Women's Fencing Places Sixth at EWFC Championships

Sabre squad leads the way with a record of 28-17

Madison, NJ - The Vassar College Women's Fencing team earned victories over Haverford and Hunter at the EWFC Championships as the Brewers earned a sixth place team finish, led by the sabre squad of senior Kira Wheeler, junior Abigail Geiger, first year Lily Paine and first year Vivian Wei who finished with a record of 28-17 on the day.

VC 19 Haverford 8

Epee - VC 5 HAV 4
- Senior Addy Xie went undefeated at 3-0 along with senior Olivia Barnes and classmate Naomi Hirsch each securing a win.
- Senior Danielle Golden battled in two rounds.
Foil - VC 6 HAV 3
- Sophomore Zoe North, first year Sushama Gadiyaram and senior Nicole Ezell all earned two victories.
Sabre - VC 8 HAV 1
- Wheeler and Paine both posted undefeated rounds at 3-0.
- Geiger also added two victories.

Tufts 21 VC 6

Epee - TUF 6 VC 3
- Barnes, Hirch and Xie all picked up a victory.
- Golden also battled in one bout.
Foil - TUF 9 VC 0
- North and sophomore Elena Rosenmayr each fenced in three bouts.
- Gadiyaram battled in two bouts along with Ezell competing in one bout.
Sabre - TUF 6 VC 3
- Wheeler tallied two victories while Wei earned a win.
- Paine battled in three bouts.

Denison 22 VC 5

Epee - DEN 7 VC 2
- Barnes tallied the two victories in the round.
- Golden battled in three bouts along with Hirsch competing in two and Xie fencing in one.
Foil - DEN 8 VC 1
- North earned a victory while Ezell and Gadiyaram fenced in three bouts.
Sabre - DEN 7 VC 2
- Wei secured two victories while Geiger and Paine each battled in three bouts.

VC 19 Hunter 8

Epee - VC 6 HUNT 3
- Barnes. Hirsch and Xie all earned two victories.
- Golden battled in one bout.
Foil - HUNT 5 VC 4
- Gadiyaram scored two victories along with Ezell and North each adding a win.
Sabre - VC 9 HUNT 0
- Geiger and Wheeler both tallied undefeated 3-0 rounds.
- Paine secured two wins along with Wei adding a victory.

Stevens 16 VC 11

Epee - STEV 5 VC 4
- Golden tallied two victories along with Xie and Hirsch each adding a win.
- Barnes battled in one bout.
Foil - STEV 8 VC 1
- North scored a victory while Gadiyaram and Ezell fenced in three bouts each.
Sabre - VC 6 STEV 3
- Wei, Wheeler and Geiger each scored two victories to close the day.