No. 3 Women's Squash Pushes No. 1 Trinity to the Brink

Thursday, January 19

Philadelphia, Pa.

5:30 P.M.

Drexel University

Trinity

No. 3 Women's Squash Pushes No. 1 Trinity to the Brink

1/19/2023 7:50:00 PM | Women's Squash

PHILADELPHIA – The No. 3 Drexel women's squash team went toe-to-toe with the top team in the country, taking the match to a deciding game, but fell 5-4 in a heartbreaker to No. 1 Trinity on Thursday evening.

Trailing 2-0, the Dragons started their push as Margot Prow downed Madeleine Hylland 11-3, 11-3, 5-11, 11-7 at number four. That was followed by a five-set battle at the top of the ladder that saw Alina Bushma battle from 2-1 down to outlast Jana Safy 7-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-5, 11-9.

Drexel pulled in front with wins at the bottom of the draw as Emma Bartley beat Fabiola Cabello 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6 in the eighth position and Sanya Vats swept Nanna Carleke 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 in the ninth spot.

The Bantams came back to tie the match at 4-4 with wins at numbers three and six, setting up a showdown in the second position. Karina Tyma won the first game, but Nouran Youssef came back to take a 2-1 lead. Trailing 5-2 in the fourth, Tyma rallied, coming back for a 12-10 win setting up a deciding game. Youssef would take the clincher 11-5.

DU now regroups to travel to No. 4 Princeton on Wednesday, January 25. Opening serve is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

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