<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://pennathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of Pennsylvania Athletics</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for University of Pennsylvania Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://pennathletics.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Women's Tennis Falls to Brown in Providence, 4-1</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/womens-tennis-falls-to-brown-in-providence-4-1.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/womens-tennis-falls-to-brown-in-providence-4-1.aspx</guid><category>Women's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Esha Velaga" src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/eshabrownrecap.png" /><br /><br />PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team suffered a 4-1 loss to Brown in Providence on Saturday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/eshabrownrecap.png" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/eshabrownrecap.png"><media:title>Esha Velaga</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/eshabrownrecap.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:46:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>29</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41509</s:story_id></item><item><title>Quakers Split Saturday Doubleheader at Princeton</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/baseball-quakers-split-saturday-doubleheader-at-princeton.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/baseball-quakers-split-saturday-doubleheader-at-princeton.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="BASEBALL WEB" src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/IMGQ0919.JPG" /><br /><br />The University of Pennsylvania baseball team returned to Clarke Field on Saturday and split its doubleheader with Princeton, but the Tigers claimed the series victory following wins in the first and last game of the weekend. Penn shut out the hosts 12-0 in the first outing of the day before the Tigers responded in Game 2 with a 7-4 win.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/IMGQ0919.JPG" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/IMGQ0919.JPG"><media:title>BASEBALL WEB</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/IMGQ0919.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:09:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41508</s:story_id></item><item><title>Quakers Shine at Paul Donahue Invitational</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/track-field-quakers-shine-at-paul-donahue-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/track-field-quakers-shine-at-paul-donahue-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Simeon Adams " src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/simeon_adams_pennchallenge.jpg" /><br /><br />CHESTER, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania men's and women' s track and field teams wrapped up day two of the Paul Donahue Invitational on Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/simeon_adams_pennchallenge.jpg" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/simeon_adams_pennchallenge.jpg"><media:title>Simeon Adams </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/simeon_adams_pennchallenge.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:37:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>37</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41507</s:story_id></item><item><title>ILT Hopes Alive After #20 Men's Lacrosse Escapes Brown in 2OT, 12-11</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/ilt-hopes-alive-after-20-mens-lacrosse-escapes-brown-in-2ot-12-11.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/ilt-hopes-alive-after-20-mens-lacrosse-escapes-brown-in-2ot-12-11.aspx</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Grayson McClements (22) Nate Lucchesi (30) celebrate goal at Dartmouth 03-28-2026" src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/D50_4990.jpg" /><br /><br />PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The 20th-ranked University of Pennsylvania men's lacrosse team kept its postseason hopes alive by the narrowest of margins on Saturday, escaping from Brown with a 12-11 victory in double overtime.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/D50_4990.jpg" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/D50_4990.jpg"><media:title>Grayson McClements (22) Nate Lucchesi (30) celebrate goal at Dartmouth 03-28-2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/D50_4990.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:49:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41506</s:story_id></item><item><title>Berkery Pushes #25 WLAX Past Cornell in OT, 8-7, To Clinch ILT Spot</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/womens-lacrosse-berkery-pushes-25-wlax-past-cornell-in-ot-8-7-to-clinch-ilt-spot.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/womens-lacrosse-berkery-pushes-25-wlax-past-cornell-in-ot-8-7-to-clinch-ilt-spot.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="260207 University of Pennsylvania - Women’s Lacrosse vs Johns Hopkins" src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Womens_Lax_Hopkins_HM_0527.JPG" /><br /><br />ITHACA, N.Y. – The nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team rounded out regular season road action on Saturday afternoon, topping Cornell 8-7 in overtime at Schoellkopf Field.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Womens_Lax_Hopkins_HM_0527.JPG" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Womens_Lax_Hopkins_HM_0527.JPG"><media:title>260207 University of Pennsylvania - Women’s Lacrosse vs Johns Hopkins</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Womens_Lax_Hopkins_HM_0527.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:34:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>24</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41503</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Tennis Sweeps Brown at Home, 4-0</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-tennis-sweeps-brown-at-home-4-0.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-tennis-sweeps-brown-at-home-4-0.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Luka Butera vs Brown" src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/lukarecappic.png" /><br /><br />PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team captured their 17th win of the season on Saturday, sweeping Brown at the Hamlin Tennis Center, 4-0.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/lukarecappic.png" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/lukarecappic.png"><media:title>Luka Butera vs Brown</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/lukarecappic.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:13:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41505</s:story_id></item><item><title>Heavyweights Sweep Blackwell, Colgan Cups</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-heavy-rowing-heavyweights-sweep-blackwell-colgan-cups.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-heavy-rowing-heavyweights-sweep-blackwell-colgan-cups.aspx</guid><category>Men's Heavy Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="HROW team with Blackwell Cup, Colgan Cup at Yale 04-18-2026" src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/web_Blackwell_Colgan1.jpg" /><br /><br />DERBY, Conn. – The University of Pennsylvania men's heavyweight crew retained the Blackwell Cup and added the Colgan Cup, bringing both pieces of hardware back to Boathouse Row following Saturday's racing on the Housatonic River.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/web_Blackwell_Colgan1.jpg" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/web_Blackwell_Colgan1.jpg"><media:title>HROW team with Blackwell Cup, Colgan Cup at Yale 04-18-2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/web_Blackwell_Colgan1.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:54:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41502</s:story_id></item><item><title>Lightweights Bring Wood-Hammond Trophy Back to Boathouse Row</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-lightweight-rowing-lightweights-bringing-wood-hammond-trophy-back-to-boathouse-row.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-lightweight-rowing-lightweights-bringing-wood-hammond-trophy-back-to-boathouse-row.aspx</guid><category>Men's Lightweight Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lightweight Varsity 8+ with Wood-Hammond Trophy 04-18-2026" src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/PXL_20260418_163421132.JPEG" /><br /><br />PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania men's lightweight crew is bringing the Wood-Hammond Trophy back to Boathouse Row after beating Princeton in the Varsity Eights race Saturday. Penn has now won the Wood-Hammond the last three times they have raced for it on Lake Carnegie, the first time that has happened in program history.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/PXL_20260418_163421132.JPEG" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/PXL_20260418_163421132.JPEG"><media:title>Lightweight Varsity 8+ with Wood-Hammond Trophy 04-18-2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/PXL_20260418_163421132.JPEG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:47:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41501</s:story_id></item><item><title>Softball Drops Two Against Harvard in Ivy Clash</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/softball-drops-two-against-harvard-in-ivy-clash.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/softball-drops-two-against-harvard-in-ivy-clash.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Softball vs. Cornell Game 3" src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/SOFT_Cornell_v._Penn__3_-8981.jpg" /><br /><br />CAMBRIDGE. Mass. – The University of Pennsylvania softball team fell to the Harvard Crimson. 8-0, 11-6.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/SOFT_Cornell_v._Penn__3_-8981.jpg" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/SOFT_Cornell_v._Penn__3_-8981.jpg"><media:title>Softball vs. Cornell Game 3</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/SOFT_Cornell_v._Penn__3_-8981.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:59:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>17</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41504</s:story_id></item><item><title>3V8 Silver, V4A Bronze Highlight Women's Rowing at Orlando Invitational</title><link>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/3v8-silver-v4a-bronze-highlights-womens-rowing-at-orlando-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://pennathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/3v8-silver-v4a-bronze-highlights-womens-rowing-at-orlando-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Women's Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="3V8 (silver medalists) at Orlando Invitational 04-18-2026" src="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/IMG_3634.jpg" /><br /><br />ORLANDO, Fla. – The 19th-ranked University of Pennsylvania women's rowing team is bringing home some hardware, the Third Varsity Eight earning silver medals and the Varsity Four winning bronze at the inaugural Orlando Invitational. The two-day event—which concluded Saturday morning on Lake Pickett—was hosted by the University of Central Florida (UCF) and featured six teams ranked in this week's CRCA national coaches' poll.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/IMG_3634.jpg" /><media:content url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/IMG_3634.jpg"><media:title>3V8 (silver medalists) at Orlando Invitational 04-18-2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://pennathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/IMG_3634.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:05:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>25</s:sport_id><s:story_id>41500</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>