JAMAICA, N.Y./PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The No. 2 ranked Columbia Fencing teams will face their most competitive weekend of the season when the Lions fence at the St. John's Super Cup on Saturday and compete at the Penn Invitational on Sunday. Columbia enters the weekend with a combined 29-0 undefeated record as the women are 15-0 and men are 14-0.
 
On Saturday at St. John's, Columbia will fence head-to-head against some of the nation's top fencing teams. The women's team will face No. 1 ranked Notre Dame, No. 4 Harvard, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State, and No. 11 St. John's. The men's team will also take on No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 5 Penn State, No. 6 Harvard, and No. 8 St. John's. The Lions' first matchup is against host St. John's at 10 a.m. at Taffner Field House.
 
Columbia will compete in Sunday's Penn Invitational at the TSE Center. Bouts against Notre Dame, Ohio State, Northwestern (Women), Penn (Men), Drew, and Princeton are scheduled. Competition begins at 11 a.m. vs. Notre Dame.
 
Full results will be posted following Saturday and Sunday competition. Below is a look at Columbia's bout schedule for this weekend:
 
ST. JOHN'S SUPER CUP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (COLUMBIA ONLY)
Jamaica, N.Y. | Taffner Field House
 
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022
at St. John's, 10 a.m.
vs. Harvard, 11:15 a.m.
vs. Ohio State, 12:30 p.m.
vs. Penn State, 2:15 p.m.
vs. Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
 
PENN INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (COLUMBIA ONLY)
Philadelphia, Pa. | TSE Center
 
Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022
vs. Notre Dame, 11 a.m.
vs. Ohio State, 1 p.m.
vs. Northwestern (Women), 2:15 p.m.
vs. Penn (Men), 2:15 p.m.
vs. Drew, 3:30 p.m.
vs. Princeton, 4:45 p.m.