No. 5 Fencing Goes Undefeated at Duke

Sunday, February 9

Durham, N.C.

ALL DAY

Temple University

Duke, Brandeis, MIT, Notre Dame, UNC

Photo by: Mike Sperando

No. 5 Fencing Goes Undefeated at Duke

2.9.20 | Women's Fencing

DURHAM, N.C. - The No. 5 Temple fencing team had an impressive meet at Duke, going an undefeated 5-0. The Owls are now 27-8 in team competition this season.

Meet Summary
> Temple opened the day with a 14-13 victory over the Blue Devils before dominating Brandeis.
> After the break, the Owls defeated MIT before edging No. 3 Notre Dame 14-13
> The squad closed the day with a 16-11 win over North Carolina.

Individual Highlights
> Epee went undefeated on the day for the second weekend in a row.
> The foil squad went 9-0 against MIT and the epee squad went 9-0 against UNC.
> Margherita Calderaro, Naomi Ross, and Sarah Park all went 8-1.
> Zoe Turner led the sabrists 11-4, while Malia Hee went 10-2.

Quotable
> "It was a really good day and I am very pleased with the toughness that each of the girls showed. The squads all worked hard and supported each other, and were able to pull out some close matches. They were all mentally tough and fought for every bout." – head coach Dr. Nikki Franke

Up Next
> The Owls will head to Columbus, Ohio for the Junior Olympics from Feb. 14-17.

Meet Results
No. 5 Temple 14, Duke 13
Foil: 4-5
Sabre: 4-5
Epee: 6-3

No. 5 Temple 24, Brandeis 3
Foil: 8-1
Sabre: 8-1
Epee: 8-1

No. 5 Temple 23, MIT 4
Foil: 9-0
Sabre: 6-3
Epee: 8-1

No. 5 Temple 14, No. 3 Notre Dame 13
Foil: 2-7
Sabre: 6-3
Epee: 6-3

No. 5 Temple 16, North Carolina 11
Foil: 2-7
Sabre: 5-4
Epee: 9-0