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Men's Fencing

Men's Fencing Upends Johns Hopkins 16-11 at Temple Invitational

Philadelphia, Pa. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's fencing team knocked off Johns Hopkins University 16-11 to highlight the Temple Invitational on Sunday afternoon.

The Ducks, who went 1-4 on the day, fell to Penn State University (19-8), Princeton University (19-8), University of Pennsylvania (16-11), and St. Johns University (20-7). Stevens last knocked off Johns Hopkins in 2022; it was the 21st time in program history they topped the Blue Jays.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The foil and sabre squads led the Ducks in the victory against Johns Hopkins, as foil was 6-3 and sabre 7-2. Dev Badlani went 3-0 against the Blue Jays, with Nick Reznick going 2-1. Rocco Mathews capped off the foil wins against JHU, adding a solo victory. Spencer Depew went 3-0 at sabre, with Cyrus Erachshaw and John Morreale adding 2-1 marks. The epee group, led by two wins from Nick Smith and one from Andrew Yurovchak, sealed the win against the Blue Jays.

Foil went 5-4 against Penn State, as Reznick was a perfect 3-0. Badlani added the final two victories and registered two against Penn. The duo of Reznick and Badlani each contributed a win against Princeton, while Mathews earned a victory against Penn.

Sabre went 5-4 against Penn and St. Johns, while Yurovchak went 3-0 against the Red Storm and 2-1 against Princeton and Penn State. Noah Tumibay added two victories against St. Johns, while Smith went 2-1 against Penn. Tumibay added a solo win against the Quakers, while Riley Parker recorded a win against Penn State. 

Morreale led the sabre unit with a perfect 3-0 mark against Penn while adding the only two triumphs against St. Johns, tallying the only two wins in the Red Storm's setback. Erachshaw matched his performance against Hopkins with two wins, as Depew and Morreale went 1-2 in the loss to Princeton.

INSIDE THE BOUTS
  • Yurovchak led the Ducks with 10 wins at epee, posting a 10-5 mark.
  • Morreale went 8-7 at sabre, with Depew and Erachshaw adding four each.
  • Mathews paced the foil weapon group, 8-13. Reznick and Badlani contributed six victories apiece.
FROM THE STRIPS (Head Coach Jim Carpenter)
  • "The guys fenced great today, especially with an amazing 16-11 win over arch-rival Hopkins and also after they had beaten us badly in the Fall. Shout out to Andrew Yurovchak, going 10-5, and John Morreale going 8-7, against some of the top fencers in the country."
UP NEXT
The Ducks compete at the MACFA Championships, hosted by Drew University, next Saturday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Cyrus Erachshaw

Cyrus Erachshaw

Sabre
5' 10"
Sophomore
Rocco Mathews

Rocco Mathews

Foil
6' 1"
Senior
John Morreale

John Morreale

Sabre
5' 9"
Senior
Riley Parker

Riley Parker

Epee
5' 10"
Sophomore
Nick Reznick

Nick Reznick

Foil
5' 9"
Junior
Noah Tumibay

Noah Tumibay

Epee
5' 7"
Sophomore
Andrew Yurovchak

Andrew Yurovchak

Epee
6' 2"
Junior
Dev Badlani

Dev Badlani

Foil
5' 7"
First-Year
Spencer Depew

Spencer Depew

Sabre
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Cyrus Erachshaw

Cyrus Erachshaw

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sabre
Rocco Mathews

Rocco Mathews

6' 1"
Senior
Foil
John Morreale

John Morreale

5' 9"
Senior
Sabre
Riley Parker

Riley Parker

5' 10"
Sophomore
Epee
Nick Reznick

Nick Reznick

5' 9"
Junior
Foil
Noah Tumibay

Noah Tumibay

5' 7"
Sophomore
Epee
Andrew Yurovchak

Andrew Yurovchak

6' 2"
Junior
Epee
Dev Badlani

Dev Badlani

5' 7"
First-Year
Foil
Spencer Depew

Spencer Depew

First-Year
Sabre