HOBOKEN, N.J. (November 5, 2015) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's and women's fencing teams hosted New York University and New Jersey Institute of Technology Thursday night in Canavan Arena. 

WOMEN'S RESULTS
Keyed by comfortable wins at foil and sabre, the Ducks cruised to a 21-6 victory over NJIT to open the meet.

Senior Caroleen Chen, sophomore Karen Kong, and sophomore Erin Hatcher led the Ducks at foil, sabre, and epee respectively by each going 3-0. Sophomore Abby Kaye went 2-1 at foil, while junior Jenny Drozd and freshman Madeleine Daniell each went 2-0 at sabre. 

The Ducks followed up the win later in the night with a 16-11 victory over local rival NYU to complete the undefeated evening.

Freshmen Michelle Drobish and Julia Yang led the Ducks with 2-1 records at sabre, while Hatcher and freshman Julia McEldeen followed suit with 2-1 nights at epee. 

At foil, Kate and Chen both went 2-1 as well to round out the Stevens scoring.

MEN'S RESULTS
The Ducks fell to NJIT 15-12 to open the meet despite multiple win-evenings for several fencers. 

Freshman Ryan Edelstein led the Ducks with a 2-1 record at foil, while freshman Wesley McDowell and sophomore Ian Fan went 2-1 at sabre. At epee, junior Stephen Rienzi went 2-1 to go along with wins for senior Logan Koester and freshman Leonard Behrens.

Stevens also fell in its second matchup against NYU, despite a 3-0 foil performance from senior Daniel Tracey, and two-win nights from Edelstein, McDowell, and Koester.

BACK TO THE STRIPS
The men will be back in action tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. with the Columbia Duals, while the women will return to the strips on Nov. 15 with the Vassar Invitational. 

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