CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 1 Harvard continues to rewrite the women's squash record books. The Crimson (15-0) defeated sixth-seeded Drexel (16-5) in Sunday afternoon's CSA team championship match to win its seventh-straight national title, a CSA women's record.  
 
Harvard won the day's first seven matches on its way to posting an 8-1 victory over the upstart Dragons in the Howe Cup final. The victory was the 98th consecutive win for the Harvard women's squash program overall.  
 
Senior captain Hana Moataz was the first to finish, defeating Drexel's Karina Tyma, 3-0, to put the Crimson ahead early. The remaining two matches in the first wave were a bit more complex, but in the end both Serena Daniel (No. 5) and Brecon Welch (No. 9) were able to pull out victories in five games. Daniel came from 2-0 down to post the second point for Harvard, while Welch overcame a 2-1 deficit in her win vs. Drexel's Lydia Robinson. 
 
Sophomore Marina Stefanoni made it a 4-0 lead for the hosts with a sweep at No. 2 before junior Evie Coxon sealed the championship, winning 3-2 at No. 6. 
 
With the trophy in hand, the Crimson would round out the day with victories from Charlotte Orcutt (No. 7), Amina Yousry (No. 3) and Habiba Eldafrawy (No. 8). 

Harvard Highlights / Game Notes 

• The win marks Harvard's seventh straight CSA women's team championship, an all-time record. It is the 21st national title for the Crimson in team history, the most by a women's program at any school.
• Harvard has now won 98-straight matches dating back to 2015, a CSA women's record. 
• Total games won in the final were 25-9 in favor of Harvard.  
• The Crimson went 26-1 in individual matches during the 2022 Howe Cup. Harvard defeated both Penn and Yale, 9-0, before topping Drexel, 8-1, in the final. 
• The Crimson ends the season with perfect records at the fourth and fifth positions on the ladder, going 15-0 at both spots. 
• Mike Way, the Gregory Lee '87 and Russell Ball '88 Endowed Coach for Squash at Harvard University, captures his ninth national championship at the helm of the women's program. Way has reached the Howe Cup final 11 times as head coach and has a Howe Cup record of 31-2. 
• Crimson seniors Hana Moataz and Amina Yousry exit with a 45-0 team record during their time at Harvard and three national championships.  
• Harvard is now 5-0 against Drexel all-time, and 2-0 vs. the Dragons this season. 
• Harvard individuals finish the season with a record of 115-18.

Results

Harvard – 8, Drexel 1 

1. Hana Moataz (Harv) def. Karina Tyma (Drex) – 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 13-11)
2. Marina Stefanoni (Harv) def. Alina Bushma (Drex) – 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-7) 
3. Amina Yousry (Harv) def. Margot Prow (Drex) – 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-8)
4. Habiba Eldafrawy (Harv) def. Noa Romero Blazquez (Drex) – 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 11-2)
5. Serena Daniel (Harv) def. Sanya Vats (Drex) – 3-2 (8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6)
6. Evie Coxon (Harv) def. Brooke Herring (Drex) – 3-2 (2-11, 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5)
7. Charlotte Orcutt (Harv) def. Ciara Richards (Drex) – 3-0 (11-9, 12-10, 11-7) 
8. Amirah Rusydina Rosli (Drex) def. Amira Singh (Harv) – 3-1 (11-8, 11-3, 7-11, 11-4) 
9. Brecon Welch (Harv) def. Lydia Robinson (Drex) – 3-2 (7-11, 14-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9)

Order of finish: 1, 5, 9, 2, 6, 7, 3, 8, 4

Next Up

Harvard will send representatives to CSA Individual Nationals, March 4-6, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Draws and match times will be announced this coming week.