Temple University Athletics
Saturday, February 24
McGonigle Hall
All Day
Temple University
vs
Penn State, St. John's, Princeton, Penn, Johns Hopkins
Fencing Hosts Temple Invitational on Saturday; Honors Senior Safa Ibrahim
2.22.18 | Women's Fencing
PHILADELPHIA - Six visiting teams will be on hand as seventh-ranked Temple fencing hosts the annual Temple Invitational in McGonigle Hall on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Senior Day celebration, honoring lone senior Safa Ibrahim, will begin at 8:45 a.m., with the rounds of fencing to follow from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Owls (24-9) will fence in the first five of six total rounds, with just a short break for lunch from 12-12:30 p.m.
Meet Information
> Temple will fence five other teams, starting with #3 Penn State at 9 a.m. The Owls will compete on strips 1 and 2 in the main gym all day.
> As many as four matches will be active in the main gym, with others going on upstairs in Gym 145.
> After taking on PSU, the Owls will fence Johns Hopkins at 10:30 a.m., #8 Penn at 12:30 p.m., St. John's at 2 p.m. and #5 Princeton at 3:30 p.m. Check the links above for the full meet program, schedule and results. The Penn match at 12:30 p.m. is the Owls' featured match of the day, and fans are encouraged to come watch Temple take on its city rival.
> All of the Owls' bouts will be shown live on OwlsTV. Use the separate links above to watch strip 1 or strip 2, and use more than one browser tab to view both at once.
> Stevens will also be competing at Saturday's meet, but only on the men's side.
Senior Day
> Safa Ibrahim is both the overall team captain and the epee squad leader this season.Â
> She is a decorated fencer over her Temple career, and earned All-America honorable mention honors in 2017 when she made her third straight appearance at the NCAA Championships.Â
> Safa has recorded numerous impressive finishes throughout her career, including taking the epee title at the Penn State Garret Open as a sophomore.Â
>Â Perhaps her most outstanding accomplishment is likely one she's not even aware of - setting Temple's all-time program record for career wins. Safa is 217-96 all-time, already having garnered three more wins than the previous record-holder, foil's Debbie Currie ('98). She has smashed the previous epee wins record of 193 set by Julia Korony ('02).Â
>Â This season, Safa has a record of 40-23 which includes a 16-4 mark over two days at the Northwestern Duals in early February.Â
> In each year of her career, Safa, a sociology major, has been named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 24-9 overall heading into their final dual meets on Saturday, most recently going 2-1 at the Duke Invitational on Feb. 11.
> Head coach Dr. Nikki Franke earned her 800th career win on Feb. 4 as the Owls went 8-2 over two days at the Northwestern Duals. Franke now stands at 805-239-1 in her 46th year with the program.
> Temple's wins leader so far this season is sophomore Kennedy Lovelace (foil) with a record of 51-20. Freshman Eva Hinds (sabre) is close behind at 48-16, while sophomore Malia Hee (sabre) is 47-19.
> Six Owls have at least 40 wins this year, with another five already reaching 30 or more wins.
About the Opponents
> Three of the five teams Temple will face on Saturday are nationally ranked: #3 Penn State, #5 Princeton and #8 Penn.
> The Owls have faced both Penn and Penn State earlier this season, losing 16-11 to both.
> Temple will be facing Princeton, Johns Hopkins and St. John's all for the first time this year.
> Last year at the Temple Invitational, Temple upset both Princeton and Penn, handing then-#1 Princeton its first defeat of the entire season.
> Princeton was the top women's team at last year's NCAA Championships, with Penn State placing third among women's teams. St. John's placing fifth among women's teams and Penn placing sixth among women's teams.
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Meet Information
> Temple will fence five other teams, starting with #3 Penn State at 9 a.m. The Owls will compete on strips 1 and 2 in the main gym all day.
> As many as four matches will be active in the main gym, with others going on upstairs in Gym 145.
> After taking on PSU, the Owls will fence Johns Hopkins at 10:30 a.m., #8 Penn at 12:30 p.m., St. John's at 2 p.m. and #5 Princeton at 3:30 p.m. Check the links above for the full meet program, schedule and results. The Penn match at 12:30 p.m. is the Owls' featured match of the day, and fans are encouraged to come watch Temple take on its city rival.
> All of the Owls' bouts will be shown live on OwlsTV. Use the separate links above to watch strip 1 or strip 2, and use more than one browser tab to view both at once.
> Stevens will also be competing at Saturday's meet, but only on the men's side.
Senior Day
> Safa Ibrahim is both the overall team captain and the epee squad leader this season.Â
> She is a decorated fencer over her Temple career, and earned All-America honorable mention honors in 2017 when she made her third straight appearance at the NCAA Championships.Â
> Safa has recorded numerous impressive finishes throughout her career, including taking the epee title at the Penn State Garret Open as a sophomore.Â
>Â Perhaps her most outstanding accomplishment is likely one she's not even aware of - setting Temple's all-time program record for career wins. Safa is 217-96 all-time, already having garnered three more wins than the previous record-holder, foil's Debbie Currie ('98). She has smashed the previous epee wins record of 193 set by Julia Korony ('02).Â
>Â This season, Safa has a record of 40-23 which includes a 16-4 mark over two days at the Northwestern Duals in early February.Â
> In each year of her career, Safa, a sociology major, has been named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 24-9 overall heading into their final dual meets on Saturday, most recently going 2-1 at the Duke Invitational on Feb. 11.
> Head coach Dr. Nikki Franke earned her 800th career win on Feb. 4 as the Owls went 8-2 over two days at the Northwestern Duals. Franke now stands at 805-239-1 in her 46th year with the program.
> Temple's wins leader so far this season is sophomore Kennedy Lovelace (foil) with a record of 51-20. Freshman Eva Hinds (sabre) is close behind at 48-16, while sophomore Malia Hee (sabre) is 47-19.
> Six Owls have at least 40 wins this year, with another five already reaching 30 or more wins.
About the Opponents
> Three of the five teams Temple will face on Saturday are nationally ranked: #3 Penn State, #5 Princeton and #8 Penn.
> The Owls have faced both Penn and Penn State earlier this season, losing 16-11 to both.
> Temple will be facing Princeton, Johns Hopkins and St. John's all for the first time this year.
> Last year at the Temple Invitational, Temple upset both Princeton and Penn, handing then-#1 Princeton its first defeat of the entire season.
> Princeton was the top women's team at last year's NCAA Championships, with Penn State placing third among women's teams. St. John's placing fifth among women's teams and Penn placing sixth among women's teams.
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