POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 13, 2018) – The Brewers head to Cambridge, MA for their final tournament of the season. Vassar will compete in the CSA Team Championships Epps Division beginning on Friday, February 16^th against Mount Holyoke at 3:30 p.m. The Brewers will also compete on Saturday and Sunday, playing one game each day.
 
Opponent: CSA Team Championships Epps Division
Site: Cambridge, MA
Facility: Murr Center (Harvard University)
Date: February 16-18, 2018
Links: Tournament Schedule
 
Last Time Out:  The Vassar women's squash team dropped an 8-1 decision on Saturday afternoon at Hamilton College. Hannah Nice in the top spot was the only Brewer to earn a victory. She claimed 11-4, 13-11, 11-9 scores to earn a point for Vassar. In the other eight spots, Hamilton swept Vassar 3-0 in each game. Sydney Nemphos played as the No. 2 falling 11-3, 11-7, 11-8. Next in line was Jiamin Wu who lost 11-9, 11-7, 11-4. And at the fourth, Alessandra Pilkington was on the wrong end of 11-5, 11-4, 11-2.
 
A Look at the Brewers (13-7):

• Emma Glickman has the best record on the team at 14-6, while both Hannah Nice (13-3) and Kelly Rissman (13-7) each have 13 wins.
• Nice is 8-2 in her last 10 matches, and has won five in a row.
• The Brewers as a team are 4-1 this season when playing away from Kenyon Hall.
• The No.1 and No. 9 spots have been a strength for Vassar this season, at the top they have won 16 of 20, while winning 15 of 20 on the back end.
• Vassar has faced four of their possible opponents in the Epps Division this season, going 1-5, with a win over Haverford.
• The Brewers last faced Bowdoin in December of 2011, losing 0-9 and last met Georgetown in January of 2016, winning 9-0.
• Vassar and Cal have never met on the squash courts.
• The Brewers were 1-2 at last year's CSA Championships, topping Bucknell and losing to Mount Holyoke and Conn. College.
   

A Look at the Lyons (7-12):

• Mount Holyoke already has two wins over the Brewers this season, winning 8-1 on November 4 and 7-2 on February 3.
• The Lyons are ranked one spot above Vassar in the CSA Rankings at No. 28.
• Mount Holyoke won the Seven Sisters Championships after topping Wellesley and Vassar on February 3.
• Ragini Ghose leads the Lyons with a 12-7 record this season, mainly playing as the No. 2.

 
A Look at the Other Competitors:

• The Bowdoin Polar Bears are ranked 25^th in the CSA Rankings and have a 6-11 overall record.
• Lindsey Bindra is Bowdoin's No. 1 player and went 1-2 at the NESCAC Championships.
• William Smith sits at No. 26 with a 10-7 overall record.
• The Herons have won three in a row over Rochester, Mount Holyoke, and Colgate.
• Connecticut College sits at 27^th in the CSA Rankings and posts an 8-11 overall record.
• Their last time out, the Camels topped Wellesley, 7-0 on February 10^th.
• Haverford is ranked 30^th in the CSA Rankings and has recorded a 7-8 mark this season.
• The team has won three in a row over Georgetown, Boston College, and Bucknell.
• California Berkeley is 31^st in the CSA Rankings, coming into the weekend with a 5-3 record.
• The Bears have lost three in a row against Virginia and Stanford.
• Georgetown is the lowest ranked team of the group at No. 32 with a 4-5 mark this season.
• The Hoyas began the season 4-0, but have lost their last five.