Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

Season Review: Women's Squash Finishes Strong

Season Review: Women's Squash Finishes Strong

Signature wins: Haverford won its first game of the season, edging Denison 5-4. Senior Bethany Simmonds swept her opponent of the No. 2 ladder position to give the Fords the decisive fifth win of the match. Junior Emelia Cobbs bested her opponent in a back-and-forth five-game match. Junior Atalanta Henderson also swept her opponent, but two games went deep into extra points (16-14, 16-14, 11-7).

Perhaps the season's most impressive performance on the scoresheet came in a 9-0 win over Smith. Each Haverford player won in a three game sweep. Senior Emily Berlin surrendered just four points total to her opponent. Berlin, Simmonds, and Sabina Aliev each registered an 11-0 win in the match.

Haverford finished its season strong with four wins in its final five regular season matches. The Fords defeated Johns Hopkins and Rochester at the Dickinson Round Robin and then defeated NYU and Georgetown at home.

Season notes: The Fords finished with a 6-14 overall record … Haverford ended its season ranked No. 32 … Competed in the College Squash Association Team Championships in the Epps Cup … Head coach Niki Clement was given the Chaffee Award, presented annually to a women's coach whose has demonstrated the qualities of sportsmanship, teamwork, character, and improvement … Gotuaco finished with a team-high 11 wins, five of which came out of the No. 1 ladder position and the other six out of the No. 2 position … Agnew won nine games, moving her into a tie for third all-time in program history with 27 total … Senior Bethany Simmonds finished her career tied for third all-time in wins with 27.

Looking ahead: Haverford will graduate six seniors (Alyssa Kaden, Ava Lichauco, Sarah Madigan, Aliev, Berlin, and Simmonds). The team will welcome back its win-leaders win Agnew and Gotuaco, as well as standouts Berlin and Grace Fioramonti-Gorchow.