No. 9 Temple Fencing Finalizes Duke Invitational With 3-1 Day

Sunday, February 11

Durham, N.C.

9:30 AM

Temple University

Air Force

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

No. 9 Temple Fencing Finalizes Duke Invitational With 3-1 Day

2.11.24 | Women's Fencing

Results vs. Air Force Results vs. Duke Results vs. Brandeis Results vs. Johns Hopkins

DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 9 Temple fencers improved to 24-12 on the season as they combined for a 3-1 record on Sunday at the Duke Invitational. The Owls defeated Air Force, Brandeis, and Johns Hopkins, but fell just short to the host Duke.

MEET SUMMARY

The Owls had a strong showing to start the Duke Invitational versus Air Force, winning 19-8, but followed it up with a closely contested loss to Duke, 14-13. The Cherry and White rebounded with back-to-back wins versus Brandeis (22-5) and John Hopkins (16-11).
Both the epee and sabre teams tallied 30 wins on the afternoon. Epee went 26-10, while sabre fell one short of the epeeists, going 24-12. The foil team recorded 20 wins on the afternoon, ending with a 20-16 record.
The TU fencers went a combined 70-38 on the day.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

Senior sabreist Alexandra Weinberg tied for the lead of all Temple fencers with seven wins, going 7-1. The Benardsville, N.J. native was perfect in three of the four rounds, including a pair of 3-0 sheets versus Air Force and Duke. Fellow squad member Eva Ventura added five wins, the second most of any sabreist.
Just like Weinberg did for sabre crew, graduate student Margherita Calderaro tied the Temple-high for day with seven wins. The Rome, Italy native went 7-2 for the Owls, picking up a clean sheet versus Duke. Freshman Lindsey Minor had a perfect afternoon with a 6-0 record, earning three wins each against Air Force and Brandeis. Fellow freshman Grace Smith had five wins, going 5-2. The Wilmington, Mass. Native also went 3-0 against Brandeis.
Sisters and foilists Anna Novoseltseva and Elizabeth Novoseltseva combined for 10 wins. The Gran Rapids, Mich. natives earned five wins each.

TEMPLE 19 AIR FORCE 8
Foil: 5-4
Epee: 6-3
Sabre: 8-1

TEMPLE 13 BOSTON COLLEGE 14
Foil: 2-7
Epee: 6-3
Sabre: 5-4

TEMPLE 22 BRANDEIS 5
Foil: 7-2
Epee: 9-0
Sabre: 6-3

TEMPLE 16 JOHNS HOPKINS 11
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 5-4

UP NEXT

As a team, Temple will have next week off but will return to action on Feb. 25 for the Temple Invitational (Senior Day). However, Lindsey Minor, Natalie Adams-Kim, Lauren Johnson and Grace Smith will participate at the 2024 Junior Olympics North American Cup in Charlotte, N.C. next weekend, Feb. 16-19.