Results vs. :
Columbia Vassar Sacred Heart
The New York University men's fencing team defeated all three of its opponents at Columbia University's Historical Meet on Wednesday, February 15, in Manhattan.
The Violets began the evening with a big 14-13 victory over two-time defending NCAA champion Columbia, and followed that with victories over Vassar College (21-6) and Sacred Heart University (19-8).
Leading the way for the Violets was senior
Quinten Burgunder, who went 7-1 in sabre on the evening. The Chatham, NJ, native went 2-1 against Columbia, 2-0 against Vassar, and 3-0 against Sacred Heart.
"This was a fantastic result for our team," said Head Coach
Steve Mormando. "We won all three matches and defeated the two-time defending NCAA Champions. This was especially rewarding since we had suffered a close loss to them earlier in the season (14-13 on November 2)."
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:
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Mickey Bak and
Grant Williams also performed well in sabre. The sophomores went 6-2 and 5-2, respectively, during the meet.
- Freshman
Will Zhang and junior
Hans Engel went 6-3 and 5-2, respectively, in epee.
- Juniors
Philip Shin and
Daniel Sconzo finished with identical 4-2 records in foil.
- Freshman
Matt Chen went a perfect 3-0 in sabre.
- Junior
Yash Srivastav and freshman
Gabriel Mejia-Ruiz each finished with perfect 2-0 records in foil.
The Violets are back in action on Tuesday, February 21, to take on Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.
