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Women's Fencing Tops Cleveland State at Vassar Invitational

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's fencing team topped Cleveland State University 16-11 at the Vassar Invitational on Sunday.

The Ducks, who went 1-5 on the day, fell to Wellesley (20-7), Sacred Heart University (14-13), Cornell University (25-2), Tufts University (17-10), and Denison University (17-10).

HOW IT HAPPENED
In the victory over Cleveland State, the epee group of Eren Kokes, Renny Victoria, and Grace Hicks went 7-2. Hicks was an impressive 3-0, with Victoria and Kokes picking up two wins each. The foil weapon group went 6-3 against the Vikings, as Sofia Savchuk, Elizabeth MacDonald, and Akemi Rodriguez all went 2-1. Sabre added three victories against Cleveland State, as Alyssa Ip had two and Ashlyn Leung tacked on one.

Both foil and sabre went 5-4 in the setback against Sacred Heart. Savchuk and MacDonald went 2-1 at foil, with Sasha Craine and Leung posting 2-1 marks at sabre. Rodriguez had the fifth win at foil, as Rachel Naomi Quedding picked up one at sabre. Hicks, Victoria, and Kokes all picked up a triumph at epee as the Ducks just fell short against their Division I foe.

The epee group had strong showings against Tufts (6-3) and Denison (5-4). Against the Jumbos, the trio of Hicks, Victoria, and Kokes each had two victories before Hicks and Kokes notched a pair against Denison. Craine was a perfect 3-0 against Wellesley as sabre fell 5-4 before adding two additional wins against Denison.

INSIDE THE RESULTS
  • Hicks posted a team-high 11 victories on the day.
  • Craine (9) and Leung (7) combined for 16 of sabre's 21 victories of the afternoon.
  • Kokes made her collegiate debut, posting a 7-10 record.
FROM THE STRIPS (Head Coach Jim Carpenter)
  • "I'm super proud of the way the women's team fenced today. Battling twisted ankles, bad knees, and a virus that swept through the campus, the team really picked each other up against some really tough competition."
UP NEXT
The Ducks return to competition on November 22 as they head to Columbia University to battle the Lions and Johns Hopkins University.
 
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Players Mentioned

Grace Hicks

Grace Hicks

Epee
5' 4"
Sophomore
Alyssa Ip

Alyssa Ip

Sabre
5' 4"
Senior
Elizabeth MacDonald

Elizabeth MacDonald

Foil
5' 5"
Senior
Akemi Rodriguez

Akemi Rodriguez

Foil
5' 5"
Sophomore
Sofia Savchuk

Sofia Savchuk

Foil
5' 9"
Senior
Renny Victoria

Renny Victoria

Epee
5' 3"
Senior
Eren Kokes

Eren Kokes

Epee
First-Year
Ashlyn Leung

Ashlyn Leung

Sabre
First-Year
Rachel Naomi Quedding

Rachel Naomi Quedding

Sabre
5' 0"
First-Year
Sasha Craine

Sasha Craine

Sabre
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Grace Hicks

Grace Hicks

5' 4"
Sophomore
Epee
Alyssa Ip

Alyssa Ip

5' 4"
Senior
Sabre
Elizabeth MacDonald

Elizabeth MacDonald

5' 5"
Senior
Foil
Akemi Rodriguez

Akemi Rodriguez

5' 5"
Sophomore
Foil
Sofia Savchuk

Sofia Savchuk

5' 9"
Senior
Foil
Renny Victoria

Renny Victoria

5' 3"
Senior
Epee
Eren Kokes

Eren Kokes

First-Year
Epee
Ashlyn Leung

Ashlyn Leung

First-Year
Sabre
Rachel Naomi Quedding

Rachel Naomi Quedding

5' 0"
First-Year
Sabre
Sasha Craine

Sasha Craine

Sophomore
Sabre