No. 9 Fencing Goes 4-1 at Duke Invitational

Sunday, February 13

Durham, N.C.

All Day

Temple University

Brandeis, Boston College, UNC, Air Force, Duke

Photo by: Robin Hsiao

No. 9 Fencing Goes 4-1 at Duke Invitational

2.13.22 | Women's Fencing

Results

DURHAM, N.C. - In its final road dual meet of the season, the No. 9 Temple fencing team went 4-1 at the Duke Invitational and earned another top-15 win.

Meet Summary
> Temple fell in the first round of the day, with host No. 12 Duke topping the Owls 15-12.
> The Cherry and White rebounded in round two, defeating Boston College 15-12.
> The Owls edged No. 14 UNC 14-13 after being down 13-10, with four sabre bouts left to fence. Junior Emma Pincus clinched the win in the tiebreaker bout.
> In the final two rounds of the day, Temple dominated Air Force 20-7 and topped Brandeis 19-8.

Individual Highlights
> Both foil and epee went 4-1 on the day while sabre went 2-4.
> Pincus went 9-4 overall and Margherita Calderaro (epee) went an undefeated 8-0.
> In foil, Cassie Navalta went 9-0, Gretl Merges went 6-2, and Sarah Park went 6-3.

Quotable
> "It was an exciting and challenging day with several close matches at the beginning of the meet, but we really showed Temple toughness. We came back and won matches after being down to show great focus and determination. The loss to Duke was disappointing, but overall I was pleased with the effort today." – head coach Dr. Nikki Franke

Next Up
> Temple will return to North Broad for the Temple Invitational on Feb. 27 for its final dual meet of the season.

Meet Results
Duke 15, Temple 12
Foil: 2-7
Epee: 6-3
Sabre: 4-5

Temple 15, Boston College 12
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 4-5

Temple 14, UNC 13
Foil: 5-4
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 5-4

Temple 20, Air Force 7
Foil: 9-0
Epee: 7-2
Sabre: 4-5

Temple 19, Brandeis 8
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 6-3
Sabre: 5-4