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2018-19 Women's Squash Roster

Maddie O'Connor

  • Class Senior
  • High School Toronto French School
  • Hometown Toronto, Canada
  • Major Biological Sciences

Biography

Senior (2018-19):  Served as the No.1 position for the Lions throughout the season... Helped lead the team to the highest finish in program history (No.6 in the nation)... First win of her senior season came in a 3-0 set over Williams (Nov. 20)...Topped Cornell 3-0 in the first Ivy League match of the season (DEc. 2)... Aided the Lions in blanking George Washington 9-0 (Jan. 27)... Marked last win as a Lion against Brown 3-0 (Feb. 2)... received All-Ivy recognition

Junior (2017-18): 
Finished as runner-up in Holleran East (B Division) Championships at CSA Individuals for second consecutive season, playing all the way to the final match (March 3-5)...Posted 10-6 record competing in the No. 2 position for the Lions, including team best 5-2 mark in Ivy League play...Posted one of Columbia's two victories over Princeton, defeating No. 2 Raneem El Torky in 55 sets (Feb. 9)...Picked up a win over Cornell's No. 2 Emma Uible at CSA Team Championships (Feb. 18)...Selected as captain for 2018-19 season.

Sophomore (2016-17): Finished as runner-up in Holleran East (B Division) Championships at CSA Individual Championships...Posted an 8-8 record competing in the No. 2 position for the Lions with a 2-5 tally in Ivy League play...Picked up a win at CSA Team Nationals over Cornell's No. 3 Rachel Sherman...One of two Lions to beat No. 5 Standford with victory over No. 3 Chloe Chemtob.

First-Year (2015-16): Posted a 6-6 overall and 3-4 Ivy League record in her rookie season…Picked up a crucial victory over Rachel Scherman to help the Lions defeat No. 7 Cornell 5-4…Competed in the No. 2 position all season. 

Before Columbia:The Lions will welcomed a seasoned player in O'Connor. The Toronto native collected 10 provincial titles along with capturing an individual silver medal and team gold medal at the Canada Winter Games. The Jim Mason Fair Pal Award winner is no stranger to world competition as she represented Canada at the 2014 and 2015 World Junior Squash Championships.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Graduate Student

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior