Poughkeepsie, NY (February 9, 2017) – The Vassar College women's fencing team will be looking to have a big weekend at their second Northeast Fencing Conference meeting of the season. Last week, the Brewers fell to Yale University 5-22. At the last Northeast Fencing Conference weekend, the Brewers struggled only pulling out two wins out of their five matches. Last year, when Vassar took on Sacred Heart University, University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Boston University, the University of the Massachusetts, and Wellesley College they were able to win five of their six matches. The Brewers will surely be looking to repeat their success from last year's meetings this weekend.
 
Game Details
Opponent: Sacred Heart University, University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Boston University, University of Massachusetts, Smith College, Wellesley College
Site: Northampton, MA - Tufts University
Facility: Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center
Date: February 11, 2017
Time: 10 a.m.
 
Last Time Out: The Brewers traveled to New Haven, CT to take on the Yale University Bulldogs. Unfortunately for the Brewers, they were not able to pick up a win and ended up falling to the Bulldogs by a score of 22-5. On a positive note however, Vassar did have solid performances in all three weapons.
 
A Look At The Brewers (19-13): 
 

• In sabre, junior Annie Innes-Gold went 5-0 against senior Lillie Lainoff.
• Innes-Gold is having an outstanding season sporting an in-conference win percentage of 86.67% for sabre.
• Freshman Kati Kim picked up her first victory of the season with a 5-3 triumph.
• Sophomore Rose Hulsey-Vincent earned 1 5-4 win over Li which brought her total win count to 48.
• Sophomore Sophie Blumenstock was the lone winner for the Brewers in foil. Blumenstock is leading all Vassar foil fencers with a total of 53 wins.
• The Brewers will look to Olivia Weiss to have a big weekend. Her in-conference win percentage is currently 73.33%.
• The Vassar women's fencing team is currently ranked sixth in the Northeast Fencing Conference standings.

• The Brewers two wins come from a 14-13 win against Brown University and a 15-12 victory over Tufts University.

 
A Look at the NFC Opponents:
 

• The Smith Pioneers are currently sit in the eighth spot in the conference table, with one win so far.
• Rebekah Kahn is currently leading the Pioneers foil team with an in-conference victory percentage of 83.33%.
• The Sacred Heart Pioneers are having a very good season so far. They are currently ranked No. 5 in the NFC and have 5 wins.
• Pioneer Julia Greene is having an outstanding season sporting an in-conference win percentage of 94.44%. The rest of the Pioneers sabre team is also doing very well and will be sure to challenge the Brewers this upcoming weekend.
• The Wildcats of UNH currently sit tied for last place with no victories in league competition this season.  Their top fencer, Hannah Mullen has five wins in epee in 18 bouts.
• UMass comes in to the weekend tied in sixth place with Vassar with two wins in league play.
• The Minutemen sport a standout sabre fencer in Priyanka Ghosh, who currently holds a 16-2 record on the season.
• The Dartmouth Big Green sit tied in eighth place with Wellesley and Smith with one victory in NFC action.
• Katherine Mentzer has been dominant in sabre bouts for Dartmouth, going a perfect 15-0 in her junior season.
• The BU Terriers, like UNH and Tufts, are the cellar dwellers of the NFC and remain winless on the season.
• The Terriers strongest fencer is Sucheta Tamragouri.  The junior co-captain currently holds an 8-7 record in epee this year.
• The Wellesley Blue enter this weekend's action tied in eighth place with just one victory on the season.

• The Blue's strongest unit is their sabre squad, which holds a 28-26 record on the conference season. 

 
Up Next: The Brewers will be traveling to New York, NY to face off against New York University and defending National Champions Columbia University on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4 p.m.