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Katharine Holmes fenced for the U.S. women's épée team Thursday.
Rio Recap, Day 9: Holmes Takes 5th, FH Stays Perfect & Rowing Duo Makes A Finals
August 11, 2016 | Field Hockey, Heavyweight Rowing, Women's Fencing, Women's Rowing - Open, Women's Water Polo, Women's Rowing - Lightweight, Men's Rowing - Lightweight
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A busy Thursday for the Tigers in Rio began at the Lagoa Stadium rowing venue and didn't end until Thursday night when the U.S. field hockey team stayed unbeaten.
Kate Bertko '06 started the day in the women's lightweight double sculls semifinals, and she and her U.S. teammate Devery Karz came in fifth in their heat in 7:22.78 to miss advancement to the top final by less than five seconds. Bertko and Karz will row in the B final at 8:10 a.m. ET Friday.
Lauren Wilkinson '11 helped Canada win its repechage in the women's eight in 6:28.07 by better than four seconds in front of Romania, and the Canadians gained a berth in the A final at 10:04 a.m. ET Saturday.
Glenn Ochal '08 and the U.S. men's eight also won their repechage in 5:51.13 by nearly two seconds over the Netherlands, putting their boat in the A final, the last race of the Olympic Games, Saturday at 10:24 a.m. ET.
The lightweight duo of Tyler Nase '13 and Robin Prendes '11 concluded their Olympic journey with a fourth-place finish in the LM4- B final. The pair gave Team USA a 10th-place finish in the event.
From the rowing venue, the action for the Princeton contingent turned to the Carioca Arena, where Katharine Holmes '17 and her American épée teammates battled Romania to overtime in quarterfinals before falling 24-23. Both of Holmes' main-draw matches in her Olympic debut came down to extra time before the final touch went the other way, as the Tiger rising senior fell 5-4 to Estonia's Erika Kirpu in the Round of 32 last Saturday.
With just nine teams in the women's épée bracket, the Americans' run began in the quarters, with sisters Courtney and Kelley Hurley competing in the first two bouts before Holmes took the strip for the first time with Romania leading 7-4. Neither side scored a touch in either of Holmes' first two bouts, but in her third, Holmes out-touched Romania's Simona Pop to halve the Americans' deficit to a 13-11 Romanian lead. Of the match's 47 touches, 16 came in the final bout, which matched Courtney Hurley with Romania's Ana Maria Popescu and a 16-15 Romania lead at the start. Though Hurley had the U.S. ahead by as many as two touches during that bout, Popescu brough Romania back to force overtime and had the final touch to move on. After sending the U.S. team to the classification round, Romania went on to beat Russia 45-31 in the semifinals and China 44-38 for the gold medal.
The épée squad continued with a 32-28 win in a classification match against France, with Holmes adding nine of those touches. Holmes out-touched France's Auriane Mallo 6-5 to give the U.S. an 8-7 lead in the match's second bout, and Courtney Hurley closed the match with 10 touches against Mallo to break open a what was a 22-21 U.S. lead toward the 32-28 final. A 22-18 win over South Korea in the squad's final match of the Games placed the U.S. fifth, with Holmes fencing twice in bouts that saw her out-touch her opponents 1-0. Most of the action of the final match came in the last bout, where Courtney Hurley out-touched Injeong Choi 13-9 to pull away from a 9-9 tie entering that bout.
Rising senior goalie Ashleigh Johnson led the powerhouse USA women's water polo team to a 12-4 victory over China to move to 2-0 overall. Johnson, following an 11-save performance in the opener against Spain, made eight saves Thursday in the convincing win. Johnson and Team USA will return to the water Saturday at noon against Hungary.
The trio of Julia Reinprecht '14, Katie Reinprecht '13 and Kat Sharkey '13 helped the USA field hockey team continue its dream start to these Games; the Americans improved to 4-0 against India with a 3-0 victory live on the NBC Sports Network. Katie Reinprecht assisted on the middle goal for the Americans, who will play Great Britain for the group victory Saturday.
A busy Thursday for the Tigers in Rio began at the Lagoa Stadium rowing venue and didn't end until Thursday night when the U.S. field hockey team stayed unbeaten.
Kate Bertko '06 started the day in the women's lightweight double sculls semifinals, and she and her U.S. teammate Devery Karz came in fifth in their heat in 7:22.78 to miss advancement to the top final by less than five seconds. Bertko and Karz will row in the B final at 8:10 a.m. ET Friday.
Lauren Wilkinson '11 helped Canada win its repechage in the women's eight in 6:28.07 by better than four seconds in front of Romania, and the Canadians gained a berth in the A final at 10:04 a.m. ET Saturday.
Glenn Ochal '08 and the U.S. men's eight also won their repechage in 5:51.13 by nearly two seconds over the Netherlands, putting their boat in the A final, the last race of the Olympic Games, Saturday at 10:24 a.m. ET.
The lightweight duo of Tyler Nase '13 and Robin Prendes '11 concluded their Olympic journey with a fourth-place finish in the LM4- B final. The pair gave Team USA a 10th-place finish in the event.
From the rowing venue, the action for the Princeton contingent turned to the Carioca Arena, where Katharine Holmes '17 and her American épée teammates battled Romania to overtime in quarterfinals before falling 24-23. Both of Holmes' main-draw matches in her Olympic debut came down to extra time before the final touch went the other way, as the Tiger rising senior fell 5-4 to Estonia's Erika Kirpu in the Round of 32 last Saturday.
With just nine teams in the women's épée bracket, the Americans' run began in the quarters, with sisters Courtney and Kelley Hurley competing in the first two bouts before Holmes took the strip for the first time with Romania leading 7-4. Neither side scored a touch in either of Holmes' first two bouts, but in her third, Holmes out-touched Romania's Simona Pop to halve the Americans' deficit to a 13-11 Romanian lead. Of the match's 47 touches, 16 came in the final bout, which matched Courtney Hurley with Romania's Ana Maria Popescu and a 16-15 Romania lead at the start. Though Hurley had the U.S. ahead by as many as two touches during that bout, Popescu brough Romania back to force overtime and had the final touch to move on. After sending the U.S. team to the classification round, Romania went on to beat Russia 45-31 in the semifinals and China 44-38 for the gold medal.
The épée squad continued with a 32-28 win in a classification match against France, with Holmes adding nine of those touches. Holmes out-touched France's Auriane Mallo 6-5 to give the U.S. an 8-7 lead in the match's second bout, and Courtney Hurley closed the match with 10 touches against Mallo to break open a what was a 22-21 U.S. lead toward the 32-28 final. A 22-18 win over South Korea in the squad's final match of the Games placed the U.S. fifth, with Holmes fencing twice in bouts that saw her out-touch her opponents 1-0. Most of the action of the final match came in the last bout, where Courtney Hurley out-touched Injeong Choi 13-9 to pull away from a 9-9 tie entering that bout.
Rising senior goalie Ashleigh Johnson led the powerhouse USA women's water polo team to a 12-4 victory over China to move to 2-0 overall. Johnson, following an 11-save performance in the opener against Spain, made eight saves Thursday in the convincing win. Johnson and Team USA will return to the water Saturday at noon against Hungary.
The trio of Julia Reinprecht '14, Katie Reinprecht '13 and Kat Sharkey '13 helped the USA field hockey team continue its dream start to these Games; the Americans improved to 4-0 against India with a 3-0 victory live on the NBC Sports Network. Katie Reinprecht assisted on the middle goal for the Americans, who will play Great Britain for the group victory Saturday.
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