Tuesday, February 10
New York, N.Y. (NYU)
5:00 PM
Columbia
at
New York University
Fencing Concludes Regular Season With Unbeaten Performance at Historical Meet
2/10/2015 10:32:00 PM | Fencing
NEW YORK - Fresh off 2015 Ivy League titles, the Columbia fencing program closed its regular season at the Historical Meet at NYU Monday night as both the men's and women's teams went 3-0. The top-ranked women squad finished the season 25-1, while the second-ranked men's team logged a 18-6 record to close their year.
Columbia started things off versus Sacred Heart. The women's team posted a 17-10 win, while the Lions men went bout-for-bout with the Pioners and came out on top, 14-13. The women had mixed weapon results, but the epeeists highlighted the match with a 7-2 performance. Amy Tong went unbeaten, 3-0, while Vivian Rand and Audrey Yun tallied 2-1 records, respectively. Columbia took the women's foil 6-3 behind undefeated performances from Jessie Laffey and Sara Taffel, but dropped the sabre, 4-5. The men on the other hand notched a 7-2 mark in the saber with Riezni Gokea and Elijah Granet going 3-0, but dropped the epee (4-5) and foil (3-6).
In the second round, Columbia posted convincing victories over Vassar. The women downed the Brewers, 24-3, and the men notched an 18-9 triumph. The women took each of the weapons by identical 8-1 scores. John Avendano, Adam Mathieu and James Sands combined for a 9-0 ledger in the foil to pace the men's match with the Brewers. The men also captured the sabre, 5-4, but fell in the epee by a 4-5 decision.
The Lions closed their regular season with each squad notching 19-8 wins against the host, NYU. The men defeated the Violets in each weapon with the saber team's 7-2 mark leading the way while the epee and foil squads both went 6-3. The women excelled in the epee (8-1) and saber (7-2), but fell in the foil (4-5).
With the regular season concluded, the Lions seek to qualify the maximum of 12 entrants to the NCAA Championships at the NCAA Qualifier, slated for Sunday, March 8.
RESULTS
Men Defeated Sacred Heart, 14-13
Epee (4-5) Canaux (2-1) / Hesslegrave (2-1) / Singh (0-3)
Foil (3-6) Avendano (1-2) / Berghouse (1-2) / Sands (1-2)
Sabre (7-2) Biernacki (1-2) / Gokea (3-0) / Granet (3-0)
Men Defeated Vassar, 18-9
Epee (4-5) Canaux (1-2) / Hesslegrave (2-1) / Tapai (1-2)
Foil (9-0) Avendano (3-0) / Mathieu (3-0) / Sands (3-0)
Sabre (5-4) Biernacki (1-2) / Gokea (2-1) / Granet (2-1)
Men Defeated NYU, 19-8
Epee (6-3) Canaux (2-1) / Hesslegrave (2-1) / Singh (2-1)
Foil (6-3) Avendano (2-1) / Berghouse (1-2) / Sands (3-0)
Sabre (7-2) Ahn (2-1) / Gokea (2-1) / Granet (3-0)
Women Defeated Sacred Heart, 17-10
Epee (7-2) Rand (2-1) / Tong (3-0) / Yun (2-1)
Foil (6-3) Fatourechi (0-3) / Laffey (3-0) / Taffel (3-0)
Sabre (4-5) Freeman (0-3) / Ivanoff (2-1) / Yee (2-1)
Women Defeated Vassar, 24-3
Epee (8-1) Gegan (3-0) / Peterson (3-0) / Rand (2-1)
Foil (8-1) Fatourechi (2-1) / Laffey (3-0) / Taffel (3-0)
Sabre (8-1) Boenning (3-0) / Freeman (2-1) / Yee (3-0)
Women Defeated NYU, 19-8
Epee (8-1) Gegan (3-0) / Rand (2-1) / Yun (3-0)
Foil (4-5) Fatourechi (0-3) / Peterson (1-2) / Taffel (3-0)
Sabre (7-2) Boenning (2-1) / Freeman (1-1) Ivanoff (1-0) / Yee (3-0)
Columbia started things off versus Sacred Heart. The women's team posted a 17-10 win, while the Lions men went bout-for-bout with the Pioners and came out on top, 14-13. The women had mixed weapon results, but the epeeists highlighted the match with a 7-2 performance. Amy Tong went unbeaten, 3-0, while Vivian Rand and Audrey Yun tallied 2-1 records, respectively. Columbia took the women's foil 6-3 behind undefeated performances from Jessie Laffey and Sara Taffel, but dropped the sabre, 4-5. The men on the other hand notched a 7-2 mark in the saber with Riezni Gokea and Elijah Granet going 3-0, but dropped the epee (4-5) and foil (3-6).
In the second round, Columbia posted convincing victories over Vassar. The women downed the Brewers, 24-3, and the men notched an 18-9 triumph. The women took each of the weapons by identical 8-1 scores. John Avendano, Adam Mathieu and James Sands combined for a 9-0 ledger in the foil to pace the men's match with the Brewers. The men also captured the sabre, 5-4, but fell in the epee by a 4-5 decision.
The Lions closed their regular season with each squad notching 19-8 wins against the host, NYU. The men defeated the Violets in each weapon with the saber team's 7-2 mark leading the way while the epee and foil squads both went 6-3. The women excelled in the epee (8-1) and saber (7-2), but fell in the foil (4-5).
With the regular season concluded, the Lions seek to qualify the maximum of 12 entrants to the NCAA Championships at the NCAA Qualifier, slated for Sunday, March 8.
RESULTS
Men Defeated Sacred Heart, 14-13
Epee (4-5) Canaux (2-1) / Hesslegrave (2-1) / Singh (0-3)
Foil (3-6) Avendano (1-2) / Berghouse (1-2) / Sands (1-2)
Sabre (7-2) Biernacki (1-2) / Gokea (3-0) / Granet (3-0)
Men Defeated Vassar, 18-9
Epee (4-5) Canaux (1-2) / Hesslegrave (2-1) / Tapai (1-2)
Foil (9-0) Avendano (3-0) / Mathieu (3-0) / Sands (3-0)
Sabre (5-4) Biernacki (1-2) / Gokea (2-1) / Granet (2-1)
Men Defeated NYU, 19-8
Epee (6-3) Canaux (2-1) / Hesslegrave (2-1) / Singh (2-1)
Foil (6-3) Avendano (2-1) / Berghouse (1-2) / Sands (3-0)
Sabre (7-2) Ahn (2-1) / Gokea (2-1) / Granet (3-0)
Women Defeated Sacred Heart, 17-10
Epee (7-2) Rand (2-1) / Tong (3-0) / Yun (2-1)
Foil (6-3) Fatourechi (0-3) / Laffey (3-0) / Taffel (3-0)
Sabre (4-5) Freeman (0-3) / Ivanoff (2-1) / Yee (2-1)
Women Defeated Vassar, 24-3
Epee (8-1) Gegan (3-0) / Peterson (3-0) / Rand (2-1)
Foil (8-1) Fatourechi (2-1) / Laffey (3-0) / Taffel (3-0)
Sabre (8-1) Boenning (3-0) / Freeman (2-1) / Yee (3-0)
Women Defeated NYU, 19-8
Epee (8-1) Gegan (3-0) / Rand (2-1) / Yun (3-0)
Foil (4-5) Fatourechi (0-3) / Peterson (1-2) / Taffel (3-0)
Sabre (7-2) Boenning (2-1) / Freeman (1-1) Ivanoff (1-0) / Yee (3-0)
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