Temple University Athletics
Temple Fencing Battles Hard at Home
1.16.26 | Women's Fencing
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple fencing team opened the Philadelphia Invitational at home on Friday, January 16 at the Temple Student Pavilion, turning in a strong showing on the first day of competition. The Owls went 1-2 on the day, earning a dominant sweep over Lafayette before narrowly falling to Johns Hopkins and UC San Diego in a pair of tightly contested matches.
MEET SUMMARY
Temple opened the day in commanding fashion, defeating Lafayette 27-0. The Owls followed with a hard-fought 12-15 setback to Johns Hopkins, highlighted by a 5-4 edge from the sabre squad. In their final bout of the day, the Owls battled UC San Diego to another close decision, 11-16, with the epee squad posting a 5-4 advantage.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Sabreist Samantha Nathanson led the way with an impressive 5-1 record, including a perfect 3-0 mark against Johns Hopkins. In foil, Aurelie Sulter (2-0) and Renee Oymann (5-2) paced the group, with Sulter sweeping her bouts against Lafayette and Oymann contributing key wins against both Johns Hopkins and UC San Diego.
The epee squad turned in a consistent effort throughout the day, led by Lindsey Minor (3-1), Auprell Edwards (3-1), and Eliana Geva, who impressed in her collegiate debut with a 3-1 mark, including a strong performance versus UCSD.
RESULTS
Temple 27, Lafayette 0
Foil: 9-0
Epee: 9-0
Sabre: 9-0
Temple 12, Johns Hopkins 15
Foil: 3-6
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 5-4
Temple 11, UC San Diego 16
Foil: 3-6
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 3-6
Following the matches, Head Coach Salmon praised her team's resilience and growth mindset:
"Going into today's meets, I expected us to be challenged and we were. Tight losses in key bouts kept us from bringing home the team wins against JHU and UCSD, but the information we gathered in those moments keeps us determined to focus on the process of improving throughout the season. I was very proud of the sustained team energy and the fight from each temple fencer to win the touch in front of them from the first to the last."
UP NEXT
The Owls return to action on Sunday, January 18, for the final day of the Philadelphia Invitational, hosted across town at the University of Pennsylvania.
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