No. 8 Fencing Goes 2-2 at Philadelphia Invitational

Sunday, January 23

Philadelphia, Pa.

All Day

Temple University

Northwestern, Ohio State, Yale, Penn

Photo by: Robin Hsiao

No. 8 Fencing Goes 2-2 at Philadelphia Invitational

1.23.22 | Women's Fencing

Results

PHILADELPHIA - After going 2-1 in the first day of the Philadelphia Invitational on Friday, the No. 8 Temple fencing team went 2-2 in the final day of the meet.

Meet Summary
> The Owls opened the day on a good note, topping No. 6 Northwestern 17-10.
> Temple fell in the second round, 16-11, to No. 5 Ohio State.
> The Cherry and White bounced back in round five with a 15-12 win over host No. 10 Penn.
> In round six, the team was edged by Yale 14-13.

Individual Highlights
> The foil squad went 3-1 on the day.
> Naomi Ross led the epee squad with a 5-3 record while Ashley Cherry went 4-2.
> In foil, Anna Novoseltseva posted a 7-1 mark and Elizabeth Novoseltseva earned a 7-2 record.
> Freshman Eva Ventura went 7-3 to lead the saberists while Alexandra Weinberg went 5-3.

Quotable
> "We started out well against Northwestern and faced a tough Ohio State team. It's always nice to get a rivalry win against Penn and the match against Yale was a tight one that came down to the final bout. We fenced some strong teams and the team stayed focused and determined throughout the day. I'm pleased to see how we're continuing to progress." – head coach Dr. Nikki Franke

Next Up
> Temple will get a week off before heading to the Windy City for the Northwestern Multi-Meet on Feb. 5-6.

Meet Results
Temple 17, Northwestern 10
Foil: 5-4
Epee: 7-2
Sabre: 5-4

Ohio State 16, Temple 11
Foil: 2-7
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 5-4

Temple 15, Penn 12
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 2-7
Sabre: 7-2

Yale 14, Temple 13
Foil: 5-4
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 3-6