No. 11 Fencing Knocks Off No. 8 Cornell at Day 1 of Schiller Duals

Saturday, February 1

Evanston, Ill.

9:15 AM

Temple University

Northwestern

No. 11 Fencing Knocks Off No. 8 Cornell at Day 1 of Schiller Duals

2.1.25 | Women's Fencing

Results vs. Northwestern Results vs. Denison Results vs. Notre Dame Results vs. Detroit Mercy Results vs. Wayne State Results vs. Cornell

EVANSTON, Ill. – The No. 11 Temple fencing team finished 3-3 on the first day of the Schiller Duals hosted by Northwestern. After a challenging start with three early defeats, the Owls rebounded well, closing the day with three straight victories, including a Top 10 win over No. 8 Cornell. The victory marked Temple's fourth win over a USFCA Top 15 opponent this season.

MEET SUMMARY

The Owls started the morning by falling to No. 5 Northwestern, 12-15.
Temple then suffered back-to-back narrow 13-14 losses against No. 7 (DIII) Denison, and No. 2 Notre Dame.
The team earned their first win of the day over Detroit Mercy, 26-1, then followed it with victory over Wayne State, 20-7.
In the last round of the day, Temple won a Top 10 matchup over No. 8 Cornell, 18-9.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

After missing the previous meet at Penn State, senior foilist Anna Novoseltseva made an instant impact on day one at Northwestern. She posted an impressive 11-1 record, which included 3-0 sweeps against three Top 10 teams—No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Northwestern, and No. 8 Cornell.
Sophomore epeeist Grace Smith led her squad with eight wins, highlighted by a 3-0 performance in the victory over No. 8 Cornell.
Senior Eva Ventura paced the sabreists, finishing the day with six wins.

No. 11 TEMPLE 12, No. 5 NORTHWESTERN 15
Foil: 4-5
Epee: 3-6
Sabre: 5-4

No. 11 TEMPLE 13, No. 7 (DIII) DENISON 14
Foil: 4-5
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 4-5

No. 11 TEMPLE 13, No. 2 NOTRE DAME 14
Foil: 4-5
Epee: 6-3
Sabre: 3-6

No. 11 TEMPLE 26, DETROIT MERCY 1
Foil: 9-2
Epee: 9-0
Sabre: 8-1

No. 11 TEMPLE 20, WAYNE STATE 7
Foil: 7-2
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 9-0

No. 11 TEMPLE 18, No. 8 CORNELL 9
Foil: 7-2
Epee: 7-2
Sabre: 4-5

UP NEXT

Temple will be back in action tomorrow, February 2 for the second day of action at the Schiller Duals. The Owls first matchup against Cleveland State is scheduled for 10:10 a.m. ET.

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