Fencing Goes 3-0 in Regular Season Finale

Saturday, March 6

Philadelphia, Pa.

10:00 A.M.

Temple University

NJIT, John's Hopkins, and Lafayette

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Fencing Goes 3-0 in Regular Season Finale

3.6.21 | Women's Fencing

PHILADELPHIA - In its final meet of the regular season, the Temple fencing team went undefeated with three impressive wins against John's Hopkins, NJIT, and Lafayette.

Meet Summary
> The Owls dominated John's Hopkins to open the day, earning a 20-7 victory.
> Temple continued its strong play, defeating NJIT 19-8.
> The Cherry and White closed out the meet with a 24-3 rout of Lafayette.

Individual Highlights
> The sabre squad went 3-0 on the day as did the epee squad.
> Four Owls went undefeated, with Marielle Luke, Zoe Turner, and Elizabeth Novoseltseva going and 5-0 while Eva Hinds went 4-0.
> Sarah Park led the team with an 8-1 record, while Margherita Calderaro's 4-1 record and Naomi Ross's 5-3 record round out the epeeists.
> Megan Ross led the foilists with a 6-2 day, while Anastasia Yankovskiy earned a 4-2 finish.
> Emma Pincus went 5-3, Alexandra Weinberg went 2-2, Diana Tiburcio went 2-1, and Gretl Merges went 2-3.

Quotable
> "I'm pleased to end the season on such a high note. The matches were much stronger than the score indicated and the ladies were tough. They never gave up and came back in several bouts to earn the win. Today was a culmination of the things that we've been working towards all year and I'm pleased with our effort, the results, and how much they've learned in such a short season." – head coach Dr. Nikki Franke

Next Up
> Temple will await the NCAA Championship selections on March 18, with the championships set for March 25-28 at Penn State.

Meet Results
Temple 20, John's Hopkins 7 (PDF)
Sabre: 9-0
Foil: 4-5
Epee: 7-2

Temple 19, NJIT 8 (PDF)
Sabre: 5-4
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 6-3

Temple 24, Lafayette 3 (PDF)
Sabre: 7-2
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 9-0