Temple University Athletics
2018-19 Women's Fencing Roster
Roster
Lovelace, Kennedy
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Kennedy Lovelace
- Position:
- Foil
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
Bio
2019-20: Served as the foil squad captain…Led the foil squad with a season record of 62-40 in dual play for a career record of 243-126 to set the all-time foil wins record…Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Temple Open to lead the foilists…Saw a season-high 13 wins at the Northwestern Duals…Won her second-career NIWFA foil title to help the team sweep the team title as well as the weapons titles and individual titles…Represented the Owls at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional where she earned a 14th place finish.
2018-19: For a second year in a row, earned a spot at the NCAA Championships to represent Temple...Helped her cause with a third-place finish in foil at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional...For the season, she went 43-27 in dual meets, bringing her career total to an impressive 181-86...Started her junior season strong with a sixth-place finish at the Temple Open, and went 8-1 in the Owls’ first dual meet at Sacred Heart...Was a perfect 3-0 against #5 Ohio State at the Northwestern Duals, and finished 5-1 at the NJIT Invitational...In the final dual meet of the season, she posted a 2-0 mark against #9 Penn...After her strong showing at the NCAA Regionals, she went on to place 17th in foil at the NCAA Championships.
2017-18: Proved to be one of the best in the nation, placing seventh in foil in her first NCAA Championships appearance to earn All-America Second Team honors...Went 61-22 to lead the foil squad in dual meets, bringing her career total to an impressive 138-59...Began the season with two strong individual finishes, placing sixth at the Temple Open and tying for third at the Penn State Garret Open...Went 11-1 at the Penn State Invitational in mid-January, going 3-0 against Columbia, UNC and Yale, and 2-1 vs. Penn State...Posted a perfect 9-0 mark at the Duke Invitational with 3-0 marks against both UNC and Duke...Went 9-3 on day one of the Northwestern Duals, and was strong for the Owls at the Temple Invitational with a 3-0 record vs. Princeton and a 2-1 mark vs. Penn...Was a finalist at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, placing 12th and earning an at-large NCAA Championships berth...In the NCAA round robin, she defeated three of the top four finishers in foil with the exception of the eventual national champion before placing seventh overall...Named the Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month in February, and earned Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week honors after her NCAA Championships performance...Earned MVP honors for the foil squad at the team's annual banquet.
2016-17: Won a program-record 77 bouts in just her freshman year, one hallmark in a very impressive debut season...Went 77-37 overall, breaking a record that had stood for over 20 years...Was a finalist at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional and placed 11th overall...Won the gold medal in foil at the NIWFA Championships, helping Temple to a 21st-straight team title and earning All-NIWFA First Team honors...Earned a runner-up finish at the 37th annual Temple Open in her debut meet...Place ninth at the Penn State Garret Open in mid-November...Fenced in every bout for Temple at the Penn State Invitational in January, going 11-7 overall...Posted a record of 19-11 at the two-day Northwestern Duals in early February...Tied for the team lead for most wins at the FDU Invitational, going 12-3, and finished 10-5 at the Temple Invitational which included a 3-0 mark against St. John’s.
Club: International Fencing Alliance.
Prior to Temple: Took a silver medal in cadet women's foil at the 2015 Junior Olympics...Placed seventh in junior women's foil at the 2015 January NAC...Placed 17th in international competition at the 2015 Junior World Cup in Croatia.
Personal: Majoring in advertising at Temple...Enjoys skiing.
2018-19: For a second year in a row, earned a spot at the NCAA Championships to represent Temple...Helped her cause with a third-place finish in foil at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional...For the season, she went 43-27 in dual meets, bringing her career total to an impressive 181-86...Started her junior season strong with a sixth-place finish at the Temple Open, and went 8-1 in the Owls’ first dual meet at Sacred Heart...Was a perfect 3-0 against #5 Ohio State at the Northwestern Duals, and finished 5-1 at the NJIT Invitational...In the final dual meet of the season, she posted a 2-0 mark against #9 Penn...After her strong showing at the NCAA Regionals, she went on to place 17th in foil at the NCAA Championships.
2017-18: Proved to be one of the best in the nation, placing seventh in foil in her first NCAA Championships appearance to earn All-America Second Team honors...Went 61-22 to lead the foil squad in dual meets, bringing her career total to an impressive 138-59...Began the season with two strong individual finishes, placing sixth at the Temple Open and tying for third at the Penn State Garret Open...Went 11-1 at the Penn State Invitational in mid-January, going 3-0 against Columbia, UNC and Yale, and 2-1 vs. Penn State...Posted a perfect 9-0 mark at the Duke Invitational with 3-0 marks against both UNC and Duke...Went 9-3 on day one of the Northwestern Duals, and was strong for the Owls at the Temple Invitational with a 3-0 record vs. Princeton and a 2-1 mark vs. Penn...Was a finalist at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, placing 12th and earning an at-large NCAA Championships berth...In the NCAA round robin, she defeated three of the top four finishers in foil with the exception of the eventual national champion before placing seventh overall...Named the Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month in February, and earned Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week honors after her NCAA Championships performance...Earned MVP honors for the foil squad at the team's annual banquet.
2016-17: Won a program-record 77 bouts in just her freshman year, one hallmark in a very impressive debut season...Went 77-37 overall, breaking a record that had stood for over 20 years...Was a finalist at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional and placed 11th overall...Won the gold medal in foil at the NIWFA Championships, helping Temple to a 21st-straight team title and earning All-NIWFA First Team honors...Earned a runner-up finish at the 37th annual Temple Open in her debut meet...Place ninth at the Penn State Garret Open in mid-November...Fenced in every bout for Temple at the Penn State Invitational in January, going 11-7 overall...Posted a record of 19-11 at the two-day Northwestern Duals in early February...Tied for the team lead for most wins at the FDU Invitational, going 12-3, and finished 10-5 at the Temple Invitational which included a 3-0 mark against St. John’s.
Club: International Fencing Alliance.
Prior to Temple: Took a silver medal in cadet women's foil at the 2015 Junior Olympics...Placed seventh in junior women's foil at the 2015 January NAC...Placed 17th in international competition at the 2015 Junior World Cup in Croatia.
Personal: Majoring in advertising at Temple...Enjoys skiing.
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