PRINCETON, NJ (February 23, 2008) -- Vassar's women's squash team moved one step closer to a CSA Howe Cup Championship today with a 5-4 victory over Amherst in the second round of the Walker Cup C Division. Down 4-0, Vassar stormed back to win five straight matches, giving head coach Jane Parker her first-ever victory over Amherst. The Brewers will face Middlebury, a team that narrowly beat Vassar, 5-4, in Poughkeepsie, on Sunday for the championship.

Vassar 5, Amherst, 4

1. Emilie Kraft (VC) def. Allie Dalglish (A) 3-2, (2-9, 2-9, 9-1, 9-5, 9-1)
2. Hayley Milbourn (A) def. Nadia Jihad (A) 3-0, (9-3, 9-2, 9-4)
3. Libby Martin (A) def. Amalia Sax-Bolder (VC) 3-0, (10-8, 9-1, 9-1)
4. Eleanor Weiss (VC) def. Di Kirkwood (A) 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-2)
5. Anna Licht (VC) def. Cailtin Demkin (A) 3-1, (1-9, 9-6, 9-3, 9-3)
6. Melissa Moulton (A) def. Anna Robinson (VC) 3-0, (9-2, 9-3, 9-4)
7. Hope Blinkoff (VC) def. Laurel Lamontagne (A) 3-0, (9-5, 9-0, 9-2)
8. Cailtin Ly (VC) def. Hannah Merves (A) 3-0, (9-1, 9-5, 9-0)
9. Mini Bell (A) def. Courtney Burks (VC) 3-1, (10-8, 9-6, 1-9, 9-7)
10. Stephanie Tracey (VC) def. Moriah Donelan (A) 3-0, (10-8, 9-5, 9-7)