The 2023 National Collegiate Women’s Team Squash Championships at the University of Pennsylvania continued on Saturday with semifinal and consolation semifinals filling the schedule.
The College Squash Association (CSA) also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first intercollegiate team squash match on Saturday. The evening was highlighted by a reception to honor the inductees of the College Squash Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
In a day of close matches, only one lower seeded team earned an upset victory in the division semifinals. Hamilton, the fourth seed in the Epps (D) Division, pulled the upset over a top-ranked but short-handed St. Lawrence squad.
Trinity College and Harvard University, the top two teams from start to finish this season, will vie for the National Championship tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. Both teams secured 6-3 wins over their opponents, Virginia and Princeton respectively.
Howe Cup – National Championship Division
Semifinals:
(1) Trinity College def. (5) University of Virginia – 6-3
(2) Harvard University def. (3) Princeton University – 6-3
Consolation Semifinals:
(7) Columbia University def. (6) Cornell University – 5-4
(4) Drexel University def. (8) Yale University – 7-2
Semifinals:
(1) University of Pennsylvania def. (4) Stanford University – 6-3
(2) Dartmouth College def. (3) Tufts University – 7-2
Consolation Semifinals:
(7) Amherst College def. (6) William Smith College – 8-1
(5) Williams College def. (8) Bowdoin College – 6-3
Semifinals:
(1) Middlebury College def. (5) Wesleyan University – 8-1
(2) Georgetown University def. (6) Chatham University – 5-4
Consolation Semifinals:
(3) Franklin & Marshall College def. (7) Dickinson College – 7-2
(4) Colby College def. (8) Denison University – 7-2
Semifinals:
(4) Hamilton College def. (1) St. Lawrence University – 5-4
(2) Bates College def. (3) Haverford College – 9-0
Consolation Semifinals:
(5) Connecticut College def. (7) Vassar College – 9-0
