2008 Woodie Awards
Women's squash finishes 14th at national team championship
Alexa Lindauer
Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Sports
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The Colby women's squash team headed to the national team competition at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, ranked 15th in the nation, but returned to Waterville having moved up a spot to finish the season ranked 14th in the country.
The women knew they would face a tough opponent immediately in the Kurtz Cup Division of the national tournament in Bates College, which entered the weekend ranked tenth in the country. The Kurtz Cup Division is for teams ranked ninth through 16th nationally. Less than two weeks earlier, at the New England Small College Athletic Conference championship, the Bobcats had nearly swept the Mules, 8-1, before going on to place third in the league. Colby fared worse against Bates this time, with the Bobcats not allowing Colby to take a win at any position for a 9-0 loss.
However, the weekend was not over for the Mules, who went on to compete against 14th ranked Middlebury College in the consolation bracket. The Mules and the Panther have had a history this season, with Colby winning their first match of the season against Middlebury, 5-4. But just two weeks ago, Middlebury defeated Colby, 5-4, at the NESCAC championship tournament. The Mules were not going to let this happen again, and took wins from Stacy Petro '08 at the second position, Nina Delano '08 at the third position, Jess Vogel '09 at the fourth position, Maddie Dufour '10 at the sixth position and Captain Kate Dziedzic at the eighth position for a 5-4 victory.
In the final day of competition, Colby went up against 13th ranked Mount Holyoke College, from whom the Mules had received a 7-2 loss earlier in the season. Colby was unable to defeat Mount Holyoke in their second meeting, but did pick up an additional win to narrow the margin to a 6-3 loss. Dufour, Beth Cole '09 and Dziedzic picked up wins for the Mules. Colby finished the tournament and their season a spot higher from where they had previously stood, moving from a 15th place ranking to a 14th place ranking.
The women knew they would face a tough opponent immediately in the Kurtz Cup Division of the national tournament in Bates College, which entered the weekend ranked tenth in the country. The Kurtz Cup Division is for teams ranked ninth through 16th nationally. Less than two weeks earlier, at the New England Small College Athletic Conference championship, the Bobcats had nearly swept the Mules, 8-1, before going on to place third in the league. Colby fared worse against Bates this time, with the Bobcats not allowing Colby to take a win at any position for a 9-0 loss.
However, the weekend was not over for the Mules, who went on to compete against 14th ranked Middlebury College in the consolation bracket. The Mules and the Panther have had a history this season, with Colby winning their first match of the season against Middlebury, 5-4. But just two weeks ago, Middlebury defeated Colby, 5-4, at the NESCAC championship tournament. The Mules were not going to let this happen again, and took wins from Stacy Petro '08 at the second position, Nina Delano '08 at the third position, Jess Vogel '09 at the fourth position, Maddie Dufour '10 at the sixth position and Captain Kate Dziedzic at the eighth position for a 5-4 victory.
In the final day of competition, Colby went up against 13th ranked Mount Holyoke College, from whom the Mules had received a 7-2 loss earlier in the season. Colby was unable to defeat Mount Holyoke in their second meeting, but did pick up an additional win to narrow the margin to a 6-3 loss. Dufour, Beth Cole '09 and Dziedzic picked up wins for the Mules. Colby finished the tournament and their season a spot higher from where they had previously stood, moving from a 15th place ranking to a 14th place ranking.
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