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#25 GW Upends Both #24 Virginia and Haverford
Senior co-captain Kara Popowich
 
Senior co-captain Kara Popowich
  

Feb. 12, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC - George Washington women's squash defeated both #24 Virginia and Haverford Saturday afternoon in their final home matches of the 2007-08 season, played in front of large crowds at the Lerner Health and Wellness Center. With the two wins, the Colonials snapped a three-match losing streak to finish the 2007-08 regular season at 8-9.

In the day's first match, an upset of #24 Virginia, GW jumped out to an early 5-1 lead as they went on to win, 7-2. The Colonials defeated Haverford by the same score in the afternoon contest.

Saturday's matches marked the final regular-season events for two seniors on the GW team, Alexa Miller and co-captain Kara Popowich. The two performed in grand fashion, each winning both of their individual matches, losing just one game between them over the course of the day.

Other two-match winners on Saturday were Kate Bullard, Chelsea Mouta, Eliza Ehrlich and Chrissy Wallace.

The win over UVA was the second top-25 team that GW has upset in the past two weeks. On January 26, the Colonials knocked off #21 St. Lawrence, 5-4. Last year, in the semifinals of the Howe Cup, the Saints defeated GW by the same score. This result should help to cement the Colonials spot in the C Division at this season's Howe Cup, which would be a program first.

George Washington will take a break from competition this weekend before traveling to Princeton, NJ, for the Howe Cup, the College Squash Association Team Championships, February 22-24.

Complete Results:

#25 George Washington 7, #24 Virginia 2
1. Christine Montgomery (UVA) def Rachael Rayfield (GW) 3-0
2. Kate Bullard (GW) def Sarah Bridenhagen (UVA) 3-1
3. Chelsea Mouta (GW) def Sarah Hawkins (UVA) 3-0
4. Eliza Ehrlich (GW) def Paige Pederson (UVA) 3-1
5. Alexa Miller (GW) def Caitlin Clark (UVA) 3-1
6. Kara Popowich (GW) def Lynn Sitachitt (UVA) 3-0
7. Olivia Sealander (UVA) def Mallory Ward (GW) 3-0
8. Chrissy Wallace (GW) def Annie McFadden (UVA) 3-2
9. GW wins by default

 

 

#25 George Washington 7, Haverford 2
1. Rachael Rayfield (GW) def Sarah Gilarsky (HAV) 3-0
2. Kate Bullard (GW) def Betsy Schmidt (HAV) 3-0
3. Chelsea Mouta (GW) def Jacqueline Seegers (HAV) 3-2
4. Eliza Ehrlich (GW) def Margo Schall (HAV) 3-0
5. Kara Popowich (GW) def Karen Lavi (HAV) 3-0
6. Alexa Miller (GW) def Emma Bartlett (HAV) 3-0
7. Abigail Larner (HAV) def Mallory Ward (GW) 3-0
8. Chrissy Wallace (GW) def Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo (HAV) no score
9. Amelia Musto (HAV) def T.T. Pasanen (GW) 3-0

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