NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The women's squash team assured itself of a fifth- or sixth-place national finish at the Howe Cup this weekend with a 5-4 victory over Stanford in the consolation semifinals. Freshman Brynn Daniels clinched the match for the Big Red, rallying for a four-game victory at the No. 7 spot.
 
Sixth-ranked Cornell (13-6), which set a program record for victories in a season, advances to the consolation finals on Sunday against host and fifth-ranked Yale. With a win Sunday, the Big Red would tie for the program's best final ranking in its 16-year history.
 
The Big Red took a 2-1 lead after the first shift Saturday, courtesy of senior co-captains Maggie Remsen and Jaime Laird. Remsen held off Alexandra Huchro for a four-game win at the No. 6 spot, and Laird won yet another five-game contest at No. 3 over Madeleine Gill.
 
Cornell then took a commanding 4-2 lead after the next rotation. Sophomore Lindsay Seginson cruised to a three-game victory at No. 8, and junior Jessenia Pacheco did the same at No. 2. Stanford won two of the three matches in the final shift, but Daniels' 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4 victory at No. 7 proved to be the difference. The Big Red has now defeated rival Stanford in three consecutive matches.
 
No. 6 CORNELL 5, No. 7 STANFORD 4
Saturday; at New Haven, Conn.
1. Pamela Chua (S) def. Danielle Letourneau, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7
2. Jesse Pacheco (C) def. Kerrie Sample, 14-12, 11-8, 11-9
3. Jaime Laird (C) def. Madeleine Gill, 11-2, 9-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-8
4. Julie Koenig (S) def. Abbey Foster, 8-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-3
5. Serena Fagan (S) def. Rachel Au, 11-9, 11-1, 11-6
6. Maggie Remsen (C) def. Alexandra Huchro, 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9
7. Brynn Daniels (C) def. Ariel Posner, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4
8. Lindsay Seginson (C) def. Sarah Haig, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3
9. Carolyn Gillette (S) def. Reut Odinak, 11-7, 14-12, 11-4