POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (November 17, 2015) – The Vassar men's fencing team will host its second of two back-to-back weekends in Walker Field House this Sunday, hosting the annual Matt Lampell Hudson River Invitational at 10 a.m. here in Poughkeepsie.

Match Details 
Event: Matt Lampell Hudson River Invitational
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility:  Walker Field House (2,200)
Date: November 22, 2015
Time: 10 a.m.
Live Coverage: (Live Video)

A Look At The Brewers
- Vassar will look to defend its title from last year; in fact, VC hasn't lost a match at the Matt Lampell event since the 2009-10 season. Expect Vassar to once again be the favorite to win the Invitational.
- Senior captain Elam Coalson (River Forest, IL/Oak Park & River Forest) had a stellar weekend at the VC Invitational, going 17-1 in action last Sunday.
- Sabre teammate Eli Polston (Silver Spring, MD/Einstein) lost just two bouts on the day as well, as the sophomore went undefeated in five rounds.
- Sophomore foil fencer Tom Racek (Clark's Summit, PA/Abington Heights) lost just two of his 18 bouts last Sunday in the season opener.
- As expected, the Vassar sabre team was dynamic on its first day of action last Sunday, as the team went 49-14 and all seven fencers had a winning record.
- The epee team had three members earn 10 or more wins this past weekend, the only squad to do so. Sophomore Jonathan Alperstein (Fishkill, NY/John Jay) led the pack with 14 wins, while junior captain Ry Farley (Pasadena, CA/Waverly School) added 13.
- Junior Clayton Marr (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) went undefeated this weekend in sabre, with a 3-0 record on the day.
- Of the 20 fencers that fenced for the Brewers on Sunday, only two had records under .500 on the day.
- All three weapons dominated during the VC Invitational, combining to win 130 bouts while losing just 59.

A Look At The Matt Lampell Hudson River Invitational
- The Brewer men will be hosting club teams from Marist College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Albany, Rochester Institute of Technology, Cornell University and Drew University.
- VC's most competitive match-up of the day may come against some familiar faces, as Vassar will enter both an "A" and "B" team Sunday afternoon.
- As always with home fencing matches, the Vassar Athletics Department will broadcast strips 1-5 all day long at the link above.
- Last year, the Brewers went 5-0 at the Matt Lampell Invitational and 19-5 en route to the title. Of those 19 losses, nine came to West Point.

Up Next
The Brewers will head to Sacred Heart University for one of their biggest tests of the season December 6, taking on New York University, No. 6 Harvard University, No. 2 Penn State University and No. 8 Princeton University.