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Bak went 3-0 for the Violets on Tuesday evening.

Men's Fencing

Men's Fencing Defeats Stevens

Violets Improve to 18-8

Results: Sabre    Foil    Epee

The New York University men's fencing team defeated Stevens Institute of Technology 20-7 on Tuesday, February 21, in Hoboken, NJ. 

NYU were dominant all three weapons, posting an 8-1 victory in sabre and 6-3 wins in both foil and epee.

Four Violets - junior Hans Engel (epee), sophomores Kyle Welch (foil) and Mickey Bak (sabre), and freshman Matt Chen (sabre) - went 3-0 on the evening.

"We were pretty dominant tonight," said NYU Assistant Coach Lauren Willock Wunderlich.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

- Senior Quinten Burgunder went 2-1 for the Violets in sabre.

- Junior Philip Shin went a perfect 2-0 in foil.

- Freshman Alexandre Crepeaux went 2-1 in epee.

The Violets are back in action for the NCAA Regional Championships hosted by Yale University in New Haven, CT, on Sunday, March 12.

Players Mentioned

Mickey Bak

Mickey Bak

Sabre
5' 10"
Sophomore
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Quinten Burgunder

Quinten Burgunder

Sabre
6' 2"
Senior
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Hans Engel

Hans Engel

Epee
6' 2"
Junior
Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
Philip Shin

Philip Shin

Foil
5' 11"
Junior
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Kyle Welch

Kyle Welch

Foil
6' 0"
Sophomore
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Alexandre Crepeaux

Alexandre Crepeaux

Foil
6' 0"
Freshman
Dramatic Writing (Tisch School of the Arts)
Matt Chen

Matt Chen

Sabre
6' 0"
Freshman
Finance (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Players Mentioned

Mickey Bak

Mickey Bak

5' 10"
Sophomore
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Sabre
Quinten Burgunder

Quinten Burgunder

6' 2"
Senior
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Sabre
Hans Engel

Hans Engel

6' 2"
Junior
Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
Epee
Philip Shin

Philip Shin

5' 11"
Junior
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Foil
Kyle Welch

Kyle Welch

6' 0"
Sophomore
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Foil
Alexandre Crepeaux

Alexandre Crepeaux

6' 0"
Freshman
Dramatic Writing (Tisch School of the Arts)
Foil
Matt Chen

Matt Chen

6' 0"
Freshman
Finance (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Sabre