Seventh-Ranked Fencing Goes 3-0 at NJIT Invitational

Saturday, February 9

Newark, N.J.

All Day

Temple University

NJIT, Stevens, Wagner

Photo by: Nguyen Ho

Seventh-Ranked Fencing Goes 3-0 at NJIT Invitational

2.9.19 | Women's Fencing

NEWARK, N.J. - The seventh-ranked Temple fencing team (21-7) dominated its three opponents at the NJIT Invitational on Saturday, defeating the host Highlanders along with Wagner and Stevens.

Meet Results
> Temple started the day with a 22-5 win over Stevens, getting a 9-0 result from sabre and an 8-1 performance from foil.
> In a 26-1 win over Wagner, both epee and sabre went 9-0.
> To cap the day, the Owls beat NJIT 19-8 with 8-1 wins by both foil and sabre.

Individual Highlights
> Sophomore Megan Ross led the foil team at a perfect 7-0, while junior Kennedy Lovelace was 5-0.
> For the sabre team, sophomore Eva Hinds went undefeated at 8-0, with senior Blessing Olaode and junior Malia Hee both finishing 3-0 and junior Kerry Plunkett at 2-0.
> Senior Fiona Fong led the epee squad with a record of 6-2.

Quotable
> "It was a very good day for us. The matches were closer than the scores would indicate. The girls were able to adjust when needed, and we're getting more consistency which is what we work towards all season. We were able to get everybody in today and all in all, the team did really well." - Head Coach Dr. Nikki Franke

Up Next
> The Owls will have two weeks off before hosting their own Temple Invitational on Sunday, Feb. 24.

#7 Temple 22, Stevens 5
Epee 5-4
Foil 8-1
Sabre 9-0

#7 Temple 26, Wagner 1
Epee 9-0
Foil 8-1
Sabre 9-0

#7 Temple 19, NJIT 8
Epee 3-6
Foil 8-1
Sabre 8-1