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2024-25 Women's Squash Roster

Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College
Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College

Grace Flaherty

  • Major English
  • Height 5-4
  • Class 2025
  • Hometown Malvern, Pa.
  • High School The Agnes Irwin School

Biography

Career record: 26-34

2024-25:
Team captain.... Named to the NESCAC Winter All-Sportsmanship Team.... Went 4-10 while playing mostly at the No. 2 position in the lineup for the Bobcats.... Started the season with a 3-1 (7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4) win over her opponent from Connecticut College in a 9-0 victory for the Bobcats (Dec. 6).... Swept her opponent from Denison by a count of 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-7) as the Bobcats earned a 7-2 victory (Dec. 7).... Swept her opponent from Hamilton 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 11-2) in a 9-0 victory for the Bobcats (Jan. 15).... Picked up a 3-1 (11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6) victory over her opponent from Wesleyan in a 5-4 win for the Bobcats (Jan. 26).

2023-24: Went 9-5 while playing at the No. 6 position for the Bobcats.... Returned from abroad to earn an impressive 3-1 (11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 16-14) win at No. 6 over her opponent from Williams (Jan. 12).... Earned a 3-0 (11-2, 11-0, 11-2) win at No. 6 in a 9-0 Bates victory over Hamilton (Jan. 14).... Swept her opponent by a count of 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-4) in an 8-1 Bates win over St. Lawrence (Jan. 19).... Picked up a 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-3) win at No. 6 in a 5-4 Bates victory over Colby (Jan. 24).... Swept aside her opponent by a count of 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-4) in a 9-0 win for Bates over Connecticut College (Jan. 26).... Recorded a 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 11-4) win at No. 6 over her opponent from Wesleyan (Jan. 27).... Swept her Mount Holyoke opponent by a count of 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-1) in a 9-0 win for Bates (Feb. 2).... Rallied from a game down to win 3-1 (15-17, 17-15, 11-8, 11-2) over her opponent from Tufts (Feb. 3).... Rallied from down 2-1 to win 3-2 (5-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7) over her opponent from Middlebury at the CSA Team Championships (Feb. 16).

2022-23: Went 7-7 while playing mostly at the No. 4 position for the Bobcats.... Won three straight matches to end the year, helping Bates capture the Epps Cup.... Picked up the clinching victory in a 5-4 win over Hamilton by a count of 3-1 (11-9, 11-3, 3-11, 11-5) in the Epps Cup Final (Feb. 19).

2021-22: Went 6-12 while playing at the No. 2 through 4 positions in the lineup for Bates as a rookie.... Ended the season on a high note with a 3-0 (11-6, 12-10, 11-6) win over Bowdoin's Skyler Spaulding at the No. 4 position for Bates, helping the Bobcats defeat the Polar Bears 6-3 in the Kurtz Cup (Feb. 27).... Earned a pair of wins at the NESCAC Championships, including a 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 13-11) win over Hamilton's Eleanor Bailey at No. 3 to help Bates defeat the Continentals 6-3 (Feb. 12).... Finished the regular season with two straight wins at the No. 3 position over opponents from Colby and St. Lawrence respectively.

Personal: 2021 graduate of the The Agnes Irwin School (Pa.) where she competed in squash, lacrosse, and track & field.
 
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? To never make an unforced error while playing squash... duh!
What’s the most unusual food you’ve ever tried? Goldfish (the actual fish)

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

    5'4"
  • C

    2024-25Senior

    5'4"
    C