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St. Lawrence: 2014 – 2015 Women’s College Squash Season Preview

St. Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY — The St. Lawrence women surprised many with their dramatic improvement last season. Two seasons ago, the Saints finished 27th in the nation, but last year, they jumped 7 positions to finish the year as the 20th-ranked team. For this improvement, St. Lawrence was awarded with the Women’s College Squash Association’s Most Improved Team Award. This season, the Saints will look to continue their upward trajectory. They will once again play a challenging schedule, but with six additions to the roster, look for the team to build on its improvement.  The strength of last year’s squad was at the top of the lineup. The top 3 won 55% of matches, while the middle 3 and bottom 3 captured 17% and 34%. With the top 4 players from last season’s Team Championship ladder returning, look for the lower half of the line-up to improve. The Saints are not that far away from contending for the Walker Cup.

2013-2014 SEASON RECAP

Season Record: 4-10

Final Ranking: 20

Team Championships: 4th in the Walker Cup (C Division)

By the Numbers (From US Squash): 5-4 Matches Won: 2 of 4… Position with the Most Wins: #1s had 10 Wins

2014-2015 SEASON PREVIEW

Program Status: Varsity

Head Coach: Chris Abplanalp

Returning Players from Team Championships: 1. Jill Baker (2017); 2. Brigitte Tousignant (2015); 3. Emily Terry (2017); 4. Zoe Kagan (2017); 6. Sarah Neilson (2016); 7. Valeria Quan (2016); 10. Paige Buchanan (2017); 11. Catherine Sanderson (2016)

Graduated/Non-Returning Players from Team Championships: 5. Brittany Coxe (2014); 8. Carolyn Fisher (2014); 9. Parker Benedict (2014 – CSA Scholar Athlete)

Additions to the 2014-2015 Roster:

  • Expected to play in the middle 3: Cristina de la Vega and Allie Brazo
  • Other additions: Losangela Batista, Allie Christopher, Cassie Christoper, and Paige Gannon

Captain: Brigitte Tousignant

Team Goals: To build on last season’s success against a difficult schedule and continue to rise in the ranking

Key Matches: All matches

To read other team previews, please visit the 2014-2015 College Squash Season Previews page.

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