No. 11 Fencing Displays Strong Performance at Beguinet Classic

Saturday, February 8

Durham, N.C.

9:15 AM

Temple University

North Carolina

No. 11 Fencing Displays Strong Performance at Beguinet Classic

2.8.25 | Women's Fencing

Results vs. North Carolina Results vs. Air Force Results vs. Notre Dame Results vs. Duke Results vs. Brandeis

DURHAM, N.C. – No. 11 Temple Fencing delivered another impressive performance on Saturday at the Beguinet Classic, hosted by Duke. The Owls finished with a 4-1 record, highlighted by a victory over No. 2 Notre Dame.

Senior Eva Ventura made history, moving into third all-time in Temple sabre wins with 176 career victories, surpassing Kamali Thompson's mark of 175.

MEET SUMMARY

Temple opened Saturday by defeating North Carolina, 14-13 in the two squad's second matchup of the season. The Owls previously defeated the Tarheels 15-12 on Jan. 17 during the Philadelphia Invitational.
The next bout of the day pinned Temple against Air Force, where the Cherry and White were able to come away with a commanding 20-7 victory.
Temple then topped a shorthanded No. 2 Notre Dame, 16-11. This win gave the Owls a sixth USFCA Top-15 win this season.
The Owls only loss of the day came in a hard-fought 15-12 battle against No. 6 Duke.
Temple was able to finish the meet on a high note with a 22-5 win over Brandeis.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Owls posted a 75-51 record in individual bouts on Sunday.
Senior Anna Novoseltseva led the foil squad with a 7-1 record, securing sweeps over North Carolina (3-0) and No. 2 Notre Dame (2-0).
Sophomore epeeist Lindsey Minor paced her squad with a 6-1 performance.
Senior Eva Ventura made history in her first bout against Air Force, officially moving into third all-time in Temple sabre wins. Ventura now holds a 45-34 record this season.
At the top of the Temple sabre wins leaderboard are alums Kerry Plunkett and Maila Hee, who were teammates from 2016-20 and each finished their careers with 235 victories.

No. 11 TEMPLE 14, NORTH CAROLINA 13
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 4-5

No. 11 TEMPLE 20, AIR FORCE 7
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 6-3
Sabre: 6-3

No. 11 TEMPLE 16, No. 2 NOTRE DAME 11
Foil: 2-7
Epee: 9-0
Sabre: 5-4

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

No. 11 TEMPLE 22 , BRANDEIS 5
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 8-1
Sabre: 8-1

UP NEXT
Select members of the squad will be traveling to Charlotte, N.C. for USA Fencing's Junior Olympics, taking place from Feb. 14-17. Following this, the entirety of the team will return to action the following weekend at the Temple Invitational on Sunday, Feb. 23.

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