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Sophomore Paget Stanco played a very close match in the number one position
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CLINTON, NY – The Tufts women's squash team competed in the opening round of the NESCAC Squash Championship on Friday night at the Little Squash Center at Hamilton College. The women lost to #7 seed Bowdoin, 9-0.
With the loss the women will play in the consolation rounds of the tournament. On Saturday at 9:30 am the Jumbos will face off against Conn. College. The Camels lost to Amherst in the opening round of play, and also lost to the Jumbos last weekend, 5-4. At 3:00 pm the Jumbos will play Colby, as the White Mules lost to Wesleyan in the opening round.
Sophomore Paget Stanco (Rye, NY) played as close of match as they get in the number one position, forcing five games, with three of those games going to extra points. Stanco ended up falling, 12-10, 12-14, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6. Junior Paige Dahlman (Denver, CO) played in the number two position, but wasn't able to beat Bowdoin's Sarah Nelson.
In the number three position junior Ann Bellinger (Arlington, VA) fell to her Bowdoin opponent. Rookie Anna Bezahler (Philadelphia, PA) scored 26 points across her three games in a loss in the number four position. Forcing four games in the number five spot, first-year Lynn Cheng (Singapore) eventually fell to Chloe Polikoff, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6.
Senior Caroline Howe (Carlisle, MA) had a difficult time in the number six position, falling to her Polar Bear counterpart in three games. Freshman Rowan Rice (Rye, NY) lost in the number seven position, but did put 22 points on the board in her three games. Junior Charlotte Griffiths (Ardmore, PA) and sophomore Sophie Laing (Red Hook, NY) played in the eight and nine spots, respectively. Neither were able to beat their Bowdoin opponents.
Consolation bracket play will begin at 9:30 am on Saturday morning and will take place at neighboring Colgate University. Following the completion of the NESCAC Championships the women will be back on the courts on February 6 when they travel to take on Northeastern at 8:00 pm.
