Columbia Lions women's squash

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Columbia Lions Women's squash
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University Columbia University
Head coachJacques Swanepoel
League College Squash Association
Conference Ivy League
Location New York City, New York
VenueSL Green StreetSquash
Nickname Lions
ColorsColumbia blue and white [1]
   
Website gocolumbialions.com/sports/womens-squash

The Columbia Lions women's squash team is the intercollegiate women's squash team for Columbia University located in New York City, New York. The team competes in the Ivy League under the aegis of the College Squash Association. The team is coached by Jacques Swanepoel, Joanne Schickerling and Chris Sachvie. [2]

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Annual results

Updated December 2019. [3] [4]

SeasonWinsLossesNational Rank
2010–201111416th
2011–201261113th
2012–201351111th
2013–20148710th
2014–2015797th
2015–2016698th
2016–20176108th
2017–20181077th
2018–2019886th

Players

2019-2020 Roster

LineupPlayerYearHometownHigh School
7Cao, CindyFr.Richmond, British Columbia Magee Secondary School
9Chen, DoriaJr.Wellesley, Massachusetts Wellesley High School
Dugel, BrennaFr.Paradise Valley, Arizona Phoenix Country Day School
Dugel, TaraSr.Paradise Valley, Arizona Paradise Valley High School
6Fox, BunnyFr.Wellesley, Massachusetts Wellesley High School
4Kalgutkar, JuiSr.Mumbai, Maharashtra
2Kendall, NicoleJr.Richmond Hill, Ontario JM Denison Secondary School
Lentz, ElizabethFr.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Germantown Friends School
10Masch, JuliaJr.Warren, New Jersey The Pingry School
3McGillicuddy, EricaFr.Toronto, Ontario Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
5McVeigh, EllieFr.Belfast, Northern Ireland Methodist College Belfast
1 Mohamed, Habiba Jr.Alexandria, EgyptRiada International School
8Pincus, JaneJr.Brooklyn, New York Packer Collegiate Institute
Sharma, PranjaliSo.Pune, MaharashtraSt. Mary's School (Pune)
Soper, CarolineJr.New Haven, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall

Updated December 2019. [5]

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