NEWARK, N.J. (February 16, 2020) – Stevens Institute of Technology men's fencing coach Jim Carpenter set a new program record for career wins Sunday after the Ducks finished with a perfect 5-0 record in the MACFA Group "B" vs. Group "C" Invitational.

Carpenter, now in his eighth season as the head coach of Stevens, has produced 185 victories in his career and has surpassed the previous record set by legendary head coach and 1997 Stevens Hall of Fame inductee Clifford Kirmss as the all-time winningest coach in program history.

In the event, Stevens knocked off Haverford University, William & Mary University, the University of Maryland, Navy and Johns Hopkins University.

The Ducks have now swept through the entire Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association and finish undefeated in regular season conference play for the second straight season. The last time Stevens lost a regular season MACFA match was Feb. 18, 2018 when they dropped a narrow 14-13 decision against Johns Hopkins.

Stevens got a solid effort from all three weapons in the event as epee and foil both finished with 36-9 records in the event while sabre went 29-16. In total, the Ducks won 14 of their total 15 bouts across each weapon.

Vaughn Rice and Logan Rechler led the way for the Ducks in wins as they each had nine. apiece while Andy Faubert added eight of his own.

Vs. Haverford (Win 19-8)

• The epee squad started the day with a solid 7-2 win thanks to three victories by Gabe Toltus and two apiece from Wolfe Crouse and Faubert.
• Foil also won 7-2 after Rechler won three bouts and Noah Ehrlich and Nick Beja grabbed two wins each.
• Rice won a pair of bouts while Pablo Amezquita, Juan Amezquita and Matthew Jacobson added on apiece for a narrow 5-4 win at sabre.

Vs. William & Mary (Win 24-3)

• In the most lopsided win of the day, epee started things off with an 8-1 win after Toltus and Ian Blakeslee won two and Andrew Bauman, Jack Corridon, Faubert and James Morris all had one victory.
• Stevens got a 9-0 sweep at sabre after Ryan McLaughlin and Justin Yu both went 3-0, Ean Weiss went 2-0 and Ethan Grzeda went 1-0.
• The sabre squad grabbed a 7-2 victory thanks to perfect 3-0 records from Dylan Woodward and Jacobson as well as one win by Chris Kurtz.

Vs. University of Maryland (Win 21-6)

• Bauman went 3-0 while Corridon and Morris both went 2-1 for a 7-2 victory at epee.
• Foil got identical 2-1 records from McLaughlin, Weiss and Yu for a 7-2 win of their own.
• Rice went 3-0 once again to lead the way at sabre while Pablo Amezquita also went 3-0 and Jacobson added two more wins.

Vs. Navy (Win 20-7)

• Patrick Pan, Faubert and Crouse went a combined 6-0 and Bauman added one more to give Stevens a 7-2 win at epee.
• Foil won 6-3 thanks to a 3-0 record by Rechler as well as two wins from Ehrlich and one by Beja.
• Much like epee, sabre also won 7-2 after Woodward went 3-0 and Rice and Juan Amezquita went 2-1.

Vs. JHU (Win 17-10)

• In the biggest match of the day, Stevens was able topple the Blue Jays, who received votes much like Stevens in the latest CollegeFencing360.com poll.
• Epee got things started with a solid 7-2 win after Faubert went 3-0 while Pan and Crouse went 2-1.
• The Ducks won 8-1 at foil thanks to three wins apiece by Beja and Rechler and two more from Ehrlich.
• Stevens closed the contest with a 7-2 defeat at sabre with Rice registering both of the Ducks' wins.

From the Sidelines (Head Coach Jim Carpenter)

• "What an amazing day. I'm especially proud of my foil squad going 8-1 against a really tough Hopkins foil squad.  The guys' hard work and preparation is really paying off!"

Next Up

• The biggest test of the 2019-20 season awaits for the Ducks Sunday, Feb. 23 as Stevens will compete in the Temple Invitational in Philadelphia.
• Stevens will take on No. 6 Princeton University, No. 4 Penn State University, No. 7 St. John's University, Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania.

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