PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's squash team returns to the Kline and Specter Squash Center in the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Saturday for matches against No. 3 Trinity (1:30 p.m.) and No. 23 Colby (6 p.m.).
Previewing Penn
Ranked No. 5 in the nation, the Quakers split matches two weeks ago against No. 6 Yale and No. 10 Brown. After falling to Yale, the Red and Blue bounced back to defeat Brown, 5-4. It marked the fourth 5-4 victory for the Quakers this season.
Penn is 3-0 at the Kline and Specter Squash Center this season, defeating No. 4 Stanford, No. 12 Virginia, and No. 14 George Washington.
Reeham Salah and
Jessica Davis have been perfect atop the Quaker lineup. Salah and Davis have yet to lose a single game, sweeping all seven of their matches at No. 1 and No. 2.
Saturday's matches against Trinity begins a stretch in which Penn will play six matches in 14 days, five of which will be played in Philadelphia.
#5 Penn vs #3 Trinity – Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
Series Information
Record: Trinity Leads 36-19 | Last meeting: January 20, 2018 (Trinity, 7-2)
Penn fell to Trinity, 7-2, last season on the road. Winning the lone matches for the Quakers were Salah and senior
Marie Stephan. Three of the Red and Blue's seven losses came in four or five games. The Quakers last defeated the Bantams in 2016 in the semifinals of the Howe Cup. The two teams have played each other five times in the postseason since 2010 with Penn taking two of those meetings.
#5 Penn vs #23 Colby – Saturday, 4 p.m.
Series Information
Record: Penn leads, 5-0 | Last meeting: November 22, 2014 (Penn, 9-0)
The Quakers last played Colby back in 2014 in what was a 9-0 victory. Penn has taken both regular season meetings while the two teams have faced off three times in the postseason. The Quakers have played the Mules three times in the B Division of the Howe Cup with the Red and Blue taking all three of those as well.