Monday, February 5
Varsity Basketball vs. Watkinson: L 52-60
Recap: Despite a tough battle, Porter's falls short to Watkinson 52-60. Leading the way for the team was Delaney Nwachukwu ’20 with her first double-double of the season. Nwachukwu ’20 had 15 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assist, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
Also chipping in was Callie Godfrey ’20 (13 points), Ana Bartkiewicz ’20 (13 points), Lila Conners ’20 (6 points) and Julia Teti (5 points).
Porter’s finished the game with 52 rebounds (24 offensive, 28 defensive) and shot 33% from the floor.
Saturday, February 10
Varsity Basketball vs. Cheshire Academy: L 39-48
Recap: Porter's traveled to Cheshire Academy Saturday to take on the Cats. In the first half, Porter's came out ready to play crashing the boards hard, communicating on the defensive end and showing composure on offense, allowing them to head into the locker room with an 11 point lead. In the second half, Cheshire came out fighting challenging Porter's on every rebound and loose ball. The Cats won the battle on the boards in the second half, while Porter's struggled on the offensive end. With less than 6 minutes left in the game, the Cats regained the lead and Porter's was unable to answer.
Leading the team was Callie Godfrey '20 and Ana Bartkiewicz '20 with 10 points each. Lila Conner's '20, Delaney Nwachukwu '20 and Sarah Zukowski '19 combined for 19 points.
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Varsity Squash vs. Kingswood-Oxford: L 2-5
Recap: Sarah Wagner '20 (#6) and Maia Leibowitz '19 (#7) both earned points for the team, while Simrat Khalsa '19 won in exhibition.
1. Talia Welker lost to Ananya Alleyne 11-6, 3-11, 9-11, 4-11
2. Shushu Fang lost to Cami Berckemeyer 9-11, 0-11, 9-11
3. Anya Lord lost to Sydney Smith 3-11, 1-11, 6-11
4. Gaelen Carroll lost to Izzy Berckemeyer 11-2, 9-11, 3-11, 8-11
5. Jenny Wu lost to Claudia Petrie 16-18, 8-11, 2-11
6. Sarah Wagner defeated Holly Lombardi 11-2, 5-11, 11-8, 11-9
7. Maia Leibowitz defeated Amelia Levine 11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9
8. Simrat Khalsa defeated Jackie Oullette 11-4, 13-11, 10-12, 4-11, 11-9
Varsity Squash vs. Kent: L 3-4
Recap: Shushu Fang '18 (#3) and Gaelen Carroll '18 (#5) played spectator-pleasing matches featuring some of their best squash to date. Both seniors moved fluidly and placed the ball strategically.
1. Talia Welker lost to Jana Safy 1-11, 3-11, 1-11
2. Lydia Gambacini lost to Jojo Story 12-14, 4-11, 8-11
3. Shushu Fang lost to Sloane Grover-Dodge 8-11, 7-11, 7-11
4. Anya Lord lost to Mimi Fairbanks 11-5, 8-11, 7-11, 6-11
5. Gaelen Carroll defeated Nathalie Radtke 16-14, 11-6, 11-7
6. Jenny Wu defeated Grace Sanford 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8
7. Sarah Wagner defeated Caitlin Martin 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
8. Maia Leibowitz defeated Lia Fadiman 11-1, 11-5, 11-2
