protest: the formation of a park. The following year in Kent, Ohio, a student protest of the Cambodian Campaign and the war in Vietnam results in National Guard involvement again, this time leaving four students dead. Fast forward to 2014. Silence. Perhaps it’s not fair to say silence, but compared to student activist groups of the ’30s to ’70s, today’s protests are nearly nonexistent. There have been small demonstrations dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well the riots in Ferguson, Mo. What has caused this change in student involvement? A feeling of too many problems to be able to affect change has begun to permeate the activism community. Too many problems and too little time.

A VET-TED MIND | Student activism must show solidarity in order to affect change How is a student supposed to spend time contending for a cause, while also keeping up with school work? Four years ago, Alan Haber, a student activist at the University of Michigan in the mid’50s to early ’60s and the first president of the Students for a Democratic Society, spoke at a conference for the 50th anniversary of the formation of

you miss a week, you can’t do it,” Haber said. “You’re wasted around this noose of student debt or parental financial engagement or expectation, and you can’t just be an activist. I used to say activism is a fiveyear undergraduate degree, whatever your second major might be. You drop out, you take more time — but you can’t do that now.”

How is a student supposed to spend time contending for a cause, while also keeping up with schoolwork?” the group. According to Haber, this was a strategy initiated by the university system. “They had some system planners [that thought], ‘How do we close down activism here at this institution?’” Haber said. “Well, you speed up the worker and … you run it like a factory. … now, you miss a day,

This line of thought is supported by a New York Times article from 2012, which states that, “Many of today’s new graduates find themselves heavily indebted, and to the same institutions that received multibillion-dollar bailouts in the financial crash. Median income is stagnant. Their public

universities are underfinanced, and class sizes growing.” The education system is one of the most important organizations in the world. Students do not attend just to get a piece of paper with some fancy writing. The act of learning is more than what goes on in a classroom. This is why being able to pursue activities is just as important as being able to study in whatever field one chooses. Where there were singular issues facing students of the ’50s and ’60s — in particular the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War — it is now much harder to find one cause for a majority of students to rally behind. The passions of students today are split between interests such as LGBT rights, police brutality, reproductive rights, environmentalism, foreign troop deployments, feminism — the list is nearly endless. However, we’re prevented from uniting behind a singular cause due to the current fragmenta-

tion of ideals. We have been rendered ineffectual through stratagems of divide and conquer and cutting of supply lines. This is why we need to stand together and challenge the system. On April 14, 2012, over 500 students protested the government loan system for university students in Kuala Lumpur. They fought for a free education system that wouldn’t financially cripple their families, just for pursuing higher education. A free post-secondary education system isn’t unheard of. Germany, Norway, Argentina and many others all have government-funded systems in place. China is working on turning to a free education system. America cannot continue to lag behind global education trends if it wishes to stay competitive. By turning to a tuitionfree post-secondary system, student debt would be eliminated. With the $1 trillion stu-

SHAWN KELLEY dent loan debt erased, students would be able to better concentrate without the shadow of debt burdening them. It would also allow students the time to be more engaged in activities outside the classroom. It is time to take a stand once more, to join in a singular cause, to make our voices heard.

SHAWN KELLEY is an LPS sophomore studying Japanese and history. His email address is skelley@sas.upenn.edu. “A Vet-ted Mind” appears every other Monday.

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in the first half. Stipanovich’s impact was mostly felt on the defensive end, blocking six shots in the first half after setting Penn’s program reord for blocks during her freshman season. “From the get-go, I wasn’t expecting her to come out blocking shots like that,” Tennessee junior forward Bashaara Graves said. “Everyone had to change the way they were going to the basket.” But after Penn took a 20-17 lead on a Stipanovich jumper, the Lady Volunteers took over and thoroughly beat the Red and Blue. Tennessee’s attack was consistent and fierce, using its superior strength and Bonenberger’s early foul trouble to dominate inside. In the first half, the Lady Volunteers had 15 offensive rebounds to just 14 overall rebounds for Penn. And using its speed and shooting, Tennessee torched the Quakers in transition, going on a 14-0 run that put Penn out of the game for good. By halftime, the Vols had a 47-25 lead that would only grow. “We couldn’t score for a while, and I think we lost control of the

pace of the game, the tempo, everything on that line,” McLaughlin said. “We gave them too many run-outs, too many open-court baskets. [We] just couldn’t get back. “We started sending two [players] back, and that still at times wasn’t enough.” Led by Graves, freshman guard Alexa Middleton and junior center Nia Moore, Tennessee took over on both ends. Graves and Moore were dominant in the post while Middleton displayed her sharp shooting from three-point range in her first college game. Penn’s two freshman point guards, Anna Ross and Beth Brzozowski, acquitted themselves well in their first collegiate action. Each was able to handle Tennessee’s early pressure and add something offensively for the Quakers. Down the stretch, Brzozowski gained confidence and began driving the ball on virtually every possession. She finished with 11 points and four assists, leading Penn in both categories while looking strong running the point in her debut. “This is a tough environment for anyone to start their career, and I thought they did a good

job,” McLaughlin said. “They played in spurts. Anna had a good start and was a little choppy the rest of the way. Beth had a good ending. “I give them a lot of credit. They challenged themselves. They played against a tremendous opponent, and they held their own.” Stipanovich finished with nine points, four rebounds and her six first-half blocks, while Bonenberger and senior captain Kathleen Roche added nine and seven points, respectively. Meanwhile, Moore, Graves and senior center Isabelle Harrison each had double-doubles during the Lady Vols’ dominant opener. Middleton finished with 20 points, while Moore led all scorers with 24 points. For the Quakers’ young squad, this game will be valuable seasoning as it gets back in action on Wednesday against La Salle at the Palestra. “I think it is great experience to come and play in this environment at Tennessee, a historic place to play,” Roche said. “I think those first 12 minutes — we really took it to them. Going forward, we just want to learn to play straight through all 40 minutes.”

Red and Blue return to normalcy at Regionals

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Junior Thomas Awad finished third at Regionals, propelling him to his second straight trip to Nationals.

XC | Men and women both finish sixth at Penn State BY COLIN HENDERSON Sports Editor If the Heptagonal Championships showed two Penn cross country squads on opposite ends of the Ivy spectrum, this weekend represented a return to equality within the program. On Nov. 14, both the men’s and women’s squads equaled their preseason rankings, with each finishing sixth at MidAtlantic Regionals, hosted by Penn State. The women’s team started the day off for the Quakers, and it had redemption on its mind. Coming off of a slightly disappointing last place finish at Heps two weekends before, the Red and Blue were looking to notch one final strong performance leading into track season. And they did just that, earning a very respectable sixth place finish, and, in coach Steve Dolan’s estimation, putting together arguably their strongest team performance of the year. “I feel confident, as do the women, that we have improved significantly this year,” coach Dolan said. “And we are very excited for track.” “We were humble at Heps,” Clarissa Whiting said. “We were actually able to do things to diffuse our own individual abilities to run our best race here.”

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The dynamic duo of sophomore twins Cleo and Clarissa Whiting led the way, finishing in 19th and 20th place overall, respectively. It was an especially important result for Cleo, who has been forced to deal with injuries since the offseason but has battled through to re-establish herself as one of Penn’s top runners after earning a trip to cross country Nationals last year. “Being injured, I lost a couple of months of training,” Cleo said. “So for it all to come together and for me to peak when I needed to was a relief.” The men’s team came into the day with higher expecta-

tions than its female counterpart. In fact, the squad had a stretch goal of parlaying its third place finish at Heps into a third place finish at Regionals and, potentially, a team bid to Nationals. While the squad fell short on its lofty ambitions, Dolan was still pleased with his athletes’ overall responsibilities. “Making Nationals would have been one of the ‘dream goals,’” Dolan said. “The stars would have had to align … Sixth place was a good run for us.” Once again, junior star Thomas Awad led the way, this time with a third place overall finish, earning his second straight trip to Nationals. After earning the first individual Heps title for Penn since 1975, Awad was far more conservative coming into Regionals. “What we both talked about was [to] stay up there and make sure you’re in a position to qualify, but don’t go for the win at all costs,” Dolan explained. Meanwhile, senior Conner Paez built off of his impressive finish at Heps with a 23rd place finish at Regionals, earning All-Region honors and finishing off his cross country career on an ideal note. “It’s the best possible way I could have ended my cross country career,” Paez said. “It felt really good to kind of realize my potential.” Moving forward, both squads will begin to look to build off of their cross country seasons and make further progress in track. “In the end it was quite a successful season, and we’ll work to build on it,” Dolan said. Awad will make the trip out to Indiana to compete in Nationals on Nov 22.

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Red and Blue fall late to Harvard on Senior Night

M. SOCCER | Lacroix and rest of seniors play final match with Penn BY SAM ALTLAND Staff Writer

VS. HARVARD Senior Kamar Saint-Louis lying sprawled out with his head buried in the turf after the final whistle — a visual encapsulation of Penn men’s soccer’s final game. On a night honoring Penn’s five seniors, the Quakers (6-9-2, 2-3-2 Ivy) fell victim once again to a late goal, losing at home to Harvard, 1-0. However, despite the disappointing defeat, the Quakers and their outgoing seniors have plenty of reason to hold their heads high. Penn was able to put Harvard (11-4-2, 4-1-2) under considerable pressure throughout the match, accumulating 20 shots in the process. However, a few bad touches by Penn in the final third and several diving saves by Harvard keeper Evan Mendez prevented the Quakers from getting on the board. Defensively, Penn looked considerably more solid at the back than it had for many games this season, and the unit was able to handle Harvard’s strong attacking presence in the box for the first 88 minutes of the match. Unfortunately for the Quakers, their old demons came back to haunt them, as a failed clearance in the box lead to a Penn own goal with 1:25 left to play. “The tough part about tonight is that I thought it was one of our best overall performances,” coach Rudy Fuller said. “I thought we were dangerous and dynamic going forward and generally strong in our box. I thought we deserved more but that’s just been the story of the year.” “We put a winning performance down on paper, but it just

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Senior forward Duke Lacroix finished up a successful career with the Red and Blue over the weekend, ending in the top five in Penn’s history for goals scored.

didn’t end up that way on the scoreboard,” senior captain Duke Lacroix said. “I just want to thank the guys on the team for putting forward such a valiant effort for the seniors today, and even though it wasn’t a winning one they left it all out on the field.” Those five seniors — Lacroix, Saint-Louis, Jason deFaria, Mariano Gonzalez-Guerineau and Louis Scott — were all honored before their last match wearing the Red and Blue in what was a surreal moment, according to Lacroix. “Building up to this day I really didn’t think about it, but it sort of just hit me when I was out there,” Lacroix said. “Being with all the seniors and the parents and Coach at the beginning of the game was truly special and it was a great honor.” Lacroix, who amassed 65 career points as well as Ivy Rookie of the Year and Offensive Player

of the Year honors, had six shots in his final game as a Quaker and will graduate in the top five all time for Penn in minutes played and points. The senior class, all of whom played integral parts in Penn’s Ivy Championship last season, will be sorely missed — not only for their talent on the field, but also for their leadership and commitment to their program off of it. “Coach always says that we carry the flag for all those who came before us and carry it forward for all who come after,” Lacroix said. “I think we have done a good job carrying the flag for Penn, and I feel great about my time here.” “These five guys sacrificed for the program so that we could move forward, and this is a different program than the one they entered,” Fuller said of his players. “They deserve all the credit in the world.”

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FOOTBALLEXTRA picked off Hosch and set the Red and Blue up in Crimson territory, the common theme of Saturday’s game — mistakes on special teams — reared its head again. Gammill’s miss to the right was followed up by Stanton’s second score of the day, and an Andrew Flesher field goal with two minutes remaining before the half sent Harvard into the break leading, 17-10. But the Red and Blue’s defense set the tone for the second half, forcing three consecutive Harvard three-and-outs following halftime. As Hosch and Stanton struggled, quarterback Alek Torgersen began to pick apart the Crimson’s defense. After the sophomore found senior tight end Mitch King

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STATISTICS PENN First Downs 18 Rushing Yards 96 Passing Yards 212 — Attempts 44 — Completions 28 — Interceptions 0 Total Yards 308 Sacked-Yds Lost 2-16 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Penalties-Yards 2-25 Punts-Yards 6-131 — Avg. per punt 21.8 3rd-Down Conv. 7-19 4th-Down Conv. 1-2 Red Zone Scores 4-6 Time of Poss. 29:45 Attendance: 5,386

Harv. 22 295 174 20 13 2 469 0-0 2-1 5-31 4-133 33.2 4-12 1-1 3-3 30:15

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Harvard junior running back Paul Stanton Jr. dominated the Quakers on the ground, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 41 receiving yards.

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The fight the Red and Blue brought to the Frank on Saturday was surely inspired by the special circumstances surrounding the game, but it was also a continuation of the heightened performance on both sides of the ball that has developed recently. The Quakers really started to compete at a higher level last week in a hard-fought 22-17 loss against rival Princeton. It was a draining effort, but the Quakers were able to build on it and put together a performance that had the undefeated

“We would have loved to win the game, but I’m proud of our kids’ effort, of how hard they played� — On Penn’s performance in the loss

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for a 12-yard touchdown with 9:36 remaining in the third quar-

ter, Torgersen added a four-yard touchdown run on a 55-second

class of the Ivy League on the ropes into the fourth quarter. Sophomore quarterback Alek Torgersen looked as poised as he’s ever been on Saturday, delivering throw after throw while avoiding turnovers, which is something the Ivy League leader in completions had struggled with earlier in the season. And although Penn’s defense didn’t have an answer for Harvard running back Paul Stanton, the unit generated three of its 11 turnovers on the season against the Crimson. “I’ve got no big complaints,� Bagnoli said. “We would have loved to win the game, but I’m

proud of our kids’ effort, of how hard they played.� In the week leading up to his last game at Franklin Field, Bagnoli talked about measuring success in ways beyond the win-loss column. He said that given the circumstances the program has faced this season, it’s also important to look at the degree to which the team — along with its individual players — is improving and reaching its potential. The nine-time Ivy League champion returned to the topic after Saturday’s loss. “You can see all of these young kids making significant

scoring drive to help Penn seize the lead once again, 24-17. “We knew coming in that we were going to have to play our best game if we were going to beat them,� King said. “For the first three quarters, the team was really hyped up because of how we were playing.� But missed opportunities came back to haunt the Quakers. After Gammill’s second miss, Flesher added a 38-yard field goal before the Crimson hammered the final nail into Penn’s coffin. Following a Red and Blue punt, Hosch found a senior tight end of his own — Tyler Hamblin — for a 28-yard touchdown with a little over 10 minutes remaining. Eight plays later, Stanton managed to find his way into the endzone for the 14-yard score that put the game out of Penn’s reach.

improvements and taking that next step, and I think that’s going to bode really well for us,� Bagnoli said. “We’re definitely going in the right direction.� Granted, there was really no direction to go but up for Penn football after its 0-4 start this season, but Saturday’s performance was a step in the right direction nonetheless. SEAMUS POWERS is a Wharton sophomore from Falmouth, Me., and is a staff writer for The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at dpsports@thedp.com.

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Coach Al Bagnoli’s career home winning percentage. Despite Saturday’s los s, Bagnoli will retire with a very impressive 81-35 record at home, including a 60-20 mark against Ivy opponents.

420 Receiving yards this season by Justin Watson, the most by a freshman in Penn history. Watson’s 36 receptions this year are also a program best for a freshman.

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Tackles by senior linebacker Dan Davis, a career high. Playing in his final home game, the captain also had a forced fumble to go with this team-leading tackle total.

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VOLLEYBALL Penn ends season in disappointing fashion

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volleyball has screeched to a stop, some maintenance moving forward. and the team’s final weekend of The Quakers (8-17, 5-9 Ivy) faced The roller coaster season for Penn matches shows that the ride will need their final foes of the season on a

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well in their last game, accounting for 37 percent of Penn’s total points. Middle blocker Kendall Turner delivered a strong performance with 8.5 points, and setters Meghan Connolly and Trina Ohms each notched points in their final outing. So ends the 2014 season for the Quakers. With a record of 8-17 and an Ivy record of 5-9, they finish in fifth place in the Ancient Eight, as Harvard and Yale tie for the Ivy title. The rankings determined by the NCAA’s RPI ranking system places Penn in the bottom half of Division I teams nationally as Penn sustains its first losing season since 2011. Despite a middle-of-the-road performance in 2014, Penn houses a lot of potential for improvement. Of the team’s starters, only Turner is graduating. The four players who participated in the most sets are all returning, none as important as Genske. The team’s only junior captain, Genske could possess the leadership experience necessary to take this team back to Ivy contention. With young talent and experienced leadership, the Quakers have over nine months until the roller coaster starts again. Only time will tell whether 2015 will be as rocky a ride as this year.

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fensive glass, Penn mounted a comeback and went into the half ahead by one, 35-34. Junior guard Tony Hicks was effective in the first half, scoring 10 of his game-high 31 points, but came out even stronger in the second. Late in the second half, the Quakers began to claim a sizable lead, yet the Hornets continued to keep things close. After a missed transition layup by junior center Darien NelsonHenry with about three minutes to go, the Red and Blue were still ahead 65-61. A few plays later, Delaware State tied the game up at 65 with a little over a minute to go. With about 15 seconds to go, freshman guard Darnell Fore-

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Junior guard Tony Hicks put the offense on his back down the stretch, scoring 31 points. Hicks attempted five of Penn’s six field goals in overtime, to no avail.

man tried to thread a tough pass after Hornets forward Aric Dickerson missed an open three. Luckily for the Quakers, it skipped out of bounds off a Hornets defender, setting up the final play. Hicks had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation on a turnaround jumper from the right block, but he was unable to convert. “It was just a play that didn’t go down,” Hicks said. In overtime, the Hornets got an early basket and never looked back, never letting the Quakers claim the lead. After a missed Hicks three-pointer, Hornets guard DeAndre Haywood knocked down a pair of free throws to ice the game. The story of the night early on for the Quakers was the rise of the freshmen, as Mike Auger, Sam Jones, Antonio

Woods and Darnell Foreman all saw very serious minutes. Foreman and Woods split duty at the point guard spot for most of the game and combined for 10 first-half points. In total, the freshmen accounted for 102 of the team’s 225 minutes. “They played hard. It was what I expected from preseason and practice,” Hicks said of the freshmen’s performance. “They stayed positive the entire game. I think the mental part was the most important.” Allen utilized small-ball lineups throughout, either running with four guards at a time or with Jones as a stretch-four. Delaware State put serious emphasis on preventing NelsonHenry from getting his game going inside, and the Quakers reacted. “We knew he was going to

draw a lot of attention. To his credit, he was poised. He didn’t force anything,” Allen said. ”He played 28 minutes tonight. If we can have him competing at that level for that block of time, I think eventually he’s going to be fine.” Penn dominated the offensive glass early in the game, coming up with 21 offensive rebounds. By keeping possessions alive, the Quakers were able to capitalize on secondchance points and keep themselves ahead for much of the game despite Delaware State’s shooting. Yet toward the end of the game, the Hornets began to turn around the rebounding margin and won the margin during the second half and overtime. Moving forward, the Quakers host Rider on Tuesday at the Palestra.

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f Saturday’s season opener against Delaware State was only 35 minutes long, the conversation about Penn basketball would probably be different. The Quakers spent most of the game proving that this is a far different program than the one that disappointed throughout the entirety of last season. Freshmen were stepping up. Guards Darnell Foreman and Antonio Woods — Woods especially — showed that they have the handles and wherewithal to be solid offensive contributors at a Division I level. Forward Mike Auger showed that he can be a force on the offensive boards. And perhaps most surprisingly, Sam Jones showed that he is already a lethal shooter and floorspacer. The team’s leader emerged.

Star junior guard Tony Hicks was phenomenal for the vast majority of the game, ending with 31 points on a relatively efficient performance, making nine of his 20 attempts. The squad showed a lot of heart. If a ball was loose, there was an excellent chance that the Red and Blue would be the first on the floor. At one point, Hicks crashed into the stands after unsuccessfully diving to grab a loose ball, and the impact was vicious. An official asked him if he was OK, and Tony didn’t even respond. He was just upset that he couldn’t get to the ball. Think he would have shown the same type of leadership last year? And most of all, you could feel that the team was playing with a type of purpose and togetherness that was nowhere to be found last season. As a result, the Quakers entered the game’s final stretch with a victory seemingly in hand. “I don’t want to compare these guys to last year’s team, because it’s a different team,” coach Jerome Allen said. “I will say though I like coaching this group.

“We like one another.” And then last year’s on-court tendencies started to reveal themselves once again. There are a number of moments you could point to as times when the Quakers could have put their opponent away. Right off the bat, a missed free throw on a one-and-one from Hicks and a couple short misses inside from junior center Darien Nelson-Henry — who otherwise played a solid 28 minutes — come to mind. It’s tempting to say that the Quakers choked the game away and to point to any of these moments as the reason for the loss, but ultimately, that’s a cop-out. Despite the much improved atmosphere surrounding the program and some individual moments of brilliance, the Quakers’ actual play throughout the game was not exactly light years ahead of last year. In fact, throughout the game, the Quakers’ defense struggled to stop dribble penetration, account for three point shooters and grab key defensive boards. Meanwhile, the Red and Blue offense looked out of sorts at

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In their first collegiate game, Penn’s freshman class put together strong performances for the Quakers in the loss. Guard Antonio Woods put up 11 points in his 36 minutes off the bench, good for second-highest on the team.

times, often relying on Hicks to bail the squad out. All of this is to be expected. With four freshmen getting significant minutes and only two players — Hicks and Nelson-Henry — returning with significant minutes under their belts, it’s only natural for the team to have some growing pains. “I’m the type to look for moral

victories,” Allen said. “With that being said, I’m not blinded to where we are in terms of our position on the timeline.” So forget about the atrocious ending of the game. After all, even if Hicks’ last-second attempt had rolled in and the Quakers had won, it still would not change the fact that the team has a lot of improving to do.

What is important, though, is that with a new sense of purpose and a more positive atmosphere, the team seems to have the foundation laid to do just that. COLIN HENDERSON is a Wharton sophomore from Nazareth, Pa., and is a sports editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at henderson@thedp.com.

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FOOTBALL | Quakers fall to Crimson in Bagnoli’s final home game BY RILEY STEELE Senior Sports Editor-Elect

It was going to be the perfect sendoff for Penn football coach Al Bagnoli. Leading by seven near the end of the third quarter, the Quakers were driving in Harvard territory and had a chance to put the

Crimson further on the ropes. On fourth and seven from the 20, junior kicker Jimmy Gammill lined up for a 37-yard field goal attempt, one that could have pushed the Red and Blue’s lead to double digits. Bad snap. Boot on the laces. No good. Although a full quarter remained in Bagnoli’s final contest at Franklin Field, Gammill’s second miss of the day turned out to be the beginning of the end for Penn. Harvard managed to score

on its three subsequent possessions to clinch the win, 34-24, and a share of its second consecutive Ivy League title. “We knew we were in for a 60-minute game and that we would have to play well for all 60 minutes,” Bagnoli said. “We played well for a high percentage of the game, but we made a couple too many mistakes and we left some points on the field.” Saturday’s contest looked like it wouldn’t go the Red and Blue’s way from the very beginning. Fol-

lowing a blocked punt, Harvard junior running back Paul Stanton Jr. took the handoff on his team’s first play and raced 42 yards untouched to the endzone to put the Crimson (9-0, 6-0 Ivy) up less than three minutes into the game. It was the beginning of quite the day for Stanton. The Kenner, L.A., native scored three times on Saturday, adding additional touchdown scampers of 75 and 14 yards, respectively. After Gammill connected on a 24-yard field goal to get Penn

on the board, the Red and Blue’s defense began to match Harvard’s intensity. After a pass by Harvard junior quarterback Scott Hosch was tipped at the line of scrimmage, junior Jack Madden nabbed his second interception of the season. Seven plays later, the Quakers (1-8, 1-5) faced fourth and goal from the one. Having been stuffed on his previous two rushing attempts, sophomore Adam Strouss faked the draw and instead threw a jump pass to senior tight end Ryan

In defeat, Penn does Bagnoli proud

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In his final coaching appearance for the Quakers at Franklin Field, coach Al Bagnoli was honored before the game with a framed jersey of No. 9 – the number of Ivy League titles his teams have won – while receiving video messages throughout the game from his peers. Videos included messages from Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly, Villanova coach Andy Talley and others.

Missed chances doom Quakers M. HOOPS | Penn falls in overtime after missing at the buzzer BY HOLDEN McGINNIS Sports Editor The Quakers certainly had their chances. There were a pair of shots for Darien Nelson-Henry down the stretch. A missed Tony Hicks turn-around as time expired. A stolen inbounds pass with just seconds remaining in overtime. The list goes on. But Penn basketball couldn’t pull out the win in regulation and in overtime, Delaware State put together the plays when it needed to winning, 77-75.

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BY SEAMUS POWERS An inspired, honest effort. That is all Al Bagnoli could have expected from his team in his last home game, and that is what Penn football delivered in its back-and-forth 34-24 loss to Harvard on Senior Day. It sure would have been nice to send off the program’s winningest coach with another victory in his final game at Franklin Field, but even Bagnoli himself acknowledged that Penn is not currently on the same competitive standing as Harvard. “Given where we are as a program, we’re just not quite good enough to overcome things like missed opportunities or big plays against a team at the level of Harvard,” Bagnoli said after the game. The Quakers had their fair share of miscues that ultimately prevented an upset, but what stood out about Saturday’s effort was that the Red and Blue didn’t let those mistakes stop them from being competitive — they even led by a touchdown deep into the third quarter. It wasn’t a complete 60-minute effort, but it was the best the Red and Blue have played all season and a material improvement over their underwhelming showings against Dartmouth and Yale earlier this year. “We watched them all year, and they were so close,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “They played like an outstanding football team today. They played like a team that expected to win.” SEE POWERS PAGE 10

No. 4 Tennessee too much for Penn W. HOOPS | Despite impressive start, Quakers overmatched BY STEVEN TYDINGS Senior Sports Editor

VS. DELAWARE STATE “We prepared to win a basketball game for a number of weeks and we came up short,” coach Jerome Allen said. “We played hard, but we didn’t always play smart. At critical times, when we needed good possessions on both ends of the floor, it didn’t happen. We’re going to learn from the tape and we’ll get better.” The Quakers (0-1) came out of the gate slow, falling behind the Hornets (1-0) by 10 in the first six minutes. But with hustle on the of-

O’Malley in the back of the endzone for the former’s first career touchdown pass. Penn’s 10-7 lead marked the first time Harvard had trailed since its second game of the season. “To say that Penn gave us all we could handle is an understatement,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “They played like an outstanding football team today and a team that expected to win.” After senior Ian Dobbins

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Freshman point guard Beth Brzozowski showed poise late in the game against No. 4 Tennessee. The freshman ended with a team-high 11 points in her first collegiate game.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the first nine minutes, Penn women’s basketball looked like it could hang with the No. 4 team in the country. But in the end, Tennessee proved too much for the Quakers, as expected. In the Quakers’ season opener, the Lady Volunteers took down the Red and Blue, 97-52, in front of a large crowd at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee (10) used a 47-8 run that spanned both halves to end any hope of a Quakers’ upset. The defending Ivy League champions Penn (0-1) started out hot, looking determined to take down the defending SEC cham-

VS. TENNESSEE pion Vols with eight national titles on their resume. The Quakers’ early success came from a balanced attack, spreading the ball with four different players scoring Penn’s first four baskets. Senior captain and forward Kara Bonenberger was strong early alongside sophomore center Sydney Stipanovich. "[It was] a tremendous atmosphere for our players to learn and develop,” coach Mike McLaughlin said. “I’m proud the way we came out. We really challenged ourselves for the first 10-12 minutes.” However, the Lady Volunteers got Bonenberger into early foul trouble, with two quick fouls in the first five minutes and four SEE W. HOOPS PAGE 9

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