Feb. 26, 2017
Philadelphia, Pa. -- The Nittany Lions finish their regular season with multiple wins at the Temple Fencing Invitational hosted by Temple University.
The fencing team competed against University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Stevens, St. John's University, Princeton University, and Brown University.
Women's teams beat UPENN 18-9 with epee going 8-1 and the men's team beating UPENN 16-11.
The women's team fell to Princeton 17-10 with the men beating Princeton by one point 14-13.
After lunch the women came back for another win against St. John's 15-12 with the foil team going 9-0. The men also defeated St. John's 17-10.
The women's team came out on top against Temple 16-11. While the men's team crushed Stevens 23-4 with both epee and saber going 8-1.
Ending the day with one last victory the women's team defeated Brown 26-1 with epee and saber going 9-0 and foil 8-1. The men's team finished their day with a win over Brown 23-4.
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