Women's Squash

Field Announced for 2023 NESCAC Women's Squash Championship

HADLEY, Mass. – Trinity College is the top seed in the 2023 NESCAC Women's Squash Championship which will be hosted by Williams College on February 11-12. The NESCAC Championship has a new format as the top eight teams based on ELO rankings will compete for the title in a single-elimination tournament. Quarterfinal matches are set to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 11. The semifinals and final are set to be played on Sunday, February 12.
 
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2023 NESCAC WOMEN'S SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, February 11 at Williams
Quarterfinal Matches
No. 8 Wesleyan vs. No. 1 Trinity – 10:00 a.m. – Courts 1-6
No. 5 Middlebury vs. No. 4 Amherst – 10:00 a.m. – Courts 7-12
No. 7 Colby vs. No. 2 Tufts – 11:30 a.m. – Courts 7-12
No. 6 Bowdoin vs. No. 3 Williams – 11:30 a.m. – Courts 1-6
Sunday, February 12 at Williams
Semifinal Matches
Winner of No. 4/No. 5 match vs. Winner of No. 1/No. 8 match – 9:00 a.m. – Courts 7-12
Winner of No. 3/No. 6 match vs. Winner of No. 2/No. 7 match – 9:00 a.m. – Courts 1-6
Final
Semifinal Winners – 3:30 p.m. – Courts 7-12

 

2022 NESCAC Championship Recap
Trinity captured its 15th consecutive NESCAC crown with a 9-0 win over No. 2 Tufts at Hamilton's Little Squash Center. Tufts collected runner-up honors as the Jumbos reached the championship match for the first time in program history. Williams placed third for the first time since 2011 with a 5-4 win over Amherst. Bowdoin posted its highest finish since 2009 with a 7-2 win over Bates to finish fifth while Middlebury earned a 9-0 win over Hamilton to take seventh place.
 
Only four other teams besides Trinity have reached the championship match in the championship's history – Bates (2014), Middlebury (2011), Tufts (2022), and Williams (12 times – last: 2020).
 
#1 Trinity Bantams
2022-23 Record: 13-0
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 15 consecutive
NESCAC Titles Won: 15 consecutive
Notes: Trinity is the No. 1 seed for the 16th straight tournament and will face No. 8 Wesleyan to open the NESCAC Championship … The two teams did not meet in the regular season and the Bantams are 4-0 versus the Cardinals in the NESCAC Tournament, including a 9-0 win in the 2019 quarterfinals … Trinity has won every NESCAC Women's Squash title since the tournament started in 2007 … The Bantams enter the NESCAC Championship with an unblemished mark of 13-0, which includes snapping Harvard's 105-match win streak on Jan. 15.
 
#2 Tufts Jumbos
2022-23 Record: 10-3
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Tufts is the No. 2 seed for the second straight year and it matches the highest seed in program history … The Jumbos will play No. 7 Colby in the quarterfinals … The two teams did not meet during the regular season … The Mules own a 6-2 edge in the NESCAC postseason series, but the Jumbos won the last meeting, 8-1, in the first round of the 2020 championship … Last season, Tufts collected runner-up honors as the Jumbos reached the championship match for the first time in program history … Tufts has won seven straight matches entering the regular-season finale versus Harvard on February 7 … A win over the Mules would propel Jumbos into the semifinals for the second consecutive season and the second time in program history.
 
#3 Williams Ephs
2022-23 Record: 11-7
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 11 (6 straight 2015-2020)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Williams is the No. 3 seed for the second straight year … The Ephs, who are hosting the NESCAC Championship for the first time since 2015, will open the 2023 tournament against No. 6 Bowdoin … Williams defeated the Polar Bears, 7-2, on January 14 and improved to 5-0 in the NESCAC postseason series with a 5-4 win in last year's quarterfinal round … The Ephs have not been seeded lower than No. 3 in the NESCAC Championship … Willimas has reached the semifinals at every NESCAC Tournament and has played for the title 12 times.
 
#4 Amherst Mammoths
2022-23 Record: 10-4
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Amherst is the No. 4 seed for the second consecutive year and meets No. 5 Middlebury in the quarterfinals … The Mammoths pulled out a 5-4 win over the Panthers on January 24 … Amherst is 1-6 versus Middlebury in the NESCAC postseason series and fell, 6-3, in the 2020 third-place match when the teams last played in the NESCAC Championship … Amherst closed out the regular season winning seven of its last eight matches … The Mammoths have appeared in every NESCAC Championship and have reached the semifinals in five of the last six tournaments.
 
#5 Middlebury Panthers
2022-23 Record: 10-5
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 1 (2011)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Middlebury is the No. 5 seed for the first time since 2020 and faces No. 4 Amherst in its opening match of the 2023 NESCAC Championship … The Mammoths defeated the Panthers, 5-4, on January 24 … Middlebury improved to 6-1 against Amherst in the NESCAC postseason series with a 6-3 in the third-place match in the 2020 NESCAC Championship … The Panthers put together an eight-match win streak in the middle of the season … Middlebury has reached the semifinals in 12 of the last 13 tournaments and played for the NESCAC title in 2011.
 
#6 Bowdoin Polar Bears
2022-23 Record: 12-7
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Bowdoin is the No. 6 seed for the second consecutive season and will play No. 3 Williams to open the NESCAC Championship … Williams defeated the Polar Bears, 7-2, on January 14 and improved to 5-0 in the NESCAC postseason series with a 5-4 win in last year's quarterfinal round … The Polar Bears'  last appearance in the semifinals was in 2009.
 
#7 Colby Mules
2022-23 Record: 7-10
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Colby is the No. 7 seed for the first time since 2010 and will face No. 2 Tufts in the quarterfinals … The two teams did not meet during the regular season … The Mules own a 6-2 edge in the NESCAC postseason series, but dropped an 8-1 decision to Tufts in the first round of the 2020 championship in the last meeting in the tournament … Colby won three of its last five matches to end the regular season … A win over the Jumbos would propel the Mules into the semifinals for the first time since 2008.
 
#8 Wesleyan Cardinals
2022-23 Record: 6-9
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Wesleyan is the No. 8 seed for the first time since 2019 and will play top-seeded Trinity … The two teams did not meet in the regular season and the Bantams are 4-0 versus the Cardinals in the NESCAC Tournament, including a 9-0 win in the 2019 quarterfinals … Wesleyan enters the tournament coming off back-to-back wins over Brown and Hamilton to close the regular season.