POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (November 13, 2022) – Fifth-year
Andy Faubert finished with a team-high 15 wins to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology men's fencing team to a 6-1 day Sunday at the Vassar College Invitational.
Sophomore
Colin Mahoney and classmate
John Morreale totaled 14 and 10 wins, respectively for the Ducks, who saw 17 different fencers finish the day with a winning record.
As a team, the Ducks went 6-1 on the day, with wins over LIU, Drew, Vassar, Cleveland State, Sacred Heart and Yeshiva. The only setback of the day came to Cornell by a narrow 15-12 margin. The 6-1 day moved Stevens' record to 17-2.
"The guys fenced great today," head coach
Jim Carpenter said. "We knocked off a couple of tough Division I teams and held off traditional rivals Vassar and Drew. Really happy with the way
Christopher Stone and
Andy Faubert stepped up their games today."
As a team, the Ducks had an impressive day on the strips, finishing with a 132-57 record. For the second straight meet, it was the epee group that posted the best record among the three weapons, ending competition with a 49-14 mark and a perfect 7-0 record. Both the sabreists (43-20) and the foilists (40-23) went 6-1 on the day, with each weapon falling to Cornell.
Individually, first-years
Nick Reznick (foil) and
Andrew Yurovchak (epee), along with sophomore
Rocco Mathews (foil), each finished the day with nine wins. Sophomore
Nicholas Smith (epee), joined sophomore
Thomas Cheng (foil) and first-year
James Glover (foil) in posting eight wins each, while junior
Christopher Stone (sabre) had seven. First-year
David Ryder Bidwell and graduate student
Matthew Jacobson (sabre) totaled six wins each, with first-year
Aden Vishnevsky (foil), junior
Erik Marran (epee) and senior
Patrick Pan each adding four to the weapon and team totals. Seniors
Jack Corridon and
James Morris and junior
Caleb Romero each had three wins, with sophomore
Evan Peneiras and senior
Andrew Bauman each posting one to round out the victories for the day. The victories by Romero and Peneiras were their first of the season.
Stevens began the day with consecutive 22-5 victories over LIU and Drew. Stevens has won both meetings this season with the Sharks and each of the last seven meetings with Drew. Stevens then defeated the hosting Brewers by nine before dropping its only match of the day to nationally-ranked Cornell, although the Ducks' epee squad posted a decisive 7-2 win. The Ducks then closed out the day with wins over Cleveland State, Sacred Heart and Yeshiva. Stevens leads the all-time series with the Vikings 3-0, while the Ducks have won three of the last four matchups with the Pioneers. To cap the day, the Ducks toppled Yeshiva for the 31st straight meeting.
Up Next: Men's Fencing returns to the strips on Nov. 18 for the Columbia University Invitational.
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