Columbia University
Princeton
Fencing Goes Undefeated in Day 1 of Ivy Championships
2/10/2018 5:05:00 PM | Fencing
JADWIN GYMNASIUM - PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
In the first match of the day, women's fencing scooted by Cornell, 24-3. Both epee and sabre went undefeated in the victory.
In a rematch of the final bout of the 2017 Ivy League Championships, Columbia took on Princeton in the second match of the day and dominated the Tigers, 19-8. Women's foil dropped just one bout against Princeton to lead the charge.
Columbia crushed Brown in the last match of the day, 23-4. The women's foil trio of Iman Blow, Ester Schreiber and Quinn Crum did not drop a bout. In sabre, both Violet Michel and Ilana Solomon went undefeated.
For women's foil, Blow had a 7-2 day and Quinn Crum was a perfect 6-0, adding to her undefeated Ivy League resume. Ester Schreiber and Sylvie Binder were both 5-1.
In sabre, Michel finished the day 8-1, and Lena Johnson was 5-1. Katie Angen paced the women's epee squad with a 7-1 first day.
WOMEN'S STANDINGS AFTER DAY 1:
- COLUMBIA 3-0
- HARVARD 3-0
- PENN 1-1
MEN'S RECAP
In the men's first match of the day, the Lions defeated the Princeton Tigers 16-11. With Columbia needing one more bout to clinch the win, Sam Moelis climbed his way back from 3 down to defeat Princeton's Julian Knodt, 5-4.
I AM SAM, SAM I AM! 🤯
— Columbia Fencing (@columbiafencing) February 10, 2018
Moelis clinches the men's win over Princeton!#RoarLionRoar pic.twitter.com/6QztA3sRmh
Porter Hesslegrave was the only Lion to not drop a bout, going 3-0 against Princeton.
The Lions rounded out the first day of competition with a 21-6 rout of Brown. The sabre squad of Alexander Walker III, Calvin Liang, Dawson Sieradzky and Isaiah Garlin zipped the Bears 9-0.
Hesslegrave finished the day 5-0 and is a top the leaderboard in individual men's epee. Calvin Liang posted a 4-1 day and sits at fourth place in the individual men's sabre standings.
MEN'S STANDINGS AFTER DAY 1
- COLUMBIA 3-0
- HARVARD 2-1
- PENN 1-0
TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE:
10:00 A.M. - Columbia vs. Harvard
11:45 A.M. - Columbia vs. Yale
2:15 P.M. - Columbia vs. Penn
5:45 P.M. - Awards Ceremony
Women: Columbia vs. Cornell (W, 24-3)
SABRE 9-0
Lena Johnson 3-0
Violet Michel 3-0
Danya Hu 1-0
FOIL 6-3
Sylvie Binder 3-0
Iman Blow 1-2
Quinn Crum 2-0
Ester Schreiber 0-1
EPEE 9-0
Katie Angen 3-0
Giana Vierhller 2-0
Audrey Yun 3-0
Anne Cebula 1-0
WOMEN: COLUMBIA, PRINCETON (W, 19-8)
Sabre 6-3
Lena Johnson 2-1
Danya Hu 1-1
Violet Michel 2-1
Foil 8-1
Sylvie Binder 2-1
Iman Blow 3-0
Ester Schreiber 2-0
Quinn Crum 1-0
Epee 5-4
Giana Vierheller 2-1
Katie Angen 3-0
Audrey Yun 1-2
WOMEN: COLUMBIA, BROWN (W, 23-4)
SABRE 8-1
Ilana Solomon 3-0
Maria Chart 2-1
Violet Michel 3-0
FOIL 9-0
Ester Schreiber 3-0
Quinn Crum 3-0
Iman Blow 3-0
EPEE 6-3
Giana Vierheller 1-2
Katie Angen 2-0
LeeAnn Choy 2-1
MEN'S RESULTS
COLUMBIA, PRINCETON (W, 16-11)
Saber 4-5
Joe Cohen 1-2
Calvin Liang 2-1
Dawson Sieradzky 1-2
Foil 6-3
Sam Moelis 2-1
Nolen Scruggs 2-1
Sidarth Kumbla 2-1
Epee 6-3
Gabe Canaux 1-2
Mick Yamanaka 2-1
Men: Columbia, Brown (W, 21-6)
SABRE 9-0
Calvin Liang 2-0
Dawson Sieradzky 3-0
Isaiah Garlin 1-0
FOIL 6-3
Nolen Scruggs 1-0
Sidarth Kumbla 2-1
Albert Zhang 2-1
James Sands 1-1
EPEE 6-3
Gabe Canaux 2-1
Mick Yamanaka 0-1
Jarrett Poliner 2-0
Sacha Schouker 0-1
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