Jan. 24, 2015
QUEENS, N.Y. -
Today, the men and women's fencing teams traveled to St. John's University to compete in a meet against St. John's, Columbia, Harvard, Ohio State, and Notre Dame.
The men's team had a strong showing today, toppling four out of the five schools present. Penn State beat Harvard 15-12, Notre Dame 16-11, St. John's 17-10, and Ohio State 14-13 but fell to Columbia 12-15.
The women's team managed to keep most of their competition close but they still fell short today against the five competing schools. Penn State toppled St. John's 15-12 but lost to Harvard 13-14, Notre Dame 11-16, Columbia 11-16, and Ohio State.
Your Nittany Lions return to action Saturday, February 21st where they will travel to Philadelphia, Pa. and compete against Duke, St.John's, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Temple (Women only).
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