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Men's Fencing Wins Two Duals at Stevens Tri-Meet

Violets Defeat Host Ducks and NJIT

Williams was a perfect 5-0 in sabre on Thursday.

Men's Fencing | 11/5/2015 10:45:00 PM

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Results

The New York University men's fencing team competed in a tri-meet on Thursday, November 5, at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.

In their first competition, the Violets narrowly defeated host Stevens 15-12. NYU lost 5-4 in both epee and foil, but won sabre by a score of 7-2. The squad followed that up with a 19-8 victory over the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to begin the dual-meet season at 2-0.

Youth ruled the night for NYU, as a pair of freshmen sabre fencers -- Mickey Bak and Grant Williams -- posted perfect 5-0 records.

"MIckey and Grant both did a tremendous job," said NYU Head Coach Steve Mormando.

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Two epee fencers, senior Mir Ali and sophomore Hans Engel, finished at 4-2.

- Sophomore Daniel Sconzo did well in foil, finishing 4-2

"This was a good start to the dual-meet season. I couldn't be happier," added Mormando.

The Violets return to action on Sunday, December 6, for the Tradition Tournament at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.

Players Mentioned

Hans Engel: Epee; 6' 2"; Sophomore; Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)

Daniel Sconzo: Foil; 5' 10"; Sophomore; Biology (College of Arts and Science)

Mickey Bak: Sabre; 5' 10"; Freshman; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Grant Williams: Sabre; 6' 2"; Freshman; Undeclared (College of Arts and Science)

Mir Ali: Epee; 5' 10"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Hans Engel
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
: Epee

Daniel Sconzo
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; Biology (College of Arts and Science)
: Foil

Mickey Bak
: 5' 10"; Freshman; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
: Sabre

Grant Williams
: 6' 2"; Freshman; Undeclared (College of Arts and Science)
: Sabre

Mir Ali
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Epee