The Middlebury men's squash team heads to Connecticut this weekend for the 2022 NESCAC Championship as the seventh seed.  The Panthers begin competition on Friday, February 4 in a first-round match against 10th-seeded Connecticut College. Trinity, who earned the top seed for the championship, will serve as one of the hosts along with ninth-seeded Wesleyan. First-round matches will take place at both sites, while the championship match is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 6 at Trinity. Spectators are limited to those individuals on the team pass lists for matches at Trinity and Wesleyan.

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 2020 NESCAC Championship Recap
Trinity captured its 14th NESCAC title with a 7-2 victory over Williams at Bowdoin's Lubin Family Squash Center. Williams finished as tournament runner-up for the 11th time. Middlebury defeated Bates, 7-2, to claim third place for the fifth year in a row. The fifth and seventh-place matches were both 5-4 decisions. Bowdoin defeated Tufts to finish fifth overall, while Colby downed Amherst to finish seventh.

#1 Trinity Bantams
2021-22 Record: 10-2
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 Men's Squash Championship since the tournament started in 2007 … Trinity will meet the winner of the 8/9 first-round match between Hamilton and Wesleyan … The Bantams did not face either team in the regular season and are 2-0 against both squads in NESCAC Championship action … Trinity last played Hamilton in the 2013 quarterfinals, winning 9-0, and faced Wesleyan in the 2017 quarterfinals, earning a 9-0 victory.

#2 Tufts Jumbos
2021-22 Record: 5-3
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Tufts' No. 2 seed and a first-round bye into the quarterfinal round are firsts for the Jumbos … Tufts finished sixth at the 2020 championship and will face the winner of the 7/10 match between Middlebury and Connecticut College … The Jumbos did not face Middlebury in the regular season and suffered a 9-0 loss to the Panthers in the 2019 quarterfinals in the only meeting between the schools in NESCAC Championship play … Tufts defeated the Camels, 9-0, in the third match of the season on November 20 and is 4-6 all-time against Connecticut College in the NESCAC Championship … The Jumbos and Camels last met in the first round of the 2020 championship with the Jumbos prevailing, 9-0.

#3 Bowdoin Polar Bears
2021-22 Record: 6-6
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Bowdoin's No. 3 seed is the highest in program history and the Polar Bears earn a first-round bye for the first time since 2013 … Bowdoin will face No. 6 Colby in the quarterfinal round … The Polar Bears posted an 8-1 victory over the Mules on January 19 and picked up their first win over Colby in the NESCAC Championship series with a 5-4 victory in the 2020 quarterfinal consolation round … The Polar Bears finished fifth at the 2020 championship, their highest finish since 2014.

#4 Amherst Mammoths
2021-22 Record: 7-7
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Amherst is the No. 4 seed for the second-straight championship and earned a bye into the quarterfinals for the fourth championship in a row … The Mammoths will square off against No. 5 Bates in the quarterfinals … Amherst pulled out a 5-4 win over the Bobcats on January 13 … The Mammoths fell to 0-5 against Bates in the NESCAC Championship series with a 6-3 loss in the 2019 quarterfinals … Amherst finished eighth at the 2020 championship and the Mammoths' best finish at the NESCAC Championships is third (2007 & 2009).

#5 Bates Bobcats
2021-22 Record: 3-9
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 3 (last: 2018)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Bates is the No. 5 seed for the first time in program history and has received a first-round bye in all 15 NESCAC Championships … Bates will face No. 4 Amherst in the quarterfinal round … The Bobcats fell 5-4 to the Mammoths on January 13, but are 5-0 all-time against Amherst in the NESCAC Championship, including a 6-3 win in the 2019 quarterfinals in the last meeting between the two teams ... The Bobcats finished fourth at the 2019 and 2020 championships.

#6 Colby Mules
2021-22 Record: 2-8
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Colby is the No. 6 seed for the second-straight championship and will play in the quarterfinal round for the eighth time in a row … The Mules will face No. 3 Bowdoin in the quarterfinal round … Colby fell to the Polar Bears, 8-1, on January 19 and suffered its first loss to Bowdoin in the NESCAC Championship series, 5-4, in the 2020 quarterfinal consolation round ... The Mules own a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series … Colby finished seventh at the 2020 championship.

#7 Middlebury Panthers
2021-22 Record: 2-8
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Middlebury is the No. 7 seed for the first time in program history and is playing in the first round for the first time since 2009 … The Panthers will face No. 10 Connecticut College in a first-round match on Friday at Trinity … The two teams did not face each other during the regular season … The only meeting between the two teams in the NESCAC Championship was a 2008 first-round match that Middlebury won, 6-3 … The Panthers have placed third in the last five NESCAC Championships.

#8 Hamilton Continentals
2021-22 Record: 4-7
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Hamilton is the No. 8 seed for the first time since 2013 and will face No. 9 Wesleyan in the first round Friday at Wesleyan … The Continentals will look to advance to the quarterfinals for the second time since 2018 … Hamilton earned a 7-2 victory over Wesleyan on December 4 and is 1-3 against the Cardinals in the NESCAC Championships … The Continentals defeated Wesleyan in the 2020 consolation round, 5-4, to pick up their first win in the NESCAC postseason series.

#9 Wesleyan Cardinals
2021-22 Record: 3-5
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Wesleyan is the No. 9 seed for the first time since 2012 … The Cardinals will meet No. 8 Hamilton in a first-round match on Friday at Wesleyan … Wesleyan fell to Hamilton, 7-2, in the second match of the year on December 4 and slipped to 3-1 versus the Continentals in the NESCAC Championship series with a 5-4 loss in the 2020 consolation round … The Cardinals are looking to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2017.

#10 Connecticut College Camels
2021-22 Record: 2-7
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Connecticut College is the No. 10 seed for the first time since 2018 and will play No. 7 Middlebury in the first round on Friday at Trinity … The Camels are looking to advance to the quarterfinal round for the first time since 2012 … Connecticut College and Middlebury did not play during the regular season and have met just once in the NESCAC Championships with the Panthers winning, 6-3, in the first-round match in 2008.

Williams is unable to participate in the 2022 NESCAC Men's Squash Championship due to COVID-19 protocols.

Links to live results and video, where available, 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 --