CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard women's squash is heading down to New York, New York this Thursday to face off against the No. 3 Stanford Cardinal. The top-ranked Crimson (4-0, 3-0 Ivy) will take on Stanford (4-1) to kick off the team's trip to the Big Apple, which also includes the team competing at the CSA Individual National Championships this weekend. This match is set to begin at 12:00 PM at OpenSquash FiDi and will stream live on the OpenSquash YouTube Channel (@weareopensquash).
The Matchup
The top-ranked Harvard women's squash team will face its toughest test to date this season when it clashes with the No. 3 Stanford Cardinal in New York City. The Cardinal is off to a hot start, posting four wins including a pair of victories against No. 2 Princeton (Nov. 23) and No. 5 Trinity (Jan. 7). Stanford achieved one of the highest rankings in program hisotry at No. 3 with the result.
Keep Rolling
The Crimson women's squash team is off to a 4-0 start after defeating No. 12 Columbia and No. 7 Cornell last weekend. Harvard swept both opponents on their home court in 9-0 victories. In those matches all but two individual matches finished with a Crimson student-athlete winning in straight games.
Seven student-athletes on the Crimson ladder own perfect 4-0 individual records this season including the top three of
Caroline Fouts,
Saran Nghiem and
Lucie Stefanoni.
Series History
In the conflict against the Cardinal, Harvard boasts a flawless 20-0 in series history dating back to the 2007-08 season. The Crimson have outscored the opponent 74-5 in their previous 9 victories over Stanford.
Recent Milestones
- Coach Mike Way has reached 200 career wins as Harvard's Women's Squash Head Coach.
- The Women's Squash Team has reached 250 Ivy League victories in its program's history.
Up Next
Following the matchup on Thursday, Harvard will be sending a group of student-athletes to compete at the 2026 CSA Individual National Championships in New York City. The National Championships set to begin on Friday (Jan. 23) and will run through Tuesday (Jan. 27).
