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.