The New York University women's fencing team competed against Columbia University in a dual meet on Friday, February 21, at Columbia University in Manhattan.
The Violets finished the meet with a loss to the #5-ranked Lions by the score of 19-8.
Despite
Ciki Chen's 2 victories, the violets lost in sabre 5-4. The Lions won 8-1 epee and 6-3 in foil.
With just three events left in the season, NYU will gain confidence from their impressive showing against the #5-ranked Lions squad.
The Violets are back in action on Sunday, February 23, when they travel to the University of Pennsylvania for the U.S. Collegiate Squad Championships. Last year, the Violets finished sixth in sabre, fourth in foil and seventh in epee.
Eight other schools will be at the competition, higlighted by #1 Princeton University, #2 Ohio State University and #7 University of Pennsylvania.
Results and recaps will be available after the competition ends on gonyuathletics.com.
