St. Catharines, ON – The Mustangs Women's Squash team won a second consecutive OUA Championship this weekend for the 16^th time in program history.

Western University completed a dominant weekend, defeating Queen's 6-1 in the gold medal match to secure the women's banner and finish the tournament undefeated.

The Mustangs closed the championship with a perfect 5-0 record while pacing the field with 28 individual match victories, an 87-19 games record, and an impressive 1113-590 points differential. Western's depth across the ladder proved decisive all weekend and was evident again in the final, where the team earned wins in multiple positions to clinch the title. Straight-game victories from Caitlin Ng, Katie Boulanger, and Sophie Pinfold helped swing momentum, while Sienna Grossi secured the championship point with a four-game win. 

Head coach Tom Panabaker praised his group following the championship result.

"It feels awesome. The girls do all the hard work. They plan, work all year, and train hard. We've got a fantastic group of girls," said Panabaker.

For the players, the moment reflected years of preparation and commitment to the program.

"Back-to-back gold, this is something we've been working for a long time… winning with the boys too makes it so much better," said Western's Madison Draayer and Sophie Pinfold.

The championship also highlighted several standout individual performances. Western rookie Caitlin Ng was named Rookie of the Year after a flawless 5-0 weekend without dropping a game.



Reese MacLean & Ashley Hall were named OUA All-Stars for their performances on the weekend.



This marks the second year in a row that the Mustangs Men's & Women's teams both won the OUA Championship banner.