NEWARK, N.J. (February 9, 2019) — The Stevens Institute of Technology women's fencing team defeated New Jersey Institute of Technology (16-11) and Wagner College (19-8), while only falling to Division I powerhouse Temple University (5-22) at the NJIT Invitational on Saturday.

Four of the victories against Temple came from the epee squad as senior Julie McEldoon registered two wins while classmate Amanda Choy and junior Teny Odaimi each tallied one. Freshman Sara Persau earned the final win at foil. 

Sabre squad led the way with a record of 2-1 against  NJIT (7-2) and Wagner (9-0). Epee followed with 8-1 against Wagner and 4-5 against both Temple and NJIT. Foil ended with a 5-4 victory against NJIT while falling to Temple (1-8) and Wagner (2-7). 

Epee

• Choy led the at epee with a 6-3 record, followed by Odaimi (5-4).
• McEldoon ended the day at 4-3 while freshman Christine Chan registered 1-1 record. 

Foil

• Freshman Kayleigh Kubit led the way at foil with a 4-3 record.

Sabre

• Senior Julia Yang earned a 6-3 record at sabre. 
• Freshman Kiera Barnes and senior Michelle Drobish each ended at 5-4.

Up Next

• The Ducks will compete against Drew, Yeshiva, CCNY, Vassar, Hunter, Haverford and Johns Hopkins in the EWFC Individual Championships at Hunter College on Sunday, Feb. 17.

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