#17 Women’s Squash Splits Pair Of Saturday Matches

12/3/2022 6:56:00 PM

The 17th-ranked Middlebury women's squash team was defeated by #14 William Smith 7-2 in Saturday's first match, but bounced back to earn a 5-4 victory over Wesleyan to earn the split.

HIGHLIGHTS VS WILLIAM SMITH

The Herons jumped out to an early lead, taking the first seven matches.
Lindsey Burnham posted the first point for Middlebury, scoring a four-game triumph in the top slot (11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6).
Margaux Comai followed with a four-game win in the middle of the ladder to close out the match (11-7, 11-7, 11-13, 11-3).

HIGHLIGHTS VS WESLEYAN

Middlebury opened with a 2-0 lead, as Izzy Ronda (11-6, 11-4, 11-8) at #3 and Firdaus Shallo (11-7, 11-7, 11-9) in the seventh slot each picked up three-game victories.
The Cardinals leveled the score at 2-2 after winning matches at #9 and #5.
Abby Holding cruised to a 3-0 victory (11-6, 11-4, 11-8) in the second position to restore the Panthers' advantage.
Trailing 4-3 after wins by Wesleyan at #8 and #6, Burnham earned a decisive three-game win (11-6, 11-6, 11-5) at the top of the ladder.
With the match knotted at 4-4, Comai tallied a three-game victory in the #4 spot to give the Panthers the 5-4 win (11-7, 11-1, 11-8).

NOTES

Burnham and Comai both improved to 4-0 on the season.
Middlebury and William Smith faced off for the ninth time, with the Panthers leading the all-time series 7-2.
Middlebury leads the all-time series 38-7 and has won 22-straight matches over the Cardinals.

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