NYU Results vs: Wayne St.| Notre Dame | Ohio St. | Yale | St. John'sThe New York University men's fencing team hosted a variety of top-ranked opponents at the NYU Invitational on Sunday, January 25, at the Cobra Fencing Club in Jersey City, NJ.
The Violets (4-7) went 1-4 on the afternoon, defeating Wayne State University 26-1 in their second match of the day. NYU swept the sabre and foil competitions against the Warriors and won eight of nine in epee.
NYU suffered losses to #2 University of Notre Dame (19-8), #3 Ohio State University (20-7), #5 St. John's University (20-7), and Yale University (14-13).
Highlights:- NYU's epee team won three of its five competitions, earning victories against Wayne State, Notre Dame and Yale.
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Hans Engel was most impressive for NYU at the Invitational. The freshman went 11-3 to lead the Violets' epee team.
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John Cramerus also had a successful day for the epee squad, winning 10 of 15.
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Quinten Burgunder led the Violets' sabre squad with seven wins on the day.
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Philip Shin and
Daniel Sconzo earned 10 and seven wins, respectively, for NYU's foil team.
The Violets will be back in action next Saturday, January 31, at the Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. Fencing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am.
