LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall's women's squash team opens its 2026-27 season with a lot of optimism as the Diplomats are ranked No. 18 in the preseason by the College Squash Association. Head coach Gavin Jones will enter his 16th season leading the Diplomats. He has won 121 matches on the women's side, sporting an 8-13 record last year as the team is coming off of three consecutive runner-up appearances at the Walker Cup.
Preseason Rankings
F&M last finished a season ranked as high as 18th in the country during the 2019-20 campaign. If the preseason pundits are correct, the Diplomats are preliminarily ticketed for their first Kurtz Cup appearance since 2016.
2026-27 Diplomats
Franklin & Marshall returns each of its top seven players from last year's ladder giving the Diplomats plenty of experience. The rosters is additionally bolstered by four incoming first-years, with multiple players in that class expected to compete for the top spots on the lineup. There will also be plenty of room for growth as the squad consists of three seniors, three juniors, and two sophomores – in addition to the incoming class. The Diplomats always test themselves against the best teams in the country both at the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championships as the CSA Team National Championships. With the vast majority of the lineup having another year of experience and a talented first-year class settling into the lineup, all of those players should see increased success this winter.
Returning Varsity Players (last year's record)
The Road Ahead
Franklin & Marshall opens the season at home on Friday, November 6 at 2 p.m. against Saint Lawrence. That match will be one of seven home matches throughout the season. The Diplomats will certainly be tested at the Penn Cup during the second week of the season, while another date to keep circled is a trip to preseason No. 1 Princeton on Thursday, December 3. The Diplomats will face three Ivy League programs (Princeton, Penn, and Yale) throughout the season. The MASC Championships are slated for February 12 through February 14. The CSA Individual Championships take place from January 22-24, with the team championship at the end of February.
Follow Along (Streaming)
F&M squash fans will be able to stream every Mayser Center Squash Court for every home match in high-definition. Each court can be streamed independently with its own high-definition video.
Viewers at home also can follow along with who is competing by tracking live results of home matches through Club Locker. Fans can sign up for a free account and follow live results by searching for Franklin & Marshall under the live scores dropdown.
Links to live scoring and live video can be found of the schedule page prior to each event.
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