PHILADELPHIA — Freshmen Aishwarya Khubchandani and Alysa Ali, along with seniors Lily Zelov and McKenna Stoltz, posted victories for the No. 6-ranked Cornell women's squash team in its 5-4 loss to No. 7-ranked Columbia in the semifinals of the consolation bracket at the Howe Cup on Saturday afternoon.

Stoltz (No. 9) logged a three-game victory for the Big Red, while Khubchandani (No. 3) and Ali (No. 6) had four-game victories.

Zelov registered a come-from-behind win in five games at the No. 5 position. After falling down by two games, 11-6, 12-10, the Cornell senior coasted to victory with game scores of 11-5, 11-9, 11-8.

Farida Mohamed and Chan Sin Yuk had three-game victories at the top of the ladder for Columbia.

Mohamed's 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 win over Sivasangari Subramaniam snapped a 28-match win streak for the Big Red senior.

Amal Izhar registered the only other three-game victory for the Lions at the No. 8 position. The remaining matches all needed at least four games.

Results

No. 1: Farida Mohamed def. Sivasangari Subramaniam, 11-7, 11-4, 11-4.
No. 2: Chan Sin Yuk def. Wen Li Lai, 11-4, 11-6, 11-3.
No. 3: Aishwarya Khubchandani def. Erica McGillicuddy, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10.
No. 4: Nourin Khalifa def. Ananya Dabke, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7, 13-11.
No. 5: Lily Zelov def. Sarah Cao, 6-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8.
No. 6: Alysa Ali def. Kiroshanna Manoharan, 11-7, 12-10, 7-11, 12-10.
No. 7: Elizabeth Lentz def. Alexis Shatzman, 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7.
No. 8: Amal Izhar def. Ania LaDow, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8.
No. 9: McKenna Stoltz def. Ellie McVeigh, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10.

Looking Ahead

Cornell will face Yale in a consolation playoff match to conclude the 2023 College Squash Association National Championships on Sunday. First matches are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. All of the action will be streamed live on the College Squash Association's YouTube channel.