Fencing Teams Compile 9-3 Record at Northeast Fencing Conference Meet No. 1

Saturday, November 17

Cambridge, MA / MIT

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Brown University

Northeast Fencing Conference Meet No. 1

Fencing Teams Compile 9-3 Record at Northeast Fencing Conference Meet No. 1

11/17/2018 10:52:00 PM | Fencing

Results

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Brown University women's fencing registered a 6-1 record, and the men's team tallied a 3-2 mark as the Bears combined for a 9-3 overall record at Northeast Fencing Conference Meet No. 1 on Saturday at MIT's Johnson Athletic Center.

"Today was a fantastic performance by the Brown Bears men's and women's fencing teams," Brown head coach Alex Ripa said. "Our women's sabre squad went undefeated in a tough field, and the women's team finished the day at 6-1, while the men turned in a 3-2 performance. All in all, it was a great start to the 2018 campaign!"

The women's team earned victories over Boston University (22-5), Sacred Heart (15-10), Smith (26-1), New Hampshire (25-2), Massachusetts (25-2), and Wellesley (14-13), while dropping a narrow 14-13 decision to Boston College.

The men's side picked up wins over Boston University (18-9), New Hampshire (20-7), and Massachusetts (18-9), while falling to Sacred Heart (15-12) and Boston College (19-8).

At the squad level, the Bears' women's sabre unit went 7-0 overall with a 53-10 composite mark. Women's foil finished 6-1 (50-13 composite), and women's epee went 5-2 (40-23). For the men, men's sabre went 4-1 (24-21), and men's foil and men's epee both went 3-2 with 29-16 and 23-22 composite marks respectively.

Sophomore Signe Golash (Syracuse, N.Y.) led the Bears with a 17-3 record in women's sabre. Also in women's sabre, junior Sabrina Edelman (New York, N.Y.) went 11-2. Sophomore Elena Jin (Fremnont, Calif.) registered a 15-2 record in women's foil, freshman Anna Susini (Lexington, Ky.) posted a 15-3 mark in women's foil, and sophomore Sofija Podvisocka (Dublin, Calif.) tallied a 13-6 mark in women's epee.

Senior Umar Masood (Pittsford, N.Y.) led the men's side with a 13-2 record in men's foil. Sophomore Nathan Sinai (Merion Station, Pa.) paced men's epee with an 11-4 mark, and sophomores Sean Feeney (Riverside, R.I.) and Levon Brunson (Newton, Mass.) both went 12-3 in men's sabre.

Next, Brown competes at the Brandeis Invitational on Sunday, Dec. 2 in Waltham, Mass.

Brown Results (9-3):

Brown Men's Results (3-2)
Rd. 1 (10:00 a.m.): Brown 18, Boston University 9 (F: Brown 8-1, E: Brown 5-4, S: Brown 5-4)
Rd. 2 (11:00 a.m.): Sacred Heart 15, Brown 12 (F: SHU 5-4, E: SHU 7-2, S: Brown 6-3)
Rd. 3 (12:00 p.m.): Bye
Rd. 4 (1:30 p.m.): Boston College 19, Brown 8 (F: BC 8-1, E: BC 5-4, S: BC 6-3)
Rd. 5 (2:30 p.m.): Brown 20, New Hampshire 7 (F: Brown 8-1, E: Brown 7-2, S: Brown 5-4)
Rd. 6 (3:30 p.m.): Brown 18, Massachusetts 9 (F: Brown 8-1, E: Brown 5-4, S: Brown 5-4)
Rd. 7 (4:30 p.m.): Bye

Brown Women's Results (6-1)
Rd. 1 (10:00 a.m.): Brown 22, Boston University 5 (F: Brown 9-0, E: Brown 5-4, S: Brown 8-1)
Rd. 2 (11:00 a.m.): Brown 17, Sacred Heart 10 (F: Brown 7-2, E: SHU 6-3, S: Brown 7-2)
Rd. 3 (12:00 p.m.): Brown 26, Smith 1 (F: Brown 9-0, E: Brown 8-1, S: Brown 9-0)
Rd. 4 (1:30 p.m.): Boston College 14, Brown 13 (F: BC 6-3, E: Brown 5-4, S: Brown 5-4)
Rd. 5 (2:30 p.m.): Brown 25, New Hampshire 2 (F: Brown 9-0, E: Brown 8-1, S: Brown 8-1)
Rd. 6 (3:30 p.m.): Brown 25, Massachusetts 2 (F: Brown 7-2, E: Brown 9-0, S: Brown 9-0)
Rd. 7 (4:30 p.m.): Brown 14, Wellesley 13 (F: Brown 6-3, E: Wellesley 6-3, S: Brown 5-4)

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