The St. Lawrence University women's and men's squash teams will be taking the court again for the first time in 615 days after missing the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2019-20 season was a down year for both programs, and they are looking forward to vast improvements.

Both programs will play the season with a heavy heart and will be dedicating the season to Enzo Corigliano '22, who tragically passed in December of last year. The squash program received a generous $10,000 matching gift from an anonymous Laurentian to refurbish Court #3, the court where Enzo played most of his matches, and name it in his memory. 

The program's official dedication of Enzo's court will be the day before the first match on Friday, November 12th at 5:30 p.m. There will be a limited number of people who will be able to attend the ceremony in person due to the size of the venue. For those who cannot make it to the Robie Squash Center, the live stream of the proceedings can be found Here.

Women's Squash
On the women's side, the program will be making a strong push to be the top team in the Liberty League after posting just an 8-17 record in 2019-20. The team enters the year as the #20-ranked team in the CSA Squash rankings. William Smith is a step behind at #21 in the rankings, and fellow Liberty League members Vassar and Bard check in at #29 and #31 respectively.

"We are so looking forward to competing again and we have a great bunch of players, including two new starting-nine players for the team," said head coach Scott Denne. "We have the chance to break into the top-20 for the first time in a very long time and we will be hoping to compete at the Liberty League championships this season"

The Scarlet and Brown will begin their season with a matchup against William Smith on Saturday, November 13th at the Robie Squash Center beginning at 12:00 p.m. The Saints' schedule will also feature key matchups against Hamilton (12/5), Franklin & Marshall (1/16), and Dickinson (1/21).

St. Lawrence returns five players to the team in captains Sanna Koivumäki and Makyla Kelley, as well as Kat Leiva, Starnisha Ramsey, and Xitlali Zuniga-Romero. The Saints will be welcoming eight new teammates into the fold in Promise Dorsey-Butler, Petra DeRose, Margaret Fleischner, Tita Hicks, Anannya Morey, Margaret Pruett, and Ulrikke Ribesen.

The Scarlet and Brown will be led by their captains in Koivumäki and Kelley. Koivumäki is a very accomplished player who was named Liberty League Player of the year in the 2018-19 season, and was an All-Liberty League selection in both of her collegiate seasons. Kelley is also a very experienced player, who won Liberty League Rookie of the year honors in her first-year season. Like her teammate, Kelley was also an All-Liberty League selection in her first two years on campus. Morey is a promising newcomer, who spent last season on campus training. She will look to make an immediate impact on this young roster this season.

Follow the links to check out the Saints' latest news, roster and schedule for the upcoming season.

Men's Squash
The men's squash program is coming off a tough 5-21 year in 2019-20 and will be on the watch for the Barnaby Award, as they look to make the biggest jump in rankings from one year to the next. The team checks in at #19 in the CSA Rankings, while Rochester is the highest-ranked Liberty League team at #10. Hobart is ranked #25 in the rankings and Vassar and Bard are ranked #33 and #34 respectively.

"I am looking forward to rebuilding this season with some great new additions to the team," said head coach Scott Denne. "We will be pushing hard and going for it in every match to get us back into the top group of teams. We really want to win the Liberty League championships this season."

The Scarlet and Brown will open their campaign with a matchup against Hobart on Saturday, November 13^th at the Robie Squash Center beginning at 12:00 p.m. Along with Hobart, the schedule also will feature key matches against Middlebury (11/21), Amherst (1/15), Bowdoin (1/28), and Bates (1/30).

The Saints will return just three players from the 2019-20 roster in captains James Barrow, and Aaron Levy, along with Daniel Rosas. The Scarlet and Brown also have five sophomores who did not get to play a season ago, but were on campus last season. The sophomores are captain Jack Turvey, Oliver Bikhazi-Green, Sebastian De La Vega, Vladimir Iglesias, and John Tobin.

St. Lawrence welcomes 11 first-years into the fold, and although they are inexperienced, they will look to make an immediate impact. The first-years are, Lewis Anderson, Dean Brooker, Trey Denman, Alix Du Plessis, Ewan Farr, Hassan Madkour, William Martinez, Nathan Mead, Alejandro Moncada, Harry Robson, and Henry Worden.

The young Saints will be relying on a mix of their upperclassmen and talented newcomers as they enter the new season. Uber talented first-years Lewis Anderson and Nathan Mead will both be fixtures in the lineup from the get-go and will make an immediate impact for the team as they vie for the Liberty League Championship and look towards the Hoehn Cup at Nationals. 

Follow the links to check out the Saints' latest news, roster and schedule for the upcoming season.