LANCASTER, Pa. - The Dickinson women's squash team got their 2022-23 campaign off to a bit of a rough start as the Red and White suffered a 5-1 setback at the hands of the Chatham University Cougars on day one of the Pennsylvania State Cup hosted by Franklin & Marshall College.

Inside the Match
The lone win for the Devils came at the number six spot where Elizabeth Howerton fell behind one game to none, before taking the next two 11-7 and 11-8. However, TaNiya Nored grabbed the fourth 11-6, but Howerton was able to overpower her 11-7 in the decisive fifth. 

Results

1. Basmala Sayed Ahmed (CU) over Whitney Finney (DC) - 11-6, 11-4, 11-3
2. Sofia Ramos (CU) over Cate Moll (DC) - 11-6, 11-0, 11-3
3. Vasundhra Vasanthan (CU) over Jocelyn Feliciano (DC) - 11-7, 11-3, 11-4
4. Sofia Pinto Combita (CU) over Doxey Loupassi (DC) - 11-7, 11-4, 11-1
5. Valentina Della-Maddalena (CU) over Phebe Guenther (DC)  - 11-1, 11-2, 11-0
6. Elizabeth Howerton (DC) over TaNiya Nored (CU) - 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7

Next on the Court
Dickinson (0-1) continues the Pennsylvania State Cup tomorrow when the Red and White battle the ninth-ranked University of Pennsylvania at 1pm.