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Portia Pliam '25 played into a deciding fifth game in her match at #8 against Williams

Women's Squash

Women’s Squash Downed by No. 14 Williams on Senior Day

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Wesleyan women's squash team fell to No. 14 Williams, 9-0, on Saturday afternoon from the Rosenbaum Squash Center. Wesleyan (10-5) honored Portia Pliam '25, Sydney Smith '25, and Rachel Matamoros G'25 prior to the match on Senior Day. The Cardinals won games in three of the nine varsity matches against the Ephs, with Pliam giving Anika Kakarla all she could handle in the #8 position of the lineup. Pliam dropped the first game 11-5 before battling back to win the second game 11-8. Kakarla took the third game 11-8, but Pliam forced a decider as she triumphed in the fourth game 11-9. In the decisive fifth game, it was Kakarla who came out with a 11-2 win, taking the 3-2 win in a match that lasted 44 minutes.
 
Both Mira Bakshi '26 and Avika Pande '26 won games in the #1 and #2 spots, respectively. Bakshi won the third game 11-5 against Melanie Wang in a four-game defeat while Pande won the opening game 11-7 in her 3-1 loss to Sophia Koehler.
 
Leandra Sze '26 won 22 total points in her 3-0 loss to Nora Brant at #7 while Katherine Risden '28 won 21 points at #6 against Naomi Jefferson-Sambanis.
 
The Cardinals close out the season next weekend in Philadelphia with the CSA Team Championships from February 28 through March 2. Wesleyan is coming off a run to team's first-ever Walker Cup (C Division) title at the CSA Team Championships last season.
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Players Mentioned

Mira Bakshi

Mira Bakshi

Junior
Avika Pande

Avika Pande

Junior
Portia Pliam

Portia Pliam

Senior
Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith

Senior
Leandra Sze

Leandra Sze

Junior
Rachel Matamoros

Rachel Matamoros

Graduate Student
Katherine Risden

Katherine Risden

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mira Bakshi

Mira Bakshi

Junior
Avika Pande

Avika Pande

Junior
Portia Pliam

Portia Pliam

Senior
Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith

Senior
Leandra Sze

Leandra Sze

Junior
Rachel Matamoros

Rachel Matamoros

Graduate Student
Katherine Risden

Katherine Risden

Freshman