TEANECK, N.J. (February 8, 2020) – Sophomore Kayleigh Kubit became just the eighth foil fencer in program history to win 100 career bouts and helped the Stevens Institute of Technology women's fencing team to a 4-1 record in the Fairleigh Dickinson University Invitational Saturday.

The Ducks defeated Wagner University 18-9, Tufts University 16-11, Long Island University 21-6 and Lafayette College 20-7 before narrowly falling 14-13 against New York University.

Stevens now has 27 team victories on the season which is just six wins from tying the program record for single season wins in program history.

The foil squad led the way for the Ducks with a 31-14 overall record while sabre went 29-16 and epee finished 28-17.

Individually, freshman Claire McNeill led the way for the epee squad with a 10-4 record while fellow freshman Leigha Capra finished 9-2. At foil, Kubit posted nine total victories and just two losses. Finally, the sabre squad was led by junior Chrissy Drobish and sophomore Kiera Barnes who went 13-2 and 12-3, respectively.

Vs. Wagner (Win 18-9)

• Both Capra and McNeill finished with perfect 3-0 records while senior Teny Odaimi added a win for a 7-2 victory at epee.
• At foil, the Ducks got three wins from Kubit and one apiece from freshman Ashely McDermott, senior Nicole Strezewski and senior Allison Urban-Spillane for a 6-3 win.
• Drobish went 3-0 while Barnes and junior Kian Wissemann both picked up one win each as the Ducks took home a narrow 5-4 win at sabre.

Vs. Tufts (Win 16-11)

• The Ducks fell 6-3 at epee, but got individual victories from Capra, McNeill and freshman Kiera Mizzi.
• The foil squad was fantastic against the Jumbos, posting a 7-2 victory thanks to a 3-0 record by Kubit as well as a pair of wins from both sophomore Sara Persau and Strezewski.
• At sabre, Stevens won 6-3 after a perfect 3-0 performance by Barnes, two wins by Drobish and one more from Wissemann.

Vs. LIU (Win 21-6)

• The most lopsided victory of the day for the Ducks saw a narrow 5-4 victory at epee highlighted by two wins from McNeill and single victories by Capra, Mizzi and Odaimi.
• Urban-Spillane went 3-0, Persau finished 2-0 and Kubit, sophomore Ashley Yu and freshman Brianna Ellis all had one win each for a decisive 8-1 win at foil.
• The sabre squad also won 8-1 thanks to 3-0 records from Barnes and Drobish as well as a pair of victories by sophomore Bayla Gellerstein.

Vs. Lafayette (Win 20-7)

• The epee squad found its 8-1 victory at the hands of the Leopards as Capra and McNeill finished 3-0 and Odaimi picked up two wins.
• Strezewski and Senior Caitlin Uang produced two victories apiece while Kubit, Persau and Urban-Spillane registered one each to a 7-2 win at foil.
• Sabre won a narrow 5-4 contest thanks to three wins by Drobish and two more from Barnes.

Vs. NYU (Loss 14-13)

• The closest contest of the invitational, the Ducks narrowly fell against the Voilets despite a 5-4 victory at epee after three wins from Odaimi and one apiece by Capra and McNeill.
• The foil squad dropped a 3-6 decision after one win each by Kubit, Persau and Urban-Spillane.
• Much like at epee, sabre also picked up a 5-4 win highlighted by a 3-0 record for Barnes and two more wins by Drobish.

From the Strips (Head Coach Linda Vollkommer-Lynch)

• "Today was a great day for Stevens' women's fencing. We defeated some great competition including a few strong Division I programs. We are ready for tomorrow's home match."

Next Up

• Stevens hosts its lone home invitational of the year Sunday as they welcome FDU and New Jersey Institute of Technology for the Stevens Invitational.
• The Ducks defeated FDU 18-9 in the Drew Holiday Invitational earlier this season and fell to NJIT 18-9 in the Eric Sollee Invite.

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