Sunday, November 13
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
All Day
Northwestern
19
vs
8
Johns Hopkins
Photo by: John Konstantaras
Northwestern Fencing is Perfect at Vassar Invitational
11/14/2022 4:23:00 PM | Women's Fencing
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Northwestern fencing team swept its eight meets at the Vassar Invitational, highlighted by a win over No. 6 Cornell.
The team started the day with a victory over Johns Hopkins. The sabre and foil squads secured the win with 8-1 and 7-2 victories respectively. Epee fought a close round, ultimately falling 4-5 to the Blue Jays.
Next up, the 'Cats squared off against No. Big Red and came away with a 15-12 victory. The foil and sabre squads led the way with 6-3 and 5-4 victories, respectively. The epee squad fell 4-5.
In the third round, the 'Cats had their biggest victory of the day by margin of victory, defeating Hunter, 25-2. All three squads beat the Hawks, with the epee and foil squads going a perfect 9-0 and sabre contributing seven wins to the team total.
In their fourth match of the day, the 'Cats took out Wagner 23-4 behind wins from all three squads. Foil once again went a perfect 9-0 in the round with epee and sabre each winning 7-2.
After a break in competition during the middle of the day, the Wildcats picked up right where they left off by avenging their 2021-22 season loss to Tufts with a 17-10 victory. The epee squad won seven bouts, sabre won six, and foil contributed four victories to the team's total.
Against their sixth opponent of the day, the 'Cats beat Stevens 21-6 with victories across all three weapons. Epee led the way with an 8-1 victory, foil won 7-2, and sabre 6-3.
In the penultimate match, the 'Cats took out Wellesley 18-9 behind 7-2 victories by the foil and sabre squads.
To wrap up the day, the 'Cats secured the sweep by beating Long Island 17-10. All three squads came away with victories against the Sharks. Foil and sabre each won 6-3 while the epee squad won 5-4.
Next up, the 'Cats head to the Elite Invitational at Penn on November 19.
Complete Results:
Epee:
Blodwen Bindas 9-3
Asha Henry 8-7
Athina Kwon 6-7
Hanna Lipthay 7-2
Annie Wang 10-2
Julia Yoon 8-3
Foil:
Isabelle Banin 11-2
Celia Crompton 9-1
Yejine Lee 8-4
Allison Lee 8-4
Rowan Park 7-5
Ophelia Tong 11-2
Sabre:
Sumin Liu 10-5
Thea Nguyen 11-4
Megumi Oishi 16-2
Kailing Sathyanath 11-6
Anna Biasco 2-3
The team started the day with a victory over Johns Hopkins. The sabre and foil squads secured the win with 8-1 and 7-2 victories respectively. Epee fought a close round, ultimately falling 4-5 to the Blue Jays.
Next up, the 'Cats squared off against No. Big Red and came away with a 15-12 victory. The foil and sabre squads led the way with 6-3 and 5-4 victories, respectively. The epee squad fell 4-5.
In the third round, the 'Cats had their biggest victory of the day by margin of victory, defeating Hunter, 25-2. All three squads beat the Hawks, with the epee and foil squads going a perfect 9-0 and sabre contributing seven wins to the team total.
In their fourth match of the day, the 'Cats took out Wagner 23-4 behind wins from all three squads. Foil once again went a perfect 9-0 in the round with epee and sabre each winning 7-2.
After a break in competition during the middle of the day, the Wildcats picked up right where they left off by avenging their 2021-22 season loss to Tufts with a 17-10 victory. The epee squad won seven bouts, sabre won six, and foil contributed four victories to the team's total.
Against their sixth opponent of the day, the 'Cats beat Stevens 21-6 with victories across all three weapons. Epee led the way with an 8-1 victory, foil won 7-2, and sabre 6-3.
In the penultimate match, the 'Cats took out Wellesley 18-9 behind 7-2 victories by the foil and sabre squads.
To wrap up the day, the 'Cats secured the sweep by beating Long Island 17-10. All three squads came away with victories against the Sharks. Foil and sabre each won 6-3 while the epee squad won 5-4.
Next up, the 'Cats head to the Elite Invitational at Penn on November 19.
Complete Results:
| Opponent | Epee | Foil | Sabre | Overall | V-D |
| Johns Hopkins | 4-5 | 7-2 | 8-1 | 19-8 | V |
| Cornell | 4-5 | 6-3 | 5-4 | 15-12 | V |
| Hunter | 9-0 | 9-0 | 7-2 | 25-2 | V |
| Wagner | 7-2 | 9-0 | 7-2 | 23-4 | V |
| Tufts | 7-2 | 4-5 | 6-3 | 17-10 | V |
| Stevens | 8-1 | 7-2 | 6-3 | 21-6 | V |
| Wellesley | 4-5 | 7-2 | 7-2 | 18-9 | V |
| Long Island | 5-4 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 17-10 | V |
Epee:
Blodwen Bindas 9-3
Asha Henry 8-7
Athina Kwon 6-7
Hanna Lipthay 7-2
Annie Wang 10-2
Julia Yoon 8-3
Foil:
Isabelle Banin 11-2
Celia Crompton 9-1
Yejine Lee 8-4
Allison Lee 8-4
Rowan Park 7-5
Ophelia Tong 11-2
Sabre:
Sumin Liu 10-5
Thea Nguyen 11-4
Megumi Oishi 16-2
Kailing Sathyanath 11-6
Anna Biasco 2-3
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