CHESTNUT HILL, MA (January 25, 2014) -- The Vassar College men's fencing team competed in the Boston College Invitational Saturday afternoon, going 2-3 on the afternoon in five matches. Vassar knocked off host Boston College 14-13 and Tufts University 16-11, dropping decisions to Massachusetts Institute of Technology 16-11, Brandeis University 22-5 and Brown University 22-5.

In the opening match of the day, VC fell to MIT, but got a solid performance out of its foil group, going 6-3. Senior Matt Steinschneider went 3-0, while Tre Artis posted two wins against the Engineers. Ry Farley also added a pair of wins in epee. Against Boston College, the Brewer narrowly pulled out the win, much in part to the fencing from the sabre team.

The sabre fencers for VC went 7-2 against the Eagles, as John Arden returned from being abroad to post a 3-0 record. Zach Wilson also added a pair of victories. Jackson Dammann was big in epee, chalking up a perfect 3-0 record. Vassar knocked off Tufts thanks to an 8-1 record in foil and a 6-3 mark in epee. Steinschneider and Artis were each 3-0, while Dammann was 2-0 and Bobby Maiocco was 2-1 in epee.

VC struggled in the last two matches against Brandeis and Brown, but Arden added two bout victories against Brown. On the afternoon, Steinschneider was 7-6 overall, while Artis led the squad with eight bout wins. Dammann had seven wins on the day, while fellow epee fencer Farley had six wins. Arden led the sabre group with seven total victories.

VC will head to New Haven, CT to battle Yale University and Drew University next Saturday, February 1.