Sunday, January 28
Brooklyn, N.Y.
11:15 A.M.
Columbia University
vs
Princeton
Fencing Blows By Competition at Brian Palestis Memorial
2/4/2024 3:49:00 PM | Fencing
Both teams coasted to three victories against Wagner, Lafayette and Drew
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Columbia fencing will head into next weekend's Ivy League Championships on a high note after combining for six dominant victories at the Brian Palestis Memorial, hosted by Wagner on Sunday. Both squads topped Wagner, Lafayette and Drew.
Women's foil dropped just one bout on the day with Vivian Zheng and Christelle Ko each posting 7-0 marks. Chloe Szeto also went undefeated at 6-0 in women's sabre. On the men's side, the Lions competed with just two regular sabre fencers, but Nick Harvey and Trenton Schmitt fared well, combining to go 15-3 on the day.
Men's foil started the day with an 8-1 triumph over the Seahawks to lift Columbia to an 18-9 victory. All three women's squads had strong showings in a 20-7 victory.
The women nearly picked up a sweep against an incomplete Lafayette roster. The Leopards had only one fencer in sabre and foil, but epee earned a 9-0 victory thanks to strong work from Mina Yamanaka, Nika Filippov and Audrey Chu. Harvey and Schmitt were joined by Zach Zusin in two rounds to win sabre, 6-3, in another 18-9 win for the men against the Leopards.
Sabre and foil each went unblemished in a 25-2 romp over Drew to wrap things up for the women. The men matched their results from the first two rounds in an 18-9 win over Drew. Howard Zhao and and Ethan Kushernik each went 3-0 in the round.
The Lions will host the 2024 Ivy League Championships will begin next Saturday, February 10 at 11 a.m. in Levien Gymnasium. The women will start the day with four rounds, followed by two men's rounds in the afternoon. Seeding and matchups will be announced this week.
For the latest on Columbia's fencing programs, follow @CULionsFencing on X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
BRIAN PALESTIS MEMORIAL RESULTS
Men
Columbia 18, Wagner 9
Columbia 18, Lafayette 9
Columbia 18, Drew 9
Women
Columbia 20, Wagner 7
Columbia 26, Lafayette 1
Columbia 25, Drew 2
Women's foil dropped just one bout on the day with Vivian Zheng and Christelle Ko each posting 7-0 marks. Chloe Szeto also went undefeated at 6-0 in women's sabre. On the men's side, the Lions competed with just two regular sabre fencers, but Nick Harvey and Trenton Schmitt fared well, combining to go 15-3 on the day.
Men's foil started the day with an 8-1 triumph over the Seahawks to lift Columbia to an 18-9 victory. All three women's squads had strong showings in a 20-7 victory.
The women nearly picked up a sweep against an incomplete Lafayette roster. The Leopards had only one fencer in sabre and foil, but epee earned a 9-0 victory thanks to strong work from Mina Yamanaka, Nika Filippov and Audrey Chu. Harvey and Schmitt were joined by Zach Zusin in two rounds to win sabre, 6-3, in another 18-9 win for the men against the Leopards.
Sabre and foil each went unblemished in a 25-2 romp over Drew to wrap things up for the women. The men matched their results from the first two rounds in an 18-9 win over Drew. Howard Zhao and and Ethan Kushernik each went 3-0 in the round.
The Lions will host the 2024 Ivy League Championships will begin next Saturday, February 10 at 11 a.m. in Levien Gymnasium. The women will start the day with four rounds, followed by two men's rounds in the afternoon. Seeding and matchups will be announced this week.
For the latest on Columbia's fencing programs, follow @CULionsFencing on X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
BRIAN PALESTIS MEMORIAL RESULTS
Men
Columbia 18, Wagner 9
Columbia 18, Lafayette 9
Columbia 18, Drew 9
Women
Columbia 20, Wagner 7
Columbia 26, Lafayette 1
Columbia 25, Drew 2
Players Mentioned
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