For Immediate Release
November 24, 2008
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Fencing Goes 3-4 in Northeast Conference Action
DURHAM, N.H . - The Wellesley College fencing team competed at the first Northeast Fencing Conference meet this weekend. Wellesley went 3-4 against tough competition, picking up wins over the University of Massachusetts, the University of New Hampshire and Boston University.
Against UMass, the Blue foil team swept their competition, 9-0 while the epee squad picked up a 7-2 win. Wellesley fell 3-6 in sabre but won the overall bout, 19-8.
In an 18-9 win over UNH, Wellesley swept both the foil and epee competition before falling in sabre. Rounding out the competition for the Blue, Wellesley won a tight 15-12 match against BU. The Blue won epee and foil 7-2.
Overall, Wellesley's epee squad went undefeated on the day.
Wellesley fencing returns to action on January 31, 2009. The Blue will host the Wellesley Invitational with Cornell, Hunter, NJIT, and UMass.
Northeast Conference Meet Results
Foil |
Epee |
Sabre |
Overall |
|
| Sacred Heart | 6-3 |
5-4 |
1-8 |
12-5, L |
| MIT | 3-6 |
5-4 |
0-9 |
8-19, L |
| Umass | 9-0 |
7-2 |
3-6 |
19-8, W |
| Brown | 3-6 |
6-3 |
0-9 |
10-17, L |
| Brandeis | 3-6 |
6-3 |
0-9 |
9-18, L |
| UNH | 9-0 |
9-0 |
0-9 |
18-9, W |
| BU | 7-2 |
7-2 |
1-8 |
15-12, W |