Penn Quakers Advance to Howe Semifinals with Win Over Cornells

New Haven, CT. . February 18, 2000...

The Penn women's squash team advanced to the semifinals of the Howe Cup national team championships with an 8-1 win over Cornell Friday afternoon at Yale University.

Penn will meet Harvard, a 9-0 winner over Dartmouth, on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The Quakers defeated the Crimson, 6-3, on February 12, Penn's first-ever victory against Harvard in school history.

The Quakers won their eight matches by 3-0 scores. Freshman Runa Reta (Ottawa, Ontario), junior Rina Borromeo (Phillippines) and junior Helen Bamber (Zimbabwe) were winners the Nos. 2-4 spots respectively. Junior Megan Fuller (Lake Tahoe, Nev.), junior Paige Kollock (Wyndmoor, Pa.) and sophomore Chrissy Eynon (Cincinnati, Ohio) won at the Nos. 5, 6 and 7 positions.

Closing out the fine performance were senior Patti Lin (Toms River, N.J.) at No. 8 and senior Eliza Jacobs (Eggertsville, N.Y.) at No. 9. Senior Katie Patrick (Edmonton, Alberta) suffered Penn's lone loss on the afternoon, falling 3-1 at the No. 1 spot.

HOWE CUP QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:

Division A:
Harvard 9, Dartmouth 0
Penn 8, Cornell 1
Princeton 9, Brown 0
Trinity 6, Yale 3

Division B:
Bowdoin 9, William Smith 0
Colby 6, Amherst 3
Middlebury 6, Bates 3
Williams 8, Franklin & Marshall 1

Division C:
Hamilton 8, Conn College 1
St. Lawrence 8, Wesleyan 1
Tufts 5, Smith 4
Wellesley 5, Mt. Holyoke 4