DURHAM, NH (February 8, 2014) -- Despite falling in the first match of the day, the Brewer men's fencing team responded with four straight emphatic wins in action at the New Hampshire Invitational Saturday afternoon.

            The Brewers fell to Sacred Heart University 21-6 to start the day, but came back to knock off host University of New Hampshire 18-9, Dartmouth College 19-8, Boston University 19-8 and University of Massachusetts 17-10.

            In the match with Sacred Heart, Vassar's Matt Steinschneider picked up a pair of wins, and the sabre squad was 3-6, but SHU was too much for VC. The Brewers rallied nicely by getting a very solid 8-1 result out of its sabre team against New Hampshire. Zach Wilson was 3-0 in sabre, while Kenny Lee used the same weapon to go 2-0. Tre Artis was 2-0 against UNH in foul, while Bobby Maiocco added a pair of victories at epee. In the 19-8 triumph over Darthmouth, Vassar was 8-1 at sabre and 9-0 in foil, as Steinschneider, Artis and Giovanni Zaccheo were each 3-0. John Arden and Wilson were 3-0 in sabre, while Elam Coalson was 2-0 as well.

            Against Boston University, the foil team again stepped up as the same trio from before earned six wins. Coalson switched from sabre to epee for that match, and won twice, while Lee, Clayton Marr and Ry Farley each won at sabre. Against Massachusetts, Arden continued his strong comeback with three more wins at sabre, and Steinschneider chalked up three more victories.

            On the afternoon, Steinschneider ran his season record to 70-25 thanks to going 11-1 on Saturday. Artis finished 9-4 in the foil, and Arden added an 8-2 record at sabre for the Brewers. Wilson, who came into the match as the team's winningest sabre fencer on the year, upped that mark with an 8-3 day.

            VC is off until the New England Championships on February 22 in South Hadley, MA.