Squash Gets Squashed to Start 2023

By MADDIE BIMONTE SPORTS EDITOR

After ending 2022 on a high note with a three-game win streak, the Fordham squash team started off 2023 with a pair of losses to Wesleyan and Connecticut College on the road. This is only the team’s second back-to-back loss this season, taking a hit to their previous 13-4 record.

Wesleyan proved to be formidable, sweeping the Rams across the board 9-0. This marked the first game this season in which the Rams were swept.

Certain matchups were close, such as the battle in second position, with junior Henry Frowley taking the first game against Wesleyan’s Toby Goldston 11-9. However, Frowley went on to drop the next three sets, conceding to Goldston.

Meanwhile in sixth position, sophomore Robert Cruikshank locked down his first game as well against Milo Supasorn, 11-7, only to fall to a similar fate as Frowley.

Wesleyan, who started off their season on a five-game losing streak, completely flipped the script and is now red-hot over the last six games, sweeping teams such as Vassar College and Stanford University.

While the Rams looked to turn things around after being swept, it was only Cruikshank that could deliver for the team against Connecticut, winning his set in four games, 11-6, 13-11, 9-11 and a thrilling last match of 12-10.

In the seventh position, junior Nicholas Choo also fought hard, forcing a four game match against Connecticut’s Alex Navarro, winning the first game 14-12.

With the two losses, Fordham drops to 13-6 on the season after the first weekend of matches. Things do look bright for the Rams as the rest of the regular season will be played at home on the Lombardi Squash Courts, and the Rams are 7-1 at home this season.

Now, the Rams will face off against New York University at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Jan. 28, followed by Bucknell University at 1:30 p.m.

After that, the Rams will have one last test on Sunday against Dartmouth University’s Club Squash team at 12:30 p.m.

By NOAH HOFFMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The first two rounds of the 2022-23 NFL Playoffs have concluded, leaving four teams remaining with the potential to lift the Vince Lombardi trophy, named after Fordham’s very own.

After surviving the Divisional Round, the teams that are still standing are the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC and the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers in the NFC.

With a 13-4 regular season record, the Chiefs earned the number one seed in the AFC, resulting in a first-round bye and facing the fourth seeded Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round. The Jaguars ended the regular season by defeating the Tennessee Titans in comeback fashion in the final week, securing the AFC South Division. After falling down 27-0 against the Los Angeles Chargers last week, the Jags completed the third-largest comeback in postseason history. After a disastrous start for Trevor Lawrence where he threw four interceptions in the first half, he rebounded with four touchdowns and set up the gamewinning field goal for kicker Riley Patterson to complete the 31-30 comeback win.

After a miraculous victory for the Jaguars, a one-legged Patrick Mahomes willed the Chiefs to a 2720 win over Jacksonville advancing to the AFC Championship for the fifth consecutive year. The Jaguars did not go down without a fight, after Mahomes injured his right ankle in the first quarter they were able to keep it close throughout the game. A crucial fumble by the