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Women's Fencing 12/6/2025

Women's Fencing Topples LIU and NJIT at Sacred Heart Tradition Invite

Fairfield, CT - The Vassar College Women's Fencing team finished the 2025 slate on Saturday at the Sacred Heart Tradition Invite as the Brewers toppled LIU and NJIT in five rounds of action.

Round One - Vassar 18 LIU 9

Epee - VC 5 LIU 4
- First year Veronica Scherk recorded three victories along with junior Nika Ungurianu and first year Lela Mittman each picked up a victory.
- Senior Aanya Mukherjee battled in two bouts.
Foil - VC 6 LIU 3
- Junior Zoe North, first year Sarah Huynh and sophomore Sushama Gadiyaram all earned two victories.
Sabre - VC 8 LIU 1
- First year Mercer Colby and sophomore Vivian Wei posted 3-0 perfect rounds while sophomore Lily Paine tallied two victories.

Round Two - Temple 22 Vassar 5

Epee - Temple 7 VC 2
- Scherk scored two wins while Mukherjee and Ungurianu each battled in three bouts.
Foil - Temple 9 VC 0
- Gadiyaram, Huynh and sophomore Kelsey Wang all competed in three bouts.
Sabre - Temple 6 VC 3
- Wei earned two victories along with Paine scoring a win.
- Colby battled in three bouts.

Round Three - Princeton 22 Vassar 5

Epee - PRIN 7 VC 2
- Mittman earned two victories while Scherk battled in three bouts.
- Ungurianu fenced in two bouts while junior Aurelia Cacace competed in one bout.
Foil - PRIN 9 VC 0
- North, Wang and Huynh battled in three bouts each.
Sabre - PRIN 6 VC 3
- Wei, Colby and senior Abigail Geiger each picked up a win.

Round Four - Vassar 15 NJIT 12

Epee - NJIT 5 VC 4
- Mittman recorded two wins along with Cacace and Scherk tallying a win each.
- Mukherjee battled in two bouts.
Foil - VC 6 NJIT 3
- North, Gadiyaram and Huynh all earned two wins.
Sabre - VC 5 NJIT 4
- Wei and Colby scored two victories apiece along with Paine adding a win.

Round Five - NYU 19 Vassar 8

Epee - NYU 5 VC 4
- Mittman scored two more victories while Ungurianu and Scherk scored a win each.
Foil - NYU 9 VC 0
- North and Gadiyaram fenced in three bouts each while Wang competed in two bouts.
- Huynh also battled in one bout.
Sabre - NYU 5 VC 4
- Colby and Paine secured two wins each along with Geiger battling in three bouts.

Weapon Records

Epee - 17-28
Foil - 9-36
Sabre - 22-23

Up Next

Vassar is off until 2026 when the Brewers head to the Northeast Fencing Conference meet at Wellesley on January 25.

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Players Mentioned

Aurelia Cacace: Epee/Foil; 5' 6"; Junior

Sushama Gadiyaram: Foil; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Abigail Geiger: Sabre; 5' 5"; Senior

Aanya Mukherjee: Epee; 5' 1"; Senior

Zoe North: Foil; 5' 6"; Junior

Lily Paine: Sabre; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Nika Ungurianu: Epee; 6' 3"; Junior

Kelsey Wang: Foil; 5' 2"; Sophomore

Vivian Wei: Sabre; Sophomore

Mercer Colby: Sabre; 5' 6"; First Year

Players Mentioned

Aurelia Cacace
: 5' 6"; Junior
: Epee/Foil

Sushama Gadiyaram
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: Foil

Abigail Geiger
: 5' 5"; Senior
: Sabre

Aanya Mukherjee
: 5' 1"; Senior
: Epee

Zoe North
: 5' 6"; Junior
: Foil

Lily Paine
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: Sabre

Nika Ungurianu
: 6' 3"; Junior
: Epee

Kelsey Wang
: 5' 2"; Sophomore
: Foil

Vivian Wei
: Sophomore
: Sabre

Mercer Colby
: 5' 6"; First Year
: Sabre