Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON – The Mustangs Women's Squash team picked up a bronze medal from the 2024 OUA Squash Championship this weekend.
Western would start pool play with a pair of dominant 7-0 wins over Brock & Guelph on Friday. They would punch their ticket to the semi-finals when they beat McMaster 6-1 on Saturday morning to finish 3-0 in pool play.
The Mustangs would run into a tough meeting with the Waterloo Warriors in the semis, falling 7-0 to push them to the bronze medal match.
Western would have a refreshed and renewed mindset on Sunday morning in the bronze medal meeting with McMaster and would go on to take the 6-1 win over the Marauders and the 3
rd place finish.
Mustangs Women's Head Coach Tom Panabaker was named OUA Women's Coach of the Year & Captain Alessia Ferris was named an OUA All-Star in the presentation of the major awards.
MAJOR AWARDS
OUA Women's Coach of the Year – Tom Panabaker – Western
OUA Women's MVP – Madlen O'Connor – Queen's
OUA Women's Rookie of the Year – Gabriella Waite – Queen's
OUA Women's All Stars
Madlen O'Connor – Queens
Nikki Shemirani – Waterloo
Keira Rawlins – Toronto
Megha Bhatia – Ottawa
Marlow Benson – Queens
Alessia Ferris – Western
Women's Division Standings
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
| 1 |
Queen's |
5-0 |
| 2 |
Western |
4-1 |
| 3 |
Waterloo |
3-2 |
| 4 |
Toronto |
3-2 |
| 5 |
McMaster |
2-3 |
| 6 |
Guelph |
2-3 |
| 7 |
Brock |
1-4 |
| 8 |
Ottawa |
0-5 |
