POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 15, 2015) – The Vassar College women's fencing team will travel this Sunday to Hoboken, New Jersey to compete in the Eastern Women's Fencing Conference Championships. At the event, the Brewers will face fencers from Stevens Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins, Drew University, Yeshiva University, City College of New York University, Hunter College and Haverford College. The Brewers currently carry a 22-18 record overall.

Game Details
Date: February 15, 2015
Tournament: Eastern Women's Fencing Conference Championships
Links: (Eastern Women's Fencing Conference Championships)
Site: Hoboken, NJ – Stevens Institute of Technology
Facility: Schaefer Gym
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Schedule: vs. Stevens (8:30 am); Johns Hopkins (9:30 am); Drew (10:30 am); Yeshiva (11:30 am); CCNY (1:00 pm); Hunter (2:00 pm); Haverford (3:00 pm); Individuals at 4:30 pm.
 
A Look At The Field
The Ducks of Stevens are coming off a 17-10 victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to that match, Stevens struggled to come out of an eight-match losing streak. Senior Sienna Batzli is one to watch as she earned her 200^th career win in epee, one of four fencers in the school's history to accomplish such a feat. Freshman Abby Kaye is another notable performer who was named the ECAC's rookie of the week on January 29. The Ducks are 16-11 overall this season.
 
The Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins come into this event with a 3-12 overall record.  Johns Hopkins is coming off a two-match winning streak after defeating New Jersey Institute of Technology 15-12 and Stevens Tech 15-12 at the Farleigh Dickinson Invitational. Senior Rachel Kalina proved dominant, winning 12 of her 15 bounds at sabre. Drew enters the tournament 0-6 on the season, dropping its last two matches back on January 31 against Vassar and Lafayette College. The Brewers then take on Yeshiva, which has gone 2-18 on the campaign. Michelle Sabbagh has a team-high 26 wins in sabre, while Zelda Saifati leads the epee squad with 22 victories.
 
Later in the afternoon after lunch, the Brewers take on CCNY in what should be a solid match. The Beavers are 13-10-1 on the season, and were outlasted by VC 14-13 back at the Matt Lampell Invitational back on November 16, 2014. CCNY went 4-0 its last time out at the Yeshiva quad meet, defeating LIU Post, Queens College, Hunter and Yeshiva. After taking on CCNY, the Brewers square off against Hunter College, which has a 6-17 record on the season. The Hawks won their last time out against Queens 14-13. The final match of the day is against Haverford, which dropped all five of its matches Feb. 6 at MIT in the last competition for the Fords.
 
Against the Field
The Brewers have gone 5-1 against the teams it will be facing Sunday at Stevens, with the only loss coming with a 15-12 loss to Stevens at the Vassar College Invitational to start the season.
 
Tough Test
The Brewers faced No. 1 ranked Columbia University Tuesday night, falling 24-3, but still had some bright spots as VC earned a win each at all three weapons.
 
I'll Be Missing You
Tuesday night the Vassar College women's fencing team went to the Big Apple without two of its best fencers, as sophomores Olivia Weiss (Pittsburgh, PA/Pennsylvania Cyber Charter) and Elsa Stoff (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven) didn't make the trip.
 
Tug Of War
The Vassar College women's fencing team has a tight race for the most wins on the team this year, as freshmen Annie Innes-Gold (Northampton, MA/Northampton) and Kirsten Denman (Yellow Springs, OH/Yellow Springs) have 92 and 88 wins, respectively.
 
Team Tests
The Brewers have three balanced squads this season, with all three squads between 185 (epee) and 179 (foil) victories. The sabre team sits right behind the epee group with 184 victories.
 
Feels Like The First Time
The Vassar College women's fencing team will be competing at the Eastern Women's Fencing Conference Championships Sunday for the first time, while the event is in its 15^th season.
 
Up Next
The Brewers will help host the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Championships next Saturday in Walker Field House at 8 a.m. February 21.