MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Bowdoin College women's squash team split a pair of matches in Connecticut this weekend, defeating Hamilton 5-4 and falling to Wesleyan 8-1.
With the split, the 28th-ranked Polar Bears move to 2-2 on the season.
Weekend Highlights
- The top five players proved to be the difference for the Polar Bears against the Continentals, as Clio Bersani and Ursula Sze took 3-0 wins at number two and three, respectively, for Bowdoin.
- A trio of 3-1 wins clinched the Hamilton win, as Caroline Glaser won at number one and Sophie Barber took a victory at number four and Melissa Horan won at number five.
- Against Wesleyan on Sunday, Bowdoin played a number of close matches but couldn't come away with the victory.
- Ursula Sze took Bowdoin's sole match win, taking the final two sets of a 3-1 (11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5) victory at number three.
- Melissa Horan battled well at number five, forcing a fifth set but falling 3-2 (6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 4-11, 11-7).
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday, December 7 when they face Tufts at Harvard at 1:00 p.m.