Temple University Athletics
FOUR UNDEFEATED FENCERS LEAD THE WAY FOR THE OWLS' PERFECT OUTING
1.22.06 | Women's Fencing
PHILADELPHIA--Just a day after head coach Nikki Franke set a career milestone of 500 wins,
The cherry and white defeated
The foil squad set the precedent for the overall team. The squad's record for the day was 26-1 with 4 fencers walking away with an unbeaten records. The undefeated foilists included senior and team captain Jenna Remmert (9-0), freshman Nina Gernes (4-0), freshman Sabrina Shapiro (4-0) and sophomore Samantha Myles (5-0). Senior Maryanne Forsythe added a strong 4-1 record to the impressive foil performance.
The epee squad was led by sophomore Marla Nacey who contributed an 8-1 finish. Fellow weapon-mate Brianna Ferrara went 6-3 and newcomer Kaitlyn Uckert finished 4-5.
Both sophomore Kristine Jones and freshman Ashlee Phillips concluded with a 5-4 finish. Senior Keri Ecker finished 3-6.
After its first meet, the team's season record stands at 6-2.
The Owls will compete next this weekend at the Penn State Invitational.
