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Princeton Fencing Each Wins Versus NYU, Rutgers and North Carolina, Drops Both to Penn State
December 05, 2005 | Men's Fencing
Dec. 5, 2005
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Senior All-American Ben Solomon's undefeated day was the highlight of the Princeton's men's fencing team's 3-1 start to its dual meet season, while fellow All-American Jacqueline Leahy won all 12 of her bouts for the women's team as each Tiger squad went 3-1 on Saturday against host Penn State, North Carolina, Rutgers and NYU.
In the men's team's 16-11 victory over Rutgers, the Tigers had their best outcome in the epee, winning seven of the nine bouts led by Solomon's three wins. Princeton was 5-4 in the foil and 4-5 in the saber.
Princeton recorded 18-9 victories over both NYU and North Carolina. Against NYU, Princeton won the saber 6-3 as three Tiger bouters - senior Owen Cornwall, sophomore John Winnerman and sophomore David Leffler - each won two. Junior John-Paul Mitchell and sophomore Douglas Hohensee also won two bouts apiece in a 5-4 Tiger advantage in the foil, and Solomon and Tommi Hurme each went 3-0 as Princeton won the epee competition 8-1 over NYU. Against UNC, Winnerman's 3-0 record helped Princeton win the saber 5-4. Hohensee and Mitchell were also perfect against the Tar Heels in the foil as Princeton won the weapon 8-1, and Solomon and senior Fenil Ghodadra each went 2-0 to help the Tigers to edge UNC 5-4 in the epee. In Princeton's lone loss on the men's side, a 15-12 defeat to Penn State, Solomon and Hurme each went 3-0 in the epee to help win the weapon 8-1, but no other Tiger mustered a winning record in the match. Princeton lost the foil 8-1 and the saber 6-3.
On the women's side, a strong performance in the foil and epee led Princeton to a 17-10 victory over North Carolina. Leahy and junior Sara Jew-Lim each went 3-0 in the foil as the Tigers won that weapon 8-1. Princeton's 7-2 victory in the epee was led by junior All-American Erin McGarry's 3-0 effort.
But Leahy was the only Tiger to reach three wins in an 18-9 loss to Penn State, and Leahy's three wins were Princeton's only victories in the foil in a 6-3 loss. Princeton also dropped the saber 7-2 and the epee 5-4.
In a 16-11 win over Rutgers, Princeton recovered from being swept in the saber to win the match with 8-1 victories each in the foil and epee. Leahy, Jew-Lim, McGarry and senior Kira Hohensee had 3-0 records against the Scarlet Knights.
Princeton's biggest margin of victory came against NYU, 20-7. The Orange and Black won the saber, 6-3, the foil - led by 3-0 records from Leahy and Jew-Lim - 7-2, and the epee 7-2 with a 3-0 effort coming from McGarry.
The men's team returns to action on Jan. 29 in its only home meet of the year against Vassar, while the women next compete in the first of two Ivy League events on Feb. 5, hosted by Cornell.