The Hobart College squash team will compete in the 2013 College Squash Association Team Championships this weekend, Feb. 22-24, in New Haven, Conn. The Statesmen will be vie for their second straight Conroy Cup.

There will be 32 varsity programs and over 25 club teams participating in nine divisions. Yale University's Brady Squash Center will serve as the primary host of the event, but matches will also be held at Wesleyan University, Choate Rosemary Hall and the Hopkins School.

The Statesmen bring an 8-13 record into the championships. Hobart is ranked No. 31 in the most recent CSA rankings and comes in as the No. 6 seed in the D Division. Colby, Stanford, Bucknell, Haverford, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins and Tufts will also be fighting for the Conroy Cup. The Statesmen will take on No. 26 Stanford in their first match on Friday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. Hobart will be looking to avenge a 6-3 loss to Stanford back on Jan. 18 in the Yale Round Robin.

Sophomore McGee O'Neil, first-year Peter Sammis, and first-year Michael Woods have each posted a team-high nine wins this season. Seniors Edgardo Gonzalez and Charlie Merrill are right behind them with eight wins each.

The Statesmen will take on either No. 27 Bucknell or No. 30 Johns Hopkins in their second match on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Hobart has advanced to the Conroy Cup final in each of the past three seasons, and the Statesmen won the championship last season with a 5-4 victory over Tufts.