No. 9 Fencers Closeout Regular Season With Temple Invitational

Sunday, February 25

Philadelphia, Pa.

8:30 AM

Temple University

Princeton

No. 9 Fencers Closeout Regular Season With Temple Invitational

2.25.24 | Women's Fencing

Temple vs. Princeton Results Temple vs. St. Johns Results Temple vs. Penn Results Temple vs. Penn State Results Temple vs. Johns Hopkins Results

Calderaro secures 200th-career victory

PHILADELPHIA – On Sunday inside McGonigle Hall, the No. 9 Temple fencing team closed out its regular season with the Temple Invitational, going 1-4 against four ranked teams. Graduate student Margherita Calderaro highlighted the Owls afternoon by picking up her 200th-career victory.

MEET SUMMARY

Calderaro led all Owls' fencers with eight victories, while freshman Lauren Johnson and junior Eva Ventura followed with seven wins.
Temple started the day with falling to No. 4 Princeton, but turned around in round two with a 16-11 win versus No. 11 St. John's. To end the day, the Cherry and White stumbled in its last three matches by three points or less. Starting with No. 6 Penn, the Owls fell to its cross-town rival 15-12, and then lost No. 12 Penn State, 14-13, in another Pennsylvania rivalry. In the meet finale, Temple came up short against No. 1 (DIII) Johns Hopkins, 15-12.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

The epeeist Caldero had two victories in three of the five matches on the afternoon.
In sabre, Johnson was a key to the squad picking up a 6-3 win against St. John's as she went 3-0. In the next round versus the Nittany Lions she continued her undefeated run with another clean sheet by going 1-0. Just like Johnson did against St. Johns in earlier round, Eva Ventura matched her teammate with a 3-0 blanking against Penn State. Both Johnson and Ventura helped sabre in route to a 6-3 win against Penn.
Anastasia Yankovskiy led the foil team in her last home event with four wins. The Mountain View, Calif. native picked up a pair of wins versus the Quakers and Johns Hopkins.

TEMPLE 11 PRINCETON 16
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 2-7
Sabre: 1-8

TEMPLE 16 ST. JOHN'S 11
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 6-3

TEMPLE 12 PENN 15
Foil: 4-5
Epee: 2-7
Sabre: 6-3

TEMPLE 13 PENN STATE 14
Foil: 2-7
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 7-2

TEMPLE 12 JOHNS HOPKINS 15
Foil: 4-5
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 3-6

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