NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Junior Rachel Scherman rallied for a five-set victory at the No. 2 position to clinch a 6-3 victory for the women's squash team over Columbia in the seventh-place match of the Howe Cup on Sunday morning at Brady Squash Center.
 
With the win, Cornell (10-9) locked up its ninth winning season over the last 10 years under the direction of head coach Julee Devoy. The Big Red has now also finished sixth or seventh in the nation in each of the last eight seasons.
 
Cornell got off to a strong start by sweeping the opening rotation, starting with three-set victories from freshmen Hannah Scherl (No. 9) and Nghi Nguyen (No. 6). Sophomore Margaux Losty came back to win her match at No. 3 in four sets, and the Big Red was suddenly out to a 3-0 lead.
 
Freshman Lauren Leizman followed up with another three-set victory at No. 8, and the other two matches in the  middle rotation went to five sets. While Columbia got on the board at No. 5, Scherman won the last two sets in her match to give Cornell its fifth point and avenge a 5-4 loss to the Lions in January.
 
Senior co-captain Reut Odinak also won in three sets at No. 7, punctuating the Big Red's dominance in the bottom half of the order.
 
#8 CORNELL 6, #7 COLUMBIA 3
1. Tanvi Khanna (Clm) def. Michèle Garceau, 7-11, 11-2, 8-11, 12-10, 11-6
2. Rachel Scherman (Cor) def. Madlen O'Connor, 11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8
3. Margaux Losty (Cor) def. Reyna Pacheco, 7-11, 11-2, 11-4, 12-10
4. Colette Sultana (Clm) def. Emma Uible, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6
5. Catherine Jankins (Clm) def. Charlotte Knaggs, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11, 13-11
6. Nghi Nguyen (Cor) def. Maya Patel, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5
7. Reut Odinak (Cor) def. Leah Barnet, 11-7, 11-7, 11-3
8. Lauren Leizman (Cor) def. Addie Fulton, 11-6, 11-7, 13-11
9. Hannah Scherl (Cor) def. Diana Masch, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8
Ex. Adele Bernhard (Clm) def. Sydney Francis, 11-4, 11-4, 11-9