WEST POINT, N.Y. (January 18, 2020) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's fencing team kept their perfect season alive in thrilling fashion, knocking off six different teams to finish 6-0 at the Army Invitational Saturday.

The Ducks got their stiffest test of the season thus far against Cleveland State in the final bout of the day, but were able to pull out the 14-13 victory when sophomore Andy Faubert landed a touch at epee to break a 13-13 tie and improve Stevens' record to a perfect 25-0.

As a team, Stevens got double-digit victories from sophomores Noah Ehrlich, Logan Rechler and Vaughn Rice as well as eight wins each from sophomore Wolfe Crouse, Faubert, junior Juan Amezquita and sophomore Matthew Jacobson.

Each weapon finished the invite with a winning record led by epee which finished 42-12 while sabre went 37-17 and foil produced a 32-22 record.

With nearly 20 bouts still scheduled to close out the season, the Ducks now sit just seven wins shy of breaking the program record for wins in a single season of 31 set in 2017-18. Stevens has already broken the program records for best start to a season and most consecutive victories.

Army-West Point (Win 22-5)

• Freshman James Morris and sophomore Gabe Toltus picked up two wins each while Crouse, Faubert, sophomore Tom Gana and freshman Patrick Pan all won one bout for an 8-1 win at epee.
• The Ducks got two victories from Ehrlich and Rechler and one more by junior Ethan Grzeda for a 6-3 victory at foil.
• At sabre, Stevens won 8-1 thanks to three wins from sophomore Pablo Amezquita, two by Jacobson and Rice and one from Juan Amezquita.

Drew (Win 16-11)

• Crouse and Faubert produced a pair of victories while Gana and Pan had one apiece in a 6-3 win at epee.
• The foil squad also won 6-3 after three wins by Rechler, two by Ehrlich and one from senior Justin Yu.
• Rice went a perfect 3-0 and Juan Amezquita won one bout in a 4-5 defeat at sabre.

Royal Military College of Canada (Win 22-5)

• At epee, Stevens got two wins from Crouse and Faubert as well as one each from freshman Jack Corridon, Gana and Toltus.
• Ehrlich and Rechler went 3-0 while Grzeda finished 2-1 in an 8-1 win at foil for the Ducks.
• The Amezquita brothers teamed up for five total victories and Rice added two more for an 8-1 victory at sabre.

Detroit Mercy (Win 19-8)

• Stevens swept through Detroit Mercy at epee, highlighted by three wins from Gana and two by Toltus.
• Ehrlich, Grzeda and Rechler all earned one victory apiece in a 6-3 defeat at foil.
• The Ducks won 7-2 at sabre thanks to two wins each from Jacobson, Rice and junior Eric Sang.

United States Naval Academy (Win 18-9)

• Stevens spread the wealth at epee with seven different fencers recording wins, including freshman Andrew Bauman and senior Ian Blakeslee.
• Ehrlich, Grzeda and Rechler produced two wins apiece for a 6-3 victory at foil.
• At sabre, the Ducks got two victories each from Jacobson and Rice as well as another by Juan Amezquita.

Cleveland State (Win 14-13)

• The most tightly contested matchup of the season started with a 5-4 victory at epee thanks to three wins from Pan, one from Crouse and one by Faubert.
• Rechler finished a perfect 3-0 at foil in a 3-6 setback in the weapon.
• The sabre squad picked up the slack, however, winning 6-3 thanks to a perfect 3-0 record from Rice as well as two wins by Jacobson and one by Juan Amezquita.

From the Strips (Head Coach James Carpenter)

• "I thought we did a great job by the guys today against some much-improved teams, especially Cleveland State and Drew. It's great to still be undefeated."

Next Up

• The Ducks will take a weekend off before traveling to Waltham, Massachusetts for the Eric Sollee Invitational hosted by Brandeis University.
• The event starts at 10:00 a.m. and will feature bouts against Brandeis, Boston College, Brown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Duke University.

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