The Middlebury women's squash team travels to New York this weekend for the 2022 NESCAC Championship hosted by Hamilton. The Panthers earned the seventh seed and begin competition on Friday, February 11 in a first-round match against 10th-seeded Connecticut College. Trinity is the top seed with first-round matches set to begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 11 and the championship match scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on February 13.

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2022 NESCAC WOMEN'S SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP
all matches at Hamilton College - Clinton, N.Y.
Friday, February 11
First Round Matches - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 12
Consolation Round-Robin - 9:00 a.m./11:15 a.m./1:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal Matches - 9:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m.
Semifinal Matches - 2:00 p.m. & 4:15 p.m.

Sunday, February 13
7th Place Match - 9:30 a.m.
5th Place Match - 9:30 a.m.
3rd Place Match - 12:00 p.m.
Championship Match - 12:00 p.m.

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2020 NESCAC Championship Recap
Trinity captured its 14th consecutive NESCAC crown with an 8-1 win over No. 2 Williams at Wesleyan's Rosenbaum Squash Center. Williams collected runner-up honors for the 11th time overall as the Bantams and Ephs met in the championship match for the sixth straight year. No. 5 Middlebury defeated No. 3 Amherst, 6-3, in the third-place match while No. 4 Bates posted a 6-3 win over No. 6 Tufts to finish fifth. No. 7 Wesleyan earned a 7-2 win over No. 8 Bowdoin to finish seventh.

#1 Trinity Bantams
2021-22 Record: 9-1
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 14 consecutive
NESCAC Titles Won: 14 consecutive

Notes: Trinity is the No. 1 seed for the 15th straight tournament … The Bantams have won every NESCAC Women's Squash title since the tournament started in 2007 … Trinity will face the winner of the 8/9 match between Hamilton and Wesleyan in the quarterfinal round … The Bantams did not face either team in the regular season … Trinity improved to 2-0 versus Hamilton with a 7-2 win in the 2018 quarterfinals and is 4-0 against Wesleyan following a 9-0 win in the 2019 quarterfinals … Trinity's only loss of the season is a 6-3 setback to Harvard.

#2 Tufts Jumbos
2021-22 Record: 6-3
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Tufts' No. 2 seed is the highest in program history … The Jumbos will play the winner of the 7/10 match between Middlebury and Connecticut College … Tufts defeated Connecticut College, 9-0, on November 20 and is 7-3 against the Camels in the NESCAC Championship … The Jumbos defeated Connecticut College, 9-0, in the first round of the 2017 championship … Tufts did not face Middlebury this season and suffered a 9-0 loss to the Panthers in the 2017 quarterfinals, the only match between the schools in the NESCAC Championship … The Jumbos finished sixth in 2020.

#3 Williams Ephs
2021-22 Record: 6-6
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 11 (6 straight 2015-2020)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Williams is the No. 3 seed for the first time since 2014 and extends its streak of earning a first-round bye to 15 straight tournaments … The Ephs have never been lower than a three seed in program history … Williams enters the NESCAC Championship riding a six-match win streak, but has not played since January 16 … The Ephs have played in six straight championship matches and reached the final 11 times since 2007 … Williams will face the winner of the 6/11 match between Bowdoin and Colby … The Ephs posted a pair of 8-1 wins against each team on January 8 and 9, respectively … Williams improved to 4-0 against the Polar Bears in NESCAC Championship play with a 9-0 win in the 2017 quarterfinals and is 1-0 against Colby following a 9-0 quarterfinal win in 2010.

#4 Amherst Mammoths
2021-22 Record: 9-4
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Amherst is the No. 4 seed for the first time since 2019 … The Mammoths finished fourth in the 2020 NESCAC Championship … Amherst has received a bye into the quarterfinals seven straight seasons and will play No. 5 Bates in the quarterfinals … Amherst defeated Bates, 6-3, on January 13, but is 0-4 against the Bobcats in the NESCAC Championship … The two teams most recently met in the 2017 quarterfinals where Bates earned a 7-2 win … The Mammoths put together a six-match win streak during January that included four wins over NESCAC opponents.

#5 Bates Bobcats
2021-22 Record: 5-7
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 1 (2014)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Bates is the No. 5 seed for the first time since 2011 and finished fifth at the 2020 NESCAC Championship … The Bobcats will play in the quarterfinal round for the 15th straight tournament when they face No. 4 Amherst … Bates owns a 4-0 advantage over Amherst in NESCAC Championship play, defeating the Mammoths, 7-2, in the 2017 quarterfinals, however, the Mammoths posted a 6-3 victory at Bates on January 13 … The Bobcats enter the tournament coming off back-to-back wins over Colby and St. Lawrence.

#6 Bowdoin Polar Bears
2021-22 Record: 8-6
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Bowdoin is the No. 6 seed for the first time since 2013 … The Polar Bears finished eighth in the 2020 championship … Bowdoin is looking to reach the quarterfinals for the second straight tournament when it plays No. 11 Colby in the first round … The Polar Bears recorded an 8-1 win over the Mules on January 19 … Colby evened the NESCAC Championship series (2-2) with an 8-1 win in the 2019 consolation round-robin … Bowdoin has won seven of its last eight matches heading into the NESCAC Championship.

#7 Middlebury Panthers
2021-22 Record: 3-6
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 1 (2011)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Middlebury is the No. 7 seed for the first time in program history … The Panthers are playing in the first round for the first time since 2008 and second time overall … Middlebury will face No. 10 Connecticut College in its opening match … The two teams did not play during the regular season and have met only once in the NESCAC Championship … Middlebury earned a 7-2 win over the Camels in the 2008 consolation round-robin … Middlebury has finished third eight times in the last nine championships.

#8 Hamilton Continentals
2021-22 Record: 6-7
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Hamilton is the No. 8 seed for the first time since 2018 and will play No. 9 Wesleyan in the first round … The last time the Continentals advanced to the quarterfinal round was 2019 … Hamilton enters the tournament having won back-to-back matches and defeated the Cardinals, 9-0, on December 4 … The NESCAC Championship series is knotted at 3-3 after Wesleyan earned a 5-4 win in the seventh-place match of the 2019 championship.

#9 Wesleyan Cardinals
2021-22 Record: 6-4
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Wesleyan is the No. 9 seed for the first time since 2016 and will meet No. 8 Hamilton in the first round … A victory over the Continentals would push the Cardinals into the quarterfinal round for the fourth straight championship … Wesleyan dropped a 9-0 decision to Hamilton on December 4 and evened the NESCAC Championship series (3-3) with a 5-4 win over the Continentals in the seventh-place match in 2019 … Wesleyan also finished seventh in 2020.

#10 Connecticut College Camels
2021-22 Record: 4-8
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Connecticut College is the No. 10 seed for the second straight championship and will face No. 7 Middlebury in the first round … A win over the Panthers would propel the Camels into the quarterfinals for the first time in program history … The two teams did not play during the regular season and have met only once in the NESCAC Championship with Middlebury earning a 7-2 win over the Camels in the 2008 consolation round-robin.

#11 Colby Mules
2021-22 Record: 0-11
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0

Notes: Colby is the No. 11 seed for the second straight championship and finished seventh at the 2020 championship … The Mules' last appearance in the quarterfinals was the 2017 championship … Colby suffered an 8-1 loss to Bowdoin on January 19 and the Mules evened the NESCAC Championship series (2-2) with an 8-1 win over the Polar Bears in the 2019 consolation round-robin.

Links to live results can be found on the Championship Central page. Results from all matches will be posted on NESCAC.com at the end of each day.

-- Courtesy of the NESCAC --