Fencing's Legendary Coach Franke Gets Win No. 800; Owls go 8-2 at Northwestern Duals

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Fencing's Legendary Coach Franke Gets Win No. 800; Owls go 8-2 at Northwestern Duals

2.4.18 | Women's Fencing

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The first of four wins on day two of the Northwestern Duals was the 800th career victory for Temple fencing head coach Dr. Nikki Franke, yet another milestone in a legendary career. The Owls went 8-2 overall over the two-day meet to stand at 22-8 for the season, and bring Coach Franke's career record to a total of 803-238-1.

Meet Results
> The Owls' lone losses were to top five teams, losing on day one to #1 Notre Dame and on day two to #5 Ohio State. The two losses were close ones, as the Owls lost 15-12 in each.
> All four of Temple's day two wins were dominant victories. The Owls beat Air Force 19-8, Incarnate Word 24-3, UC San Diego 23-4, and Cal Tech 27-0. (Both Incarnate Word and Cal Tech had incomplete lineup).
> Temple's epee squad had a perfect 5-0 day, earning a 5-4 win vs. a very tough #5 Ohio State squad.

Individual Highlights
> Junior Ally Micek and senior Safa Ibrahim led the 5-0 epee squad with records of 9-3 and 8-1, respectively. Both posted 2-1 marks against Ohio State.
> Freshman Kari Weiner rebounded from a tough day one to finish 6-1 on day two, going 3-0 vs. Air Force and 2-1 against Ohio State.
> Other top finishers for foil were freshman Megan Ross at 5-0 (10-0 two-day total), and junior Allison Pierok at 4-1.
> Freshman Eva Hinds went 9-3 for sabre on day two after a 9-0 performance on day one, finishing with a team-best overall record of 18-3.
> Sophomore Malia Hee went 7-2 for sabre for a second day in a row (3-0 vs. Air Force, 2-1 vs. Ohio State), while junior Blessing Olaode finished 6-1 and junior Jessica Rockford went 5-0.

Thoughts from Head Coach Dr. Nikki Franke
On the 800-win milestone:
"It really just speaks volumes of the program and of the quality of women we've had come through and graduate. That's really what it's all about. It's because of them that I was able to reach this and also because of all the assistant coaches I've had that have just done such a great job."

On the day two results:
"It was a good day for us. OSU is a tough team with a very strong epee squad, so that was a great epee win for us. All in all it was a good weekend with a lot of very competitive fencing."

#7 Temple 18, Air Force 9
Foil: 5-4
Epee: 7-2
Sabre: 6-3

#7 Temple 24, Incarnate Word 3
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 7-2
Sabre: 9-0

#5 Ohio State 15, #7 Temple 12
Foil: 3-6
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 4-5

#7 Temple 23, UC San Diego 4
Foil: 7-2
Epee: 8-1
Sabre: 8-1

#7 Temple 27, Cal Tech 0
Foil: 9-0
Epee: 9-0
Sabre: 9-0