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Penn Extends Big Five Streak With Win Over La Salle

November 14, 2019 phillycollegesports 0

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 11/13/2019 – The Big Five men’s season got underway at the Palestra. The University of Pennsylvania Quakers hosted the La Salle Explorers with Penn being the defending champions, and winners of their last […]

Saint Joseph’s Wins Big Five Opener, A Battle Over Temple

November 12, 2019 phillycollegesports 0

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 11/11/2019 – It is the first Big Five game of the season men or women. And when the Saint Joseph’s Hawks and the Temple Owls play each other feathers fly. Temple won the […]

Penn Wins The Big Five Championship

January 27, 2019 phillycollegesports 0

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1/26/2019 – The University of Pennsylvania claimed the Big Five title winning the city series with a perfect 4 and 0 record. The crown came to the Quakers with a 78 – 70 […]

Villanova Claims Big Five Title With Win Over Penn

January 17, 2019 phillycollegesports 0

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1/16/2019 – Both teams had an opportunity to play for a championship. Villanova won the Big Five title outright defeating the University of Pennsylvania 58 – 50 at the Palestra. This is the […]

Off The Boards by Jack Scheuer – November 7, 2018 Edition

November 7, 2018 phillycollegesports 1

Off The Boards By Jack Scheuer November 7, 2018 Edition New season, new players, new hopes, but Villanova still seems to be the best team in the city. The defending National Champions lost 4 top-notch performers to […]

Off The Boards by Jack Scheuer – February 7, 2018

February 7, 2018 phillycollegesports 0

Off The Boards By Jack Scheuer February 7, 2018 Edition Isn’t it past time that the NCAA changes the ridiculous One-and-Done rule, which is nothing but a complete charade? A perfect example is at Kentucky, […]

Off The Boards by Jack Scheuer – January 31, 2018 Edition

January 31, 2018 phillycollegesports 3

Off The Boards By Jack Scheuer January 31, 2018 Edition Losing Phil Booth is obviously a tremendous loss for #1 Villanova, and hopefully the hard-luck junior from Baltimore will be back in the lineup for […]

Saturday Night at The Palestra – Past, Present, and Future

January 28, 2018 phillycollegesports 2

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1/27/2018 – it felt like old times, good memories. Coming to the Palestra for a Saturday night Big Five game, just like I did for many years, yes in driving in from Millersville, […]

Penn Wins – Shares Big Five Women’s Championship With Villanova

January 25, 2018 phillycollegesports 1

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1/24/2018 – It was this simple. The winner of this game would share the Big Five title with Villanova. The University of Pennsylvania visited McGonigle Hall to play last year’s champion the Temple […]

Temple Wins Down The Stretch Against Penn

January 20, 2018 phillycollegesports 0

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1/20/2018 – There is nothing like this. A bit of nostalgia as the University of Pennsylvania hosted a Big Five game against the Temple Owls at the Palestra on a Saturday afternoon in […]