POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (November 12, 2023) – First-year epeeist Noah Tumibay finished with a team- and career-high 12 wins to lead No. 5 Stevens Institute of Technology men's fencing Sunday at the Vassar College Invitational at the Walker Field House.

Sophomore James Glover (foil), senior Christopher Stone (sabre) and first-year Cyrus Erachshaw (sabre) each added eight wins for the Ducks, who went 2-5 on the day that featured a slate of teams featuring a pair of ranked opponents and four Division I squads. Erachshaw's performance also set a new career best. The 2-5 record evened Stevens' season record at 7-7.

The Ducks began the day with a 17-10 victory to avenge the Rangers' victory over Stevens earlier in the season. Narrow 15-12 setbacks against No. 6 Vassar and Cornell followed before the Ducks faced No. 11 Yale for the first time since 2011 with the Bulldogs earning an 18-9 decision. A hard-fought 14-13 loss to Sacred Heart came next before the Ducks routed Yeshiva 26-1 for the Ducks' 35th straight triumph over the Maccabees. A 17-10 defeat at the hands of Wagner College closed out the event. Yale is ranked in the United States Fencing Coaches Association Poll for all programs, while Vassar, and Stevens, are ranked in the Division III-specific poll. 

Graduate student James Morris went a perfect 3-0 in his season debut, while junior Colin Mahoney earned five wins in his first dual meet of the year.

The Rundown

• The Ducks began the day with a victory over in-state rival Drew. The Ducks earned victories in all three weapon groups with Erachshaw and Tumibay each posting perfect 3-0 records. Tumibay would go on to post a perfect 3-0 mark against Vassar, while Erachshaw went 3-0 against Yeshiva. Glover, Stone, first-year Riley Parker and junior Rocco Mathews each went 2-1 against the Rangers.
• Stevens earned wins over Vassar at both epee and sabre via identical 5-4 margins. Tumibay led the way with three wins, while graduate student Dylan Woodward and junior John Morreale each went 2-1. Epee proved to be the difference in the matchup with the Brewers, with the hosts escaping with a 7-2 margin to win the match; Glover accounted for both Ducks' epee wins.
• Cornell was up next on the slate and the Big Red notched 5-4 margins in all three weapon groups to earn the narrow victory. Mathews, Morreale, Woodward, Tumibay and sophomore Andrew Yurovchak each finished with two wins.
• Junior Nicholas Smith went a perfect 3-0 against Yale as the Ducks scored a 5-4 epee win, but the Bulldogs topped the Ducks in the other two weapons to earn the victory in the first meeting between the programs in 12 years.
• In another close bout with the Pioneers, a 7-2 decision at foil proved to be the difference in the match as the Ducks earned victories in the other two weapons. Mahoney went a perfect 3-0, as did Yurovchak, while Stone won twice. Two of the last three meetings with Sacred Heart have been decided by a single point and the teams have split the last eight meetings.
• A decisive win over Yeshiva followed with eight different fencers posting an unblemished record against the Maccabees. Sophomore Yash Yagnik joined senior Caleb Romero, first-year Tyler Komentani, senior Erik Marran, sophomore Aden Vishnevsky, Woodward, Stone and Morris in recording perfect 3-0 records.
• In the final match of the day, the Seahawks won all three weapons to amass a 17-1 decision. Glover and Erachshaw each had two wins to pace the team.
• Mathews finished the day with seven wins, while Morreale and Yurovchak each had six. Smith totaled five victories on the day, while sophomore Nick Reznick joined Marran, Woodward and Kometani in totaling four. Parker, Yagnik, Romero and Vishnevsky all had three wins, while first-year Liam Thomas won twice. Graduate student Jack Corridon recorded a win against Drew to round out the Ducks' victories on the day.

Top Performers

• Collectively, the epee group had the best winning percentage on the day, posting a 36-27 record (.571). The sabre group nearly matched epee's performance with a 35-28 mark (.556), while the foilists went 28-35 (.444) for the second event in a row. As a team, Stevens finished competition with a 99-90 record (.524).
• Within the weapon groups, epee posted a 5-2 record with wins over Drew, Vassar, Yale, Sacred Heart and Yeshiva, while the sabre squad downed Drew, Vassar, Sacred Heart and Yeshiva. The foilists were victorious against Drew and Yeshiva.

Coach's Comments
"Long, hard day of fencing. I was proud of how the team fought. We are still battling injuries and we are looking forward to getting the team all healed up." – head coach Jim Carpenter

Up Next

• Stevens returns to the strips on Saturday, Nov. 18 for the annual Columbia University Invitational with matches against NJIT and No. 2 Columbia. The Ducks earned a history 15-12 victory over the Lions one season ago.

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