No. 8 Fencing Goes 2-1 at Home

Friday, January 21

Philadelphia, Pa.

3:00 P.M.

Temple University

Princeton, NJIT, UNC

Photo by: Robin Hsiao

No. 8 Fencing Goes 2-1 at Home

1.21.22 | Women's Fencing

Results

PHILADELPHIA - In its first home meet of the regular season, the No. 8 Temple fencing team went 2-1 against three top-15 teams.

Meet Summary
> In the first round of the day, the Cherry and White fell 16-11 to No. 3 Princeton.
> The Owls bounced back and topped No. 15 NJIT 17-10.
> Temple closed the day with a 16-11 victory over No. 14 UNC.

Individual Highlights
> In epee, Naomi Ross went 6-1.
> Elizabeth Novoseltseva went 6-1 and Cassie Navalta went an undefeated 3-0 in foil.
> Eva Ventura, Alexandra Weinberg, and Diana Tiburcio saw a 4-2 mark in sabre.
> All three squads went 2-1 on the day.

Quotable
> "We had a very strong day and fenced well. We were more consistent today and we were very pleased with that, especially in a young team that is still getting the hang of collegiate fencing." – head coach Dr. Nikki Franke

Next Up
> The Owls will close out the Philadelphia Invitational at No. 10 Penn, and will face No. 6 Northwestern, No. 5 Ohio State, Yale, NYU, and the Quakers. Competition will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the TSE Center.

Meet Results
Princeton 16, Temple 11
Sabre: 3-6
Epee: 6-3
Foil: 2-7

Temple 17, NJIT 10
Sabre: 6-3
Epee: 2-7
Foil: 9-0

Temple 16, UNC 11
Sabre: 5-4
Epee: 6-3
Foil: 5-4