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Portia Pliam '25 landed the lone match win for the Cardinals against Bowdoin

Women's Squash

No. 19 Women’s Squash Suffers First Defeat of the Season, Falling to No. 18 Bowdoin 8-1

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Competing in what was dubbed the College Squash Association (CSA) Women's Match of the Week, the No. 19 ranked Wesleyan women's squash team suffered an 8-1 defeat to No. 18 Bowdoin on Tuesday morning from the Rosenbaum Squash Center. Wesleyan's loss is their first of the season, dropping to 5-1, while the Polar Bears remain unbeaten at 4-0. Portia Pliam '25 landed the lone win for the Cardinals in the match, as she came from two games down to reverse sweep Mira Karande at #8. Pliam lost the opening two games 11-6 and 13-11 before roaring back with close wins of 12-10, 11-9, and 11-7 to clinch the victory.
 
Sydney Smith '25 lost a tight match at #9 that went into a deciding fifth game. Smith landed a 11-3 first game win and extended the match with a 11-6 win in the fourth game but fell just a few points shy in game 5 as she was defeated 11-8 by Elizabeth Kennedy.
 
Other Cardinals who extended their matches to four games included Mira Bakshi '26 at #1, Avika Pande '26 at #2, and Aanya Anand '26 at #3.
 
Wesleyan is back in action on Saturday with a 12:30 PM start against No. 23 St. Lawrence from the Rosenbaum Squash Center.
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Players Mentioned

Aanya Anand

Aanya Anand

Junior
Mira Bakshi

Mira Bakshi

Junior
Avika Pande

Avika Pande

Junior
Portia Pliam

Portia Pliam

Senior
Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith

Senior

Players Mentioned

Aanya Anand

Aanya Anand

Junior
Mira Bakshi

Mira Bakshi

Junior
Avika Pande

Avika Pande

Junior
Portia Pliam

Portia Pliam

Senior
Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith

Senior