POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 9, 2018) – The Vassar College men's fencing team will look to finish out the Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) schedule on a high note this weekend, traveling to Smith College for action against five teams. Vassar fenced last weekend at Yale University, dropping a 14-13 heartbreaker to the Bulldogs.
 
Game Details
Tournament: at Northeast Fencing Conference Meet #3
Teams: New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Boston University, Sacred Heart, UMass
Site: Northampton, MA – Smith College
Facility: Smith College Indoor Track and Tennis (ITT) Center
Date: February 10, 2018
Time: 10 a.m.
 
Last Time Out: Vassar will travel to Smith College after dropping a thriller at Yale last weekend, as the Bulldogs won the final two foil bouts to earn the victory. Freshman Evin Heintz continued to shine for Vassar with three sabre wins, while squad mate Eli Polston was 2-1. In foil, senior Tom Racek also chalked up two bout wins for the Brewers.
 
A Look At the Brewers (19-13):
 

• Vassar will look to get over 20 match wins for the fifth straight season on Saturday, as the Brewers also have a chance to win the third-most victories in a year if they can pick up all five matches.
• VC is tied for fifth in the NFC standings coming in, but is fencing four of the bottom five teams in the conference along with rival Sacred Heart University.
• The Brewers have gotten a team-best 180 wins from the sabre squad this season, paced by standout freshman Evin Heintz and his 60-15 overall record.
• The foil team has three 40-bout winners this season, led by Tom Racek, while Noe Berger and Adlai Brandt-Ogman each have 44 and 40 wins, respectively.
• Senior Jonathan Alperstein has gone 41-22 this season for the VC epee squad.
• Freshman Michael Jaklitsch has also been strong or the epee team, as he leads the group with 45 bout victories.
• Vassar could clinch another winning season this weekend under the helm of head coach Bruce Gillman, who has seen his squads go .500 or better in 10 of 12 seasons.
• Gillman also is the program's all-time winningest coach at 231 wins through his 13 seasons for Vassar.

 
Up Next: The Brewers will head to New York City on Valentine's Day, February 14 to exchange pleasantries with No. 1 Columbia University and No. 9 New York University at the annual Historical Meet in the Blue Gymnasium starting at 6 p.m. in the Big Apple.