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Temple Fencing Shines with Trio of Ranked Victories
2.22.26 | Women's Fencing
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple fencing team delivered an impressive performance at its home meet, the Temple Invitational, on Sunday afternoon, finishing the day with three wins over nationally-ranked opponents. The Owls defeated Penn State, St. John's, and Penn, while narrowly falling to third-ranked Princeton.
MEET SUMMARY
Temple opened competition with a commanding 21-6 victory over Penn State, highlighted by an 8-1 showing from the foil squad. The Owls carried their momentum into the next round, earning a 17-10 win over No. 13 St. John's. Despite dropping a close 14-13 decision to No. 3 Princeton, Temple bounced back in a big way, closing the day with a 16-11 triumph over No. 8 Penn.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
The foil squad led the charge for the Cherry & White as all five fencers posted winning records. Against Penn, Natalie Adams-Kim, Renee Oymann, and Jara Del Cura were perfect, each going 3-0 against the eighth-ranked Quakers.
In epee, sophomore Victoria Doroshkevich opened strong with a 3-0 mark versus Penn State and finished the day 4-5 overall. Senior Anne-Mai Melles played a key role in the win over St. John's with a 2-1 record, while junior Lindsey Minor added a 2-1 effort in crucial bouts against Penn.
The sabre squad was equally dominant, led by freshman Keely Carter, who went undefeated against Penn State (3-0) and St. John's (2-0). Her 6-4 total record earned her Fencer of the Meet honors. Senior Samantha Nathanson also impressed, finishing 6-2 overall and posting a perfect slate against Princeton.
RESULTS
TEMPLE 21, PSU 6
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 6-3
Sabre: 7-2
TEMPLE 17, SJU 10
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 7-2
TEMPLE 13, PRINCETON 14
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 1-8
Sabre: 6-3
TEMPLE 16, PENN 11
Foil: 9-0
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 3-6
WORDS FROM COACH
Competing in our house on Senior Day is always special and today exemplified that. The team was ready to compete from the first to the last touch against very tough ranked competition. Great performances just kept happening from all three squads and in particular our three seniors, Anne, Natalie and Renee, led the charge. To defeat three ranked teams and fall just one bout short of defeating #3 Princeton shows that we are prepared to meet the challenges of what's next in our post season.
UP NEXT
The Owls will travel to Madison, NJ to compete in the NIWFA Championships on Saturday, February 28th.
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