PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania's women's squash team, #9 in the College Squash Association (CSA) rankings heads to New England this weekend for a Saturday match with #10 Dartmouth and a Sunday showdown with #2 Harvard.
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Previewing Penn
The Quakers opened Ivy League play last weekend with two close losses to #6 Cornell and #8 Columbia last Friday and Sunday, respectively.
Grace Lavin has a team-high six wins, while
Penelope Oh and
Navmi Sharma each have four; Lavin and Sharma each won their two matches last weekend to kick off Ivy action.
Avni Anand is 2-1 playing out of the No. 1 spot in the rotation and
Jana Dweek is 2-1 playing out of the #2 spot.
#9 Penn at #10 Dartmouth – Saturday, 12 p.m.
Series Information
Records: Penn leads 34-20 | Last Meeting: January 16, 2022 (Penn, 6-3)
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Previewing the Big Green
- Dartmouth dropped its first two matches of the season to Harvard and Virginia, won its next four, then fell last weekend to Trinity and Yale. At 0-3, the team is still searching for its first home win of the season.
- The Big Green have lost their last eight Ivy matches – all six last year and the first two this year.
- Claire Aube, Emily Schuster, and Ellie Burke have played all eight matches at the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots in the lineup, respectively. Aube and Schuster are both 3-5, while Burke is 2-6. Priya Verma is 5-1 playing between the No. 4 and 5 spots in the rotation.
#9 Penn at #2 Harvard – Sunday, 12 p.m.
Series Information
Records: Harvard leads 50-6 | Last Meeting: February 25, 2022 (Harvard, 9-0)
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Previewing the Crimson
- Harvard's 102 match win streak was snapped last Sunday by #1 Trinity, 7-2. Penn last defeated the Crimson in January 2015 before the streak began.
- Marina Stefanoni earned one of the two Crimson victories last weekend, moving to 5-0 on the season and 17-1 overall in less than two seasons of collegiate competition.
- Seniors Charlotte Orcutt and Evie Coxon are both 28-5 for their collegiate careers. Coxon is 3-1 this season, Orcutt is 4-1.
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