The New York University women's fencing team won three of its five matches on the first day of competition at the Philadelphia Invitational, which is being hosted by the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday and Sunday, January 20 and 21, in Philadelphia, PA.

The Short Story: NYU fenced against five different opponents on Saturday, picking up wins over Farleigh Dickinson University, Haverford College and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), while falling to both Temple University and Northwestern University. NYU went 8-1 in sabre to help pull out the one-point win over NJIT.

NYU's record now stands at 4-9 this season.

RESULTS:
Match One: Temple University 21, NYU 6 | FULL RESULTS
Match Two: NYU 20, Farleigh Dickinson University 7, | FULL RESULTS
Match Three: Northwestern University 20, NYU 7 | FULL RESULTS
Match Four: NYU 23, Haverford College 4 | FULL RESULTS
Match Five: NYU 14, New Jersey Institute of Technology 13 | FULL RESULTS

Top NYU Performer(s):
Epee: Eileen Wang 6-7, Hannah Bennett 6-9
Foil: Tiffany Luong 10-3, Anastasiya Muravyeva 9-4
Sabre: Jacqueline Tubbs 10-2, Elizabeth Sweetra 8-4

Quotable:
"In the match with NJIT, basically a Division I program with scholarships, we were able to overwhelm them 8-1 in sabre to give us enough of a buffer to pull out the victory," said Head Coach Steve Mormando.  

Up Next: The Violets return to action on Sunday with five more matches at the Philadelphia Invitational. NYU's first opponent will be Brown University at 8:30am.