2011-12 Trinity College Women's Squash News

August 9, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Finishes No. 3 In Final National Rankings
Hartford, Conn. – The 2011-12 Trinity College women’s squash team, coached by Wendy Bartlett (28th Season), broke the College record for wins with 17 against just four losses and won its sixth straight NESCAC Championship title.

April 30, 2012
Four Trinity Women's Squash Players Earn Post-Season Honors
Hartford, Conn., April 30, 2012 – Trinity College Bantam women's squash sophomore Catalina Pelaez (Bogota, Colombia) and senior co-captain Alicia Rodriguez (San Luis Potosi, Mexico) were each named to the 2012 College Squash Association (CSA) All-American Teams. Rodriguez was also one of three nominees for the Richey Award given annually to the senior women's squash player who best exemplifies the ideals of the sport in her love of and devotion to the game.

March 21, 2012
Trinity Winter Student-Athletes Earn NESCAC All-Academic Honors
Hartford, Conn. – The Trinity College winter athletic teams placed 43 student-athletes on the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2011-12 Winter All-Academic Team.

March 14, 2012
Eight Trinity Winter Athletes Named To NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
Hartford, Conn. - Eight Trinity College winter athletes were named to the 2012 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Sportsmanship Team for their positive contributions to sportsmanship.

March 7, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Captain's Blog by Kate Wymard'12: Entry #7
In life, things end so that new things can begin. Unfortunately for me, my time as a Trinity College women’s squash player has drawn to a close. Playing a Division I sport at a Division III school has allowed me to experience the best of both worlds: athletics and academics.

March 4, 2012
Trinity's Hodgson Finishes As Holleran Division Runner-Up At CSA Singles Championships
Amherst, Mass. - Trinity College junior Robyn Hodgson (Aberdeen, Scotland) won five matches before suffering a 3-2 loss to Yale's Shihiu Mao in the finals of the Holleran Division Tournament at the College Squash Association (CSA) Singles Championships this weekend at Amherst College. The Holleran Division features the collegiate players ranked No. 33 to No. 96 in a 64-player, single-elimination tournament.

February 26, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Takes Third At Howe Cup, Sets Program Win Record
Cambridge, Mass. – Senior co-captain Alicia Rodriguez (San Luis Potosi, Mexico) breezed through the No. 2 match with an 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 victory to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 7-2 win over the Princeton University Tigers in the College Squash Association (CSA) National Championship (Howe Cup) Third Place Match this afternoon at Harvard University’s Brady Courts.

February 25, 2012
No. 1 Harvard Tops Trinity Women’s Squash in National Championship Semifinal
Boston, Mass. - The No. 1-ranked Harvard University Crimson defeated the No. 5-ranked Trinity College Bantams, 9-0, in the College Squash Association (CSA) National Championship (Howe Cup) Semifinals this afternoon at Harvard University’s Brady Courts.

February 24, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Gets Past Penn In Howe Cup Quarters
Cambridge, Mass. – The Trinity College Bantams battled their way to a 6-3 victory over the University of Pennsylvania Quakers in the College Squash Association (CSA) National Championship (Howe Cup) Quarterfinals this afternoon at Harvard University’s Brady Courts.

February 23, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Faces Penn In Howe Cup Quarterfinals Friday
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 23 - The Trinity College women’s squash team, which finished the 2011-12 regular season with a 15-3 record that included three victories the first weekend in February to capture its sixth consecutive New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) title, will be the No. 5 seed at the College Squash Association (CSA) Team Championships (Howe Cup) this weekend at Harvard University.

February 21, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Captain's Blog by Kate Wymard'12: Entry #6
Our last dual match of the regular season ended my playing career as a senior on the Trinity women’s squash team with a bang. We had the most energetic warm-up that I have been a part of prior to our match against Mount Holyoke.

February 18, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Completes Regular Season with Shutout At Mount Holyoke
South Hadley, Mass. - The Trinity College Bantams completed their 2011-12 regular season with a 9-0 road victory against the Mount Holyoke College Lyons this afternoon. Trinity improves to 15-3, while the Lyons fall to 16-9. Senior co-captain Kate Wymard (Radnor, Pa.) had the most dominant performance of the match, allowing just nine points in a 3-0 win at the No. 7 spot.

February 15, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Captain's Blog by Kate Wymard'12: Entry #5
During our team meeting on Monday afternoon before practice Chanel Erasmus, a freshman on our team, gave each of us a piece of paper with this quote on it: “When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, it is ready to climb.”

February 11, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Loses At Princeton
Princeton, N.J. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams lost, 8-1, against the Princeton University Tigers in women's squash action this afternoon on Jadwin Courts. No. 3-ranked Trinity falls to 14-3 with its first loss in six matches, while No. 5-ranked Princeton improves to 9-3 with its third straight victory.

February 8, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Captain's Blog by Kate Wymard'12: Entry #4
There are certain days one looks forward to in their life. On the Trinity women’s squash team, one significant occurrence is Senior Day. It takes place during the last home game of the regular season. Mather Dining Hall is one of the prime social places on campus and to walk in and see my face pictured on every table was the pivotal moment.

February 4, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Notches Sixth Straight NESCAC Championship
Hartford, Conn. – Eight of nine Trinity College Bantams won by scores of 3-0 en route to a 9-0 win over the Bates College Bobcats in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women’s Squash Championship Final today at Trinity’s George Kellner Squash Center.

February 1, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Captain's Blog by Kate Wymard'12: Entry #3
As classes commence, we now have other responsibilities other than squash. When practice finally arrives during a busy day, we are reminded that no matter what we are thinking about, all of our energy needs to be directed to squash.

January 29, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Upends No. 3 Penn, Pelaez Clinches Last Point In Final Match
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College women's squash team defeated the visiting University of Pennsylvania Quakers, 5-4, this afternoon at Kellner Squash Center. Trinity, ranked No. 5 nationally, improves to 11-2.

January 28, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Snaps Losing Skid With Shutout Of Dartmouth
Hartford, Conn. – Senior co-captain Alicia Rodriguez (San Luis Potosi, Mexico) allowed just 12 points in a 3-0 victory at the No. 3 position to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 9- win over the visiting Dartmouth College Big Green in women’s squash action this afternoon.

January 25, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Captain's Blog by Kate Wymard'12: Entry #2
As classes commence, we now have other responsibilities other than squash. When practice finally arrives during a busy day, we are reminded that no matter what we are thinking about, all of our energy needs to be directed to squash.

January 23, 2012
Women's Squash Captain Alicia Rodriguez: Becoming A Leader
Hartford, Conn. - The recent success of the Denver Broncos, who upset the heavily favored Pittsburgh Steelers in the wildcard round of the NFL Playoffs, has resurfaced not only the Tim Tebow craze but also the age-old debate on the effects of high altitude training.

January 21, 2012
Trinity Women’s Squash Falls to No. 1 Harvard
Hartford, Conn. – The top-ranked Harvard University Crimson handed the Trinity College Bantams an 8-1 loss in women’s squash action today at the George A. Kellner Squash Center.

January 19, 2012
Trinity Women’s Squash Falls to No. 2 Yale
New Haven, Conn. - The Trinity College Bantams fell in an early 4-0 hole to the defending National Champion Yale University, before falling to the No. 2-ranked Bulldogs, 7-2, at Brady Courts this evening.

January 18, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Looks To Take Down Defending Champs Wednesday
Hartford, Conn., January 17 - The Trinity College women squash team will visit the defending College Squash Association (CSA) National Champion Yale University Bulldogs on Wednesday, January 18 at Brady Courts at 6 p.m.

January 16, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Captain's Blog by Kate Wymard'12: Entry #1
Some people might think that returning to campus exactly three weeks before classes start is not the ideal way to ring in the New Year. However, it has been one of my favorite traditions of the past four years at Trinity College. As a senior on the women’s squash team, I have found that winter training is when our team bonds and our games improve drastically because all of our energy is focused on squash.

January 15, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Makes Quick Work Of Franklin And Marshall
Hartford, Conn. – Senior co-captain Katie Wymard (Radnor, Pa.) allowed just four points for a 3-0 win in the No. 9 match to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 9-0 victory over the visiting Franklin and Marshall College Diplomats in women’s squash action this afternoon at Kellner Squash Center.

January 14, 2012
Trinity Women's Squash Shuts Out Stanford
New Haven, Conn. - Senior co-captain Alicia Rodriguez (San Luis Potosi, Mexico) allowed just 12 points in a 3-0 triumph at the No. 3 position to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 9-0 win over the Stanford University Cardinal in women's squash action this afternoon at Yale University.

December 10, 2011
Trinity Women's Squash Closes 2011 With Shutout Of Williams
Hartford, Conn.- The Trinity College Bantam women’s squash defeated visiting the Williams College Ephs, 9-0, this evening at Kellner Squash Center. Trinity, ranked No. 4 in the nation, improves to 6-0. No. 9-ranked Williams drops to 1-6. Sophomore Cataline Pelaez (Bogota, Colombia) and freshman Ashley Tidman (Lamor-Plage, France) were dominant in the No. 1 and No. 4 matches, allowing just five points apiece for the Bantams.

December 3, 2011
Trinity Women's Squash Defeats George Washington Easily
Hartford, Conn. - First-year Ashley Tidman (Lamor-Plage, France) allowed just nine points scored against her in the No. 3 match to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 9-0 victory over the visiting George Washington University Colonials in women's squash action this afternoon at Kellner Center. Trinity, ranked No. 4 in the nation, improves to 5-0.

December 2, 2011
Trinity Women's Squash Blanks Connecticut College In Home Opener
Hartford, Conn. - Senior co-captain Katie Wymard (Radnor, Pa.) allowed just two points scored against her in the No. 7 match to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 9-0 victory over the visiting Connecticut College Camels in women's squash action this evening at Kellner Center. Trinity, ranked No. 4 in the nation, improves to 4-0.

November 20, 2011
Trinity Women's Squash Sweeps Bates And Bowdoin
Lewiston, Maine - Senior Andrea Echeverria (San Salvador, El Salvador) allowed just five points in a 3-0 victory at the No. 8 position to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to an 8-1 victory over the Bates College Bobcats in men's squash action this afternoon.

November 19, 2011
Trinity Women's Squash Blanks Colby In Season's First Match
Waterville, Maine - The visiting Trinity College Bantam women's squash team, ranked No. 4 in the nation, won all matches by 3-0 scores on the way to a 9-0 victory over the Colby College Mules in the season opener for both teams this afternoon at Dunaway Courts.

November 15, 2011
Trinity Women's Squash Ranked No. 4 In Pre-Season Poll
Hartford, Conn., November 15, 2011 - The Trinity College women’s squash program welcomes back six starters from last year’s squad that posted a 14-4 overall record and won its fifth straight New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship title last winter.

October 25, 2011
Trinity Women's Squash Announces Schedule For 2011-12 Season
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College Bantam women's squash team, which posted a 14-4 overall record and won its fifth straight New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship title last winter, and reached the College Squash Association (CSA) National Team Championship Tournament (Howe Cup) Semifinals, has announced its schedule for the 2011-12 season.