MADISON, N.J. (Oct. 31, 2021) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's fencing team competed in its first dual meet of the season Sunday, finishing with a 5-1 record at the Ranger Fall Invitational – Part I hosted by Drew University.

The Ducks picked up victories over Yeshiva University, Drew University, Army, Navy and Rutgers University after starting the day with a narrow defeat at the hands of Vassar College.

The foil squad led the way on the day for Stevens with a 38-16 overall record while sabre finished 34-20 and epee produced a 32-22 record.

Colin Mahoney and Logan Rechler finished the day with 11 victories each to produce the most wins among individual student-athletes for the Ducks in the competition.

Vs. Vassar (Loss 14-13)

• The epee squad narrowly fell 5-4 with the four wins coming from Tom Gana, Patrick Pan, Wolfe Crouse and Andy Faubert.
• Rechler, Thomas Cheng and Ethan Grzeda each earned one victory apiece as the foil squad dropped a 6-3 decision.
• Sabre earned a 6-3 win thanks to perfect 3-0 records from both Mahoney and Dylan Woodward.

Vs. Yeshiva (Win 25-2)

• Gana and Toltus posted 2-0 records while Pan, Erik Marran and Crouse all earned one win apiece to lead epee to a 7-2 win.
• The Ducks posted a perfect 9-0 win at foil after two wins from Logan Rechler, Charles Amodemo and Noah Ehrlich, and one victory each by Evan Peneiras, Nick Beja and Thomas Cheng.
• Stevens was also 9-0 at sabre thanks to three victories each by Matthew Jacobson, Myles Reda and Christopher Stone.

Vs. Drew (Win 16-11)

• Pan was 3-0, Faubert went 2-1 and Crouse added another win to give epee a 6-3 victory over the Rangers.
• The foil squad was able to edge out a 5-4 victory thanks to two wins from Ehrlich and Rechler and another from Beja.
• Stevens dropped a narrow 5-4 contest at sabre despite two wins from Mahoney and one each by John Morreale and Woodward.

Vs. Army (Win 14-13)

• Marran went 2-0 and Caleb Romero picked up his first win of the day as epee fell 6-3 to the Black Knights.
• The foil squad was able to pick up the slack with an 8-1 victory thanks to two wins each from Cheng, Rechler and Ehrlich and single wins by Grzeda, Peneiras and Amodemo.
• Sabre dropped a 6-3 decision with two of the three wins coming by Mahoney.

Vs. Navy (Win 20-7)

• The epee squad started things off with a narrow 5-4 win with two wins from Marran and one victory apiece by Toltus, Romero and Andrew Bauman.
• Ehrlich posted a perfect 3-0 record, Cheng and Rechler had two wins apiece and Grzeda produced one victory as foil produced their second straight 8-1 win.
• Morreale finished 3-0 while Reda and Woodward finished 2-1 as sabre picked up a 7-2 victory.

Vs. Rutgers (Win 17-10)

• Jack Corridon and Jose Martinez-Ponce both earned their first wins of the day as epee earned the most lopsided win against the Scarlet Knights, taking down Rutgers 7-2.
• The foil squad picked up a 5-4 win thanks to 2-1 records from both Rechler and Ehrlich.
• The competition closed out with a 5-4 victory at sabre with three wins coming from Mahoney and two more by Woodward.

From the Sidelines (Head Coach Jim Carpenter)

• "It was a good day today. We started out a bit rusty with a year and a half since our last dual meet. The guys got better all day, though, especially the first-years who really came on strong."

Next Up

• The Ducks return to action Sunday, Nov. 7 for Part II of the Ranger Fall Invitational hosted by Drew University.

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