POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (November 16, 2017) – The Vassar College men's fencing team will look to continue its undefeated run this weekend at the 2017 Matt Lampell Hudson River Invitational. Hosted in Walker Field House Sunday, they will take on seven teams from around the area. The event also marks VC's senior day where six seniors will be honored for their contributions to the team.
Game Details
Opponents: Matt Lampell Hudson River Invitational
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Walker Field House
Date: November 19, 2017
Time: 10 a.m.
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Last Time Out: The Brewers took out their brooms last weekend and swept the competition at the Vassar Invitational, defeating eight teams with a nearly 75% win-rate. All three squads were stupendous in their matches with foil going 41-21, sabre 45-17, and epee performing the best with a 48-12 record. Individually, freshman epic
Michael Jaklitsch was phenomenal, leading the all teams with an overall record of 17-3. Close behind him was sophomore sabre
Graeme Mills (15-6) and freshman sabre
Evin Heintz (13-3).
A Look At The Brewers (8-0):
- Vassar is looking to defend the Matt Lampell team title for the eighth consecutive season.
- VC will rely again on its epee team, which went 48-14 last week at the VC Invitational.
- The Brewers were led in epee by Michael Jaklitsch, who chalked up 17 wins, going 3-0 against Yeshiva, Hunter and Haverford.
- Senior Tom Racek and freshman Adlai Brandt-Ogman were stellar for the foil team, chalking up 10 wins a piece.
- Sophomore Graeme Mills earned a third of the sabre team's wins with 15 in the tournament. Freshman Evin Heintz was also impressive, collecting 13 wins throughout the weekend.
- Seniors Jonathan Alperstein and Daniel Swerzenski were indispensable for epee, each earning 12 wins including two shut-out victories against Yeshiva and Army.
- Vassar's epee team is looked dominant last weekend, blanking Yeshiva and dispensing only 1 bout to both Haverford and Army
Up Next: Vassar will have a weekend off before hosting one of the biggest regular season meets of the year with the Traditional Multi-Meet. VC will play host to No. 7 Harvard, No. 6 Pennsylvania, Sacred Heart, No. 3 Princeton University, No. 4 Penn State University, No. 8 Temple University and New York University.
