Columbia coach commends Penn's vets

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, February, 2007 | by MIKE KERN

WHEN IT was over, Columbia coach Joe Jones made a point to seek out each of the three Penn seniors one final time. The former Villanova assistant just wanted to let them know how much he's appreciated everything they've stood for these past 4 years. Even if they have made life miserable for everyone else in the Ivy League.

"You have to respect good players," he explained. "Guys who play at a championship level. We have to learn to do what they've done. They've carried themselves the right way. And they've done it their entire careers."

Respect this: The Quakers won, 73-54, at the Palestra to remain one game ahead of Cornell and Yale in the loss column. Penn (16-8, 7-1 Ivy League) is trying to win a third straight title. Cornell, and former Penn assistant Steve...

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