MADISON, NJ - The Vassar College Women's Fencing team battled to a fifth place team finish at the EWFC Championship on Sunday while junior
Olivia Barnes earned First Team All-Conference honors in epee along with first year
Katrina Zeng being named Second Team All-Conference in epee and senior
Hunter Grogan earning Second Team All-Conference status in foil.
Round One - VC 24 CCNY 3
- Epee - VC 9 CCNY 0
- Zeng and junior Naomi Hirsch each went undefeated at 3-0.
- Barnes picked up a victory along with sophomore Aanya Mukherjee winning two bouts.
- Foil - VC 7 CCNY 2
- Sabre - VC 8 CCNY 1
Round Two - DEN 21 VC 6
- Epee - DEN 5 VC 4
- Mukherjee picked up two victories while Barnes and Hirsch each added a win.
- Foil - DEN 8 VC 1
- Grogan tallied a victory while first year Zoe North and Ezell each battled in three bouts.
- Sabre - DEN 8 VC 1
- Geiger earned a win as Wheeler and Mark fenced in three bouts each.
Round Three - JHU 18 VC 9
- Epee - VC 5 JHU 4
- Hirsch and Mukherjee each recorded two wins along with Zeng tallying a victory.
- Foil - JHU 6 VC 3
- Ezell led the way with two wins along with Grogan earning a victory each while North competed in three bouts.
- Sabre - JHU 8 VC 1
- Geiger tallied a win and Mark and Wheeler each battled in three bouts.
Round Four - WELL 20 VC 7
- Epee - WELL 7 VC 2
- Barnes earned two victories to lead Vassar while Zeng competed in three bouts.
- Mukherjee fenced in two bouts and Hirsch fenced in one bout.
- Foil - WELL 6 VC 3
- North scored two wins along with Ezell adding a win and Grogan battled in three bouts.
- Sabre - WELL 7 VC 2
- Geiger and Mark each recorded a victory and Wheeler fenced in three bouts.
Round Five - VC 17 HAV 10
- Epee - VC 7 HAV 2
- Barnes collected three wins along with Mukherjee and Hirsch each scoring two victories.
- Foil - VC 5 HAV 4
- North earned three victories while Ezell added two wins.
- Cacace fenced in three bouts.
- Sabre - VC 5 HAV 4Nr
- Geiger posted a perfect 3-0 mark in addition to Wheeler and Mark each scoring a victory.
Round Six (Fifth Place Match) - VC 14 DREW 12
- Epee - DREW 6 VC 3
- Barnes tallied two wins while Zeng added a victory.
- Mukherjee competed in three bouts.
- Foil - VC 7 DREW 1
- Grogan earned three victories along with two wins apiece from North and Ezell.
- Sabre - DREW 5 VC 4
- Geiger and Wheeler each recorded two wins and Mark battled in three bouts.
INDIVIDUAL ROUND
- Epee
- Barnes finished tied for third overall in the individual round after earning victories over Grace Lukens and Grace Xu to earn First Team honors.
- Zeng was eighth in epee after victory over Viktoria Klapkova and fell to top seed Diya Kulkarni 9-8 to collect Second Team honors.
- Foil
- Grogan tallied an eighth place finish for Second Team honors with a victory over Emily Zgombic.
- Ezell finished in 11th place overall after a battle with eventual champion Lal Ertun.
- Sabre
- Mark recorded a 12th place finish while Wheeler was tied for 15th overall.
WEAPON RECORDS
- Epee - 31-23 (Fifth Place)
- Foil - 25-28 (Fifth Place)
- Sabre - 21-33 (Sixth Place)
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
- Heavn Castillo - CCNY
- Mia Chao - Wellesley
- Jia Chen - Stevens
- Elysa Jordan - Drew
- Ting Hong - Hunter
- Diya Kulkarni - JHU
- Grace Lukens - Denison
- Becca Osbaldeston - Haverford
- Hannah Wakslak - Yeshiva
- Kira Wheeler - Vassar
WOMEN OF THE YEAR TEAM
- Zariana Alfonso - JHU
- Alejandra Castillo - CCNY
- Sophie Gardiner - Haverford
- Hunter Grogan - Vassar
- Rachel Jian - Yeshiva
- Viktoria Klapkova - Hunter
- Lauren Miglietta - Drew
- Edith Po - Wellesley
- Alana Schmitt - Stevens
- Abby Yasuzawa - Denison
UP NEXT
- Vassar will head to MIT on Saturday for the NEIFC Championships at 9:00 a.m.
