Turner Ties for Third at Penn State Open

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Turner Ties for Third at Penn State Open

11.6.21 | Women's Fencing

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Saberist Zoe Turner had another impressive performance, tying for a third-place finish at the Penn State Open. Two Owls finished in the top-8 while three finished in the top-15.

Meet Results
> Turner's third-place finish was the highest for the Owls, with Naomi Ross's fifth-place finish leading the epee squad.
> Elizabeth Novoseltseva's 12th-place finish led the foilists while Brooke Stanicki (foil) placed 16th to narrowly miss the top-15.
> Freshman Constança Dimas earned a 20th place finish while Anastasia Yankovskiy's 25th-place finish, Anna Novoseltseva's tie for 26-place, Gretl Merges' 30th-place finish, and Cassie Navalta's 35th-place finish round out the foilists.
> In epee, Margherita Calderaro earned a 21st-place finish, Ashley Cherry finished in 22nd place, Cindy Long finished 29th, and Sarah Park earned a 32nd-place finish.
> Freshman Arwen Gormley tied for 18th place, Emma Pincus finished 21st, Eva Ventura finished in 29th place, and Diana Tiburcio earned a 35th-place finish to round out the sabre squad.

Quotable
> "Our second preseason tournament allowed us to see some strong schools that we didn't see at the Temple Open, so we're looking forward to that in the coming months. It was great to see the continued improvement and growth of the team from two the tournament weeks ago. Zoe fenced very well, falling in the semifinals despite being down and making a strong comeback. Naomi was the top seed heading into direct elimination after doing well in pool play, eventually falling to the girl who won the epee tournament, and Elizabeth also had a strong day. I'm pleased with the continued growth, especially as the freshmen get used to college fencing." – head coach Dr. Nikki Franke

Next Up
> The Cherry and White will get a break before its next competition, with the team heading to the Sacred Heart Invitational on Dec. 5.

Temple Results
Sabre (50 fencers)
Zoe Turner, T3rd
Arwen Gormley, T18th
Emma Pincus, 21st
Eva Ventura, 29th
Diana Tiburcio, 35th

Foil (49 fencers)
Elizabeth Novoseltseva, 12th
Brooke Stanicki, 16th
Constança Dimas, 20th
Anastasia Yankovskiy, 25th
Anna Novoseltseva, T26th
Gretl Merges, 30th
Cassie Navalta, 35th

Epee (42 fencers)
Naomi Ross, 5th
Margherita Calderaro, 21st
Ashley Cherry, 22nd
Cindy Long, 29th
Sarah Park, 32nd