Temple University Athletics
Sunday, December 2
Fairfield, Conn.
All Day
Temple University
vs
Harvard, NYU, Sacred Heart, Vassar
Photo by: Nguyen Ho
Fencing Goes 3-1 at Sacred Heart Invitational to Begin Dual Meet Season
12.2.18 | Women's Fencing
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - One close loss and three decisive victories belonged to Temple fencing at the Sacred Heart Invitational, as the nationally ranked Owls went 3-1 overall in their first dual meet of the season. Harvard, ranked fifth at the end of last year, beat Temple 16-11 in the Owls' only loss of the day.
Meet Results
> The Owls' sabre squad went a perfect 4-0 with its 5-4 win over Harvard coming down to the final bout. Foil also went to the last bout but lost 5-4.
> Temple beat NYU 24-3 in the first match of the day, with epee and sabre winning 8-1 and foil winning 7-2.
> After the loss to Harvard, the Owls rebounded with a 26-1 win over Vassar, getting a perfect 9-0 result from both the foil and sabre squads.
> To complete the day, Temple beat host Sacred Heart 24-3, once again behind perfect 9-0 performances from foil and sabre.
Individual Highlights
> Senior Jessica Rockford and sophomore Eva Hinds were undefeated for sabre, going 7-0 and 6-0, respectively.
> Junior Kerry Plunkett went 8-1 overall for sabre, while junior Malia Hee finished 7-1.
> The foil squad was led by junior Kennedy Lovelace who went 8-1 which included a perfect 3-0 mark against Harvard.
> Sophomore Megan Ross was 6-1 for foil while freshman Cassie Navalta was 5-1. Senior Auset Muhammad and freshman Aryana Abtin both finished 5-2.
> Leading the epee squad after facing the top competitors were sophomore Marielle Luke at 6-2 and senior Ally Micek at 5-3. Sophomore Zahrah Dinkins also finished strong at 5-1.
Quotable
> "It was really good to get our first dual meet under our belt, especially for our first years. It was high energy all day and we saw very strong fencing. The match against Harvard was closer than the score indicates with both sabre and foil going down to the last bout." - Head coach Dr. Nikki Franke
Up Next
> Temple will have a month off for training and the holidays before heading to the January NAC on Jan. 4-7 and then the Penn State Invitational on Jan. 13.
Full Results
Temple 24, NYU 3
Foil 7-2
Epee 8-1
Sabre 8-1
Harvard 16, Temple 11
Foil 4-5
Epee 2-7
Sabre 5-4
Temple 26, Vassar 1
Foil 9-0
Epee 8-1
Sabre 9-0
Temple 24, Sacred Heart 3
Foil 9-0
Epee 6-3
Sabre 9-0
Meet Results
> The Owls' sabre squad went a perfect 4-0 with its 5-4 win over Harvard coming down to the final bout. Foil also went to the last bout but lost 5-4.
> Temple beat NYU 24-3 in the first match of the day, with epee and sabre winning 8-1 and foil winning 7-2.
> After the loss to Harvard, the Owls rebounded with a 26-1 win over Vassar, getting a perfect 9-0 result from both the foil and sabre squads.
> To complete the day, Temple beat host Sacred Heart 24-3, once again behind perfect 9-0 performances from foil and sabre.
Individual Highlights
> Senior Jessica Rockford and sophomore Eva Hinds were undefeated for sabre, going 7-0 and 6-0, respectively.
> Junior Kerry Plunkett went 8-1 overall for sabre, while junior Malia Hee finished 7-1.
> The foil squad was led by junior Kennedy Lovelace who went 8-1 which included a perfect 3-0 mark against Harvard.
> Sophomore Megan Ross was 6-1 for foil while freshman Cassie Navalta was 5-1. Senior Auset Muhammad and freshman Aryana Abtin both finished 5-2.
> Leading the epee squad after facing the top competitors were sophomore Marielle Luke at 6-2 and senior Ally Micek at 5-3. Sophomore Zahrah Dinkins also finished strong at 5-1.
Quotable
> "It was really good to get our first dual meet under our belt, especially for our first years. It was high energy all day and we saw very strong fencing. The match against Harvard was closer than the score indicates with both sabre and foil going down to the last bout." - Head coach Dr. Nikki Franke
Up Next
> Temple will have a month off for training and the holidays before heading to the January NAC on Jan. 4-7 and then the Penn State Invitational on Jan. 13.
Full Results
Temple 24, NYU 3
Foil 7-2
Epee 8-1
Sabre 8-1
Harvard 16, Temple 11
Foil 4-5
Epee 2-7
Sabre 5-4
Temple 26, Vassar 1
Foil 9-0
Epee 8-1
Sabre 9-0
Temple 24, Sacred Heart 3
Foil 9-0
Epee 6-3
Sabre 9-0
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