No. 5 Columbia Visits No. 1 Harvard, No. 11 Dartmouth This Weekend

Saturday, January 22

Cambridge, Mass.

Noon

Columbia University

Harvard

Elizabeth Daisy Lentz 2021-22 Pose 4634923

Elizabeth Lentz is 3-2 in dual matches this season.

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

No. 5 Columbia Visits No. 1 Harvard, No. 11 Dartmouth This Weekend

1/21/2022 6:07:00 PM | Women's Squash

Watch vs. Harvard (ESPN+)Watch vs. Harvard (International)Watch vs. Dartmouth Live Scoreboard (Harvard)Live Scoreboard (Dartmouth)

Lions prepare for two Ivy road matches

NEW YORK — The No. 5 Columbia women's squash team (5-2, 2-0 Ivy) hits the road to face off against a pair of Ivy League foes this weekend. The Lions first visit No. 1 Harvard (6-0, 3-0 Ivy) on Saturday at 12 noon, followed by a trip to No. 11 Dartmouth (3-4, 0-3 Ivy) on Sunday at 11 a.m.

MATCH COVERAGE
Saturday's and Sunday's matches will be both streamed live. Saturday's match at Harvard will be available on ESPN+ for the national audience, as well as Stretch Internet for any international followers. Sunday's match at Dartmouth is available for viewing on Stretch Internet.

Fans can follow the action with live scoring courtesy of Club Locker.

THE LATEST
Columbia moved up to No. 5 in this week's College Squash Association Team Rankings after defeating No. 4 Yale, 6-3, last Sunday at the SL Green StreetSquash Center in Harlem. Farida Mohamed, Simmi Chan and Habiba Mohamed pulled off victories in the top three matches, while the Lions also got a huge momentum-shifting victory from No. 5 Erica McGillicuddy at the No. 5. Elizabeth Lentz and Renee Chan added to the win with dual wins in the No. 8 and No. 9 matches. The victory was Columbia's second straight over Yale.

SUCCESS AT THE TOP
Lions competing in the top three of Columbia's lineup are a combined 20-1 this season, including a combined 14-0 in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. The majority of those victories have come from Farida Mohamed, Habiba Mohamed and Simmi Chan, who are a combined 15-1 in matches this season. The Mohamed sisters have combined to go 11-0 with senior Habiba Mohamed leading the way at 6-0.

SERIES HISTORY
Columbia will be aiming for its first win over Harvard in its 10th try. Meanwhile, the Lions are 6-4 against Dartmouth and have won each of the last six meetings between the two programs.

--

For the latest on the Columbia squash programs, be sure to follow the teams on Twitter and Instagram (@CULionsSquash), on Facebook (Facebook.com/ColumbiaSquash), or by visiting GoColumbiaLions.com.