AMHERST, Mass.-- The No. 19 nationally-ranked Bates College women's squash team edged No. 16 Amherst College 5-4 in a match played at Amherst today. The victory marked the 300th career win for Head Coach Pat Cosquer '97.
The Bobcats rounded out the regular season with an 8-6 overall record. The Mammoths fall to 6-6 this year.
Junior Luca Polgar (Budapest, Hungary) led the way with a 3-0 victory at the No. 1 position (11-5, 11-5, 11-7). Senior Kristyna Alexova (Boskovice, Czech Republic) topped her Amherst opponent Rachael Angac 3-0 at No. 2 (11-9, 11-9, 11-4). Sophomore Maeve O'Brien (Essex, Conn.) notched her 15th straight victory going back to last season with a 3-1 win at No. 5 (8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-7). First-year Natasha Jones (Roslindale, Mass.) triumphed over Pierson Klein in five games at No. 6 (11-3, 5-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7), and senior Molly Brooks (Charlottesville, Va) rallied for a 3-1 victory at the No. 8 spot (5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6).
 Bates will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 8, when it begins the NESCAC Championships at Trinity College.
No. 19 Bates 5, No. 16 Amherst 4
Sunday, Jan. 27 at Amherst
1 Luca Polgar (B) def. Caroline Conway (A) 11-5,11-5,11-7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2 Kristyna Alexova (B) def. Rachael Angac (A) 11-9,11-9,11-4
3 Lilly Soroko (A) def. Vicky Arjoon (B) 11-6,11-8,6-11,9-11,12-10
4 Riddhi Sampat (A) def. Katie Manternach (B) 11-6,6-11,11-6,11-5Â Â
5 Maeve O'Brien (B) def. Keeley Osborn (A) 8-11,11-3,11-9,11-7
6 Natasha Jones (B) def. Pierson Klein (A) 11-3,5-11,11-7,6-11,11-7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
7 Priya Sinha (A) def. Natalie Bachman 11-3,11-9,11-4Â Â Â Â
8 Molly Brooks (B) def. Margaret Werner (A) 5-11,11-8,11-9,11-6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
9 Ashira Mawji (A) def. Katie Bull (B) 11-13,11-4,13-11,11-1
