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Women's Fencing Wins One of Three at Columbia

Violets Defeat Wayne State



Results: NYU vs. Wayne State

Results: NYU vs. Notre Dame

Results: NYU vs. St. John's

The New York University women's fencing team won one of its three matches at Columbia University on Sunday, January 22 in Manhattan.

The Violets defeated Wayne State University (17-10), but fell to the University of Notre Dame (22-5) and St. John's University (14-13).

Leading the way for the Violets were freshmen Eileen Wang, Oliwia Szumilo and Audrey Edgington. Wang went 5-4 in epee (including a perfect 3-0 against Wayne State), while Szumilo and Edgington went 5-4 in sabre.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

- Junior Stephanie Cunningham and sophomore Hannah Bennett also performed well in epee. Both fencers finished with 4-4 records on the day.

- Sophomore Anastasiya Muravyeva finished with a 4-5 record in foil.

The Violets resume their schedule on Saturday, February 4, when they take on Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.

Players Mentioned

Hannah Bennett

Hannah Bennett

Epee
5' 9"
Sophomore
Global Liberal Studies
Stephanie Cunningham

Stephanie Cunningham

Epee
5' 8"
Junior
Liberal Studies (Faculty Arts and Science)
Anastasiya  Muravyeva

Anastasiya Muravyeva

Foil
5' 2"
Sophomore
Audrey Edgington

Audrey Edgington

Sabre
5' 9"
Freshman
Chemistry/German (College of Arts and Science)
Oliwia Szumilo

Oliwia Szumilo

Sabre
5' 5"
Freshman
Chemical Engineering (Tandon School of Engineering)
Eileen Wang

Eileen Wang

Epee
5' 6"
Freshman
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Rachel Yuen

Rachel Yuen

Foil
5' 6"
Freshman
International Relations (College of Arts and Science)

Players Mentioned

Hannah Bennett

Hannah Bennett

5' 9"
Sophomore
Global Liberal Studies
Epee
Stephanie Cunningham

Stephanie Cunningham

5' 8"
Junior
Liberal Studies (Faculty Arts and Science)
Epee
Anastasiya  Muravyeva

Anastasiya Muravyeva

5' 2"
Sophomore
Foil
Audrey Edgington

Audrey Edgington

5' 9"
Freshman
Chemistry/German (College of Arts and Science)
Sabre
Oliwia Szumilo

Oliwia Szumilo

5' 5"
Freshman
Chemical Engineering (Tandon School of Engineering)
Sabre
Eileen Wang

Eileen Wang

5' 6"
Freshman
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Epee
Rachel Yuen

Rachel Yuen

5' 6"
Freshman
International Relations (College of Arts and Science)
Foil