Fencing Successful at Penn Elite Meet

Saturday, November 16

Philadelphia, Pa.

ALL DAY

Temple University

UNC, Air Force, Cornell, NJIT, Harvard

Photo by: Ken Inness

Fencing Successful at Penn Elite Meet

11.16.19 | Women's Fencing

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple fencing team successfully opened team competition, going 3-2 at the Elite Meet hosted by Penn Saturday afternoon.

Meet Summary
> The Owls opened the meet with an 11-16 loss to Harvard.
> Temple went 17-10 against NJIT before dominating UNC 22-5 and Air Force 18-9.
> The team dropped its final match to Cornell in a 13-14 thriller. The Owls went down 8-12 with epee left to fence, and pulled ahead of the Big Red 13-12. Cornell tied the match 13-13, before clinching the win with a 5-4 victory in the final bout.

Individual Highlights
> Aryana Abtin led the team in wins, going 11-3.
> Newcomer Naomi Ross went undefeated at 9-0.
> The epee squad went 4-1, while the sabre and foil squads went 3-2.
> Kerry Plunkett and Malia Hee led the sabre squad, with both going 9-5.

Quotable
"It was a very challenging meet for our first team competition of the year. Everyone fenced hard and the team worked well together. With a third of the team being new, it was definitely a learning experience that will help them as the season progresses. As coaches, we were pleased with the team's effort and intensity. This meet was definitely something we can build on as it helps us identify areas for continued improvement." – Temple head coach Dr. Nikki Franke

Up Next
> Temple will head to State College, Pa. for the 46th Annual Garret Open hosted by Penn State.

Meet Results
Harvard 16, Temple 11
Epee: 3-6
Foil: 4-5
Sabre: 4-5

Temple 17, NJIT 10
Epee: 6-3
Foil: 6-3
Sabre: 5-4

Temple 22, UNC 5
Epee: 7-2
Foil: 7-2
Sabre: 8-1

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

Cornell 14, Temple 13
Epee: 6-3
Foil: 4-5
Sabre: 4-5