DURHAM, N.C. – No. 11 Temple Fencing delivered another impressive performance on Saturday at the Beguinet Classic, hosted by Duke. The Owls finished with a 4-1 record, highlighted by a victory over No. 2 Notre Dame.UP NEXTSelect members of the squad will be traveling to Charlotte, N.C. for USA Fencing’s Junior Olympics, taking place from […]
DURHAM, N.C. – No. 11 Temple Fencing delivered another impressive performance on Saturday at the Beguinet Classic, hosted by Duke. The Owls finished with a 4-1 record, highlighted by a victory over No. 2 Notre Dame.UP NEXT
Select members of the squad will be traveling to Charlotte, N.C. for USA Fencing’s Junior Olympics, taking place from Feb. 14-17. Following this, the entirety of the team will return to action the following weekend at the Temple Invitational on Sunday, Feb. 23.
- Temple opened Saturday by defeating North Carolina, 14-13 in the two squad’s second matchup of the season. The Owls previously defeated the Tarheels 15-12 on Jan. 17 during the Philadelphia Invitationa.
- The next bout of the day pinned Temple against Air Force, where the Cherry and White were able to come away with a commanding 20-7 victory.
- Temple then topped a shorthanded No. 2 Notre Dame, 16-11. This win gave the Owls a sixth USFCA Top-15 win this season.
- The Owls only loss of the day came in a hard-fought 15-12 battle against No. 6 Duke.
- Temple was able to finish the meet on a high note with a 22-5 win over Brandeis.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
- The Owls posted a 75-51 record in individual bouts on Sunday.
- Senior Anna Novoseltseva led the foil squad with a 7-1 record, securing sweeps over North Carolina (3-0) and No. 2 Notre Dame (2-0).
- Sophomore epeeist Lindsey Minor paced her squad with a 6-1 performance.
- Senior Eva Ventura made history in her first bout against Air Force, officially moving into third all-time in Temple sabre wins. Ventura now holds a 45-34 record this season.
- At the top of the Temple sabre wins leaderboard are alums Kerry Plunkett and Maila Hee, who were teammates from 2016-20 and each finished their careers with 235 victories.
No. 11 TEMPLE 14, NORTH CAROLINA 13
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 4-5
No. 11 TEMPLE 20, AIR FORCE 7
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 6-3
Sabre: 6-3
No. 11 TEMPLE 16, No. 2 NOTRE DAME 11
Foil: 2-7
Epee: 9-0
Sabre: 5-4
No. 11 TEMPLE 12 , No. 6 DUKE 15
Foil: 3-6
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 4-5
No. 11 TEMPLE 22 , BRANDEIS 5
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 8-1
Sabre: 8-1For complete coverage of Temple fencing, follow the Owls on social media @TempleFencing (Twitter), facebook.com/TempleFencing(Facebook), @templefencing (Instagram), or visit the official home of Temple University Athletics at owlsports.com. Please consider supporting Temple Fencing with a donation by clicking here -> https://bit.ly/4cgtfHD
Senior Eva Ventura made history, moving into third all-time in Temple sabre wins with 176 career victories, surpassing Kamali Thompson’s mark of 175.
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