Nashville, TN — Vanderbilt’s record is somewhat deceiving. With only four players last season, the emerging club program had to default many individual matches in official CSA contests, even though they often won all the matches they played.
But Vanderbilt’s 1-3 record doesn’t reflect all the playing they did last season, or the successes they had. When the Commodores played best-out-of-five matches against schools like Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Berkeley, and Drexel, they were much more competitive and notched a number of wins. The team also participated in several joint matches with the men’s team, which gave them more experience.
“Our main goal for the upcoming season is to field 9 players as I truly believe we have the skill-level to compete with teams like BC, UVA, Colgate, etc. but just not yet the size yet,” says captain Maggie Bouscaren. The team will gain two players returning from study abroad and will hopefully attract new players from the vibrant squash community at Vanderbilt.
2010-2011 SEASON RECAP
Season Record: 1-3
Final Ranking: 38
Team Championships: 6th (Emerging Teams Runnerup) in E Division
2011-2012 SEASON PREVIEW
Program Status: Emerging Club
Captain: Maggie Bouscaren
Returning Players from Team Championships: (1) Maggie Bouscaren; (2) Lucy Rice; (4) Georgie Sillem
Graduated/Non-returning players from 2010-2011 Team: (3) Gabriella Angiolillo
Additions to the 2011-2012 roster:
- Expected to play in the top 3: Noelle Winicki
- Expected to play in the middle 3: Grace Powell
Team Goals: To field a nine-player team for Nationals this year, to expand presence both in the South and cross-country by increasing exposure through match play, and to gain more advocacy from Vanderbilt University to gain momentum internally and create a sustainable women’s collegiate squash program
Key Matches: Haverford and Berkeley, trip to Boston
To read other team previews, please visit the 2011-2012 College Squash Season Previews page.
