POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 30, 2018) – The Brewers will compete at the Seven Sisters Championships this weekend hosted by Smith College. As the second seed, Vassar will face fourth-seeded Smith at noon on Saturday. And will play either No. 1 Mount Holyoke or No. 3 Wellesley in their second match of the day.
Opponents: Smith College (0-4) and Mount Holyoke (4-10) or Wellesley (0-4)
Site: Southhampton, MA
Facility: Smith College Squash Courts
Date: February 3, 2018
Time: 12:00 and 2:30 or 4:00 p.m.
Last Time Out: The Brewers went 2-3 this past weekend. They were 1-3 in the Liberty League Championships and then went 1-1 on Sunday for Senior Day. Sophomore
Samantha Henderson played in all five matches last weekend. She earned a 3-0 win at No. 3 over Olivia Terzian of Bard to start the weekend. The next day, she played the No. 5 and topped Allie Fuller from Conn. College in a five-game marathon in which she took 15-13 in the fifth. She followed that up with another five games against Northeastern, winning the third and fourth to force a final game.
A Look at the Brewers (12-5):
A Look at the Pioneers (0-4):
- Smith is ranked 40th in the latest CSA Rankings.
- The Pioneers faced Vassar earlier this season, falling 9-0 on November 18.
- Smith played a close game with Bard on November 18, falling 3-4.
A Look at the Lyons (4-10):
- Mount Holyoke is ranked 28th in the latest CSA Rankings.
- The Lyons went 0-9 during the month of January.
- Mount Holyoke faced both Vassar and Smith earlier this season, winning 8-1 and 9-0 in those games back in November.
- The Lyons went 3-0 at the Seven Sisters Championship last season.
A Look at the Blue (0-4):
- Wellesley is ranked 40th in the latest CSA Rankings.
- The Blue have lost all four of those matches, 0-9.
- Wellesley went 2-1 at last year's Seven Sisters Championships, topping Vassar and Smith.
Next up: The Brewers face Hamilton and Colgate next Saturday in Clinton, NY.
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