LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 27 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team (2-3) fell, 6-3, in its home match against No. 24 Bates (1-0) Saturday afternoon at the Mayser Center Squash Courts. The Bobcats took the top six matches to earn the team victory before F&M earned three wins by default to finish the day.

Rory Dasher battled in the No. 2 slot earning an 11-5 win in the first game. However, her opponent won the next three games to take the match. Joey Ho also kept pace with her opponent in the No. 3 slot as an 11-8 win in the second game tied the match. Despite the surge, Bates' Savannah Thomson tallied wins in the next two games to claim the match. F&M got on the scoreboard late with Destiny Ponce and Nathalie Hernandez earning wins by default, but the final score was already in favor of Bates.

No. 27 Franklin & Marshall looks to bounce back on Sunday when it takes on No. 18 Bowdoin at 10:00 a.m. in the Diplomats' final match of 2025.

No. 24 Bates 6, No. 27 Franklin & Marshall 3

1. Aasya Patel (Bates) over Ashanti Amastal (F&M); 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-5)
2. Tia Billimoria (Bates) over Rory Dasher (F&M); 3-1 (5-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-4)
3. Scarlett Hine (Bates) over Mia Todd (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-9)
4. Savannah Thomson (Bates) over Joey Ho (F&M); 3-1 (11-7, 8-11, 11-2, 11-9)
5. Angelina Amastal (Bates) over Lavanya Seshasayee (F&M); 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-1)
6. Neha Taneja (Bates) over Elisabeth Stout (F&M); 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-1)
7. Destiny Ponce (F&M) by default.
8. Nathalie Hernandez (F&M) by default.
9. F&M by default.