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Fencing Teams Post Three Wins Apiece at Home Dual Meet
December 01, 2007 | Men's Fencing, Women's Fencing
PRINCETON -- The Princeton fencing teams had encouraging showings at their seven-team dual meet Saturday as both went 3-2.
Princeton's men defeated North Carolina 19-8, Vassar 19-8 and NYU 15-12 while falling to Harvard 16-11 and Penn State 15-12.
"The men's team proved we can have a chance against the top teams, but we also proved our team is young and that is what kept us from taking the next step," Princeton coach Zoltan Dudas said.
Men's epee was the only one of the six weapons to win the majority of its bouts against every team.
"We definitely have one of the strongest men's epee squads in the country but we have two freshmen and we were shut down a little bit against Harvard in that weapon. That was the main reason we couldn't beat them," Dudas said. "But versus Penn State we proved we had the best squad."
"Men's foil had a consistent performance but I believe they can do it a little bit better. Peter Toshev and Douglas Hohensee did better than in the Penn State Open. In men's sabre, John Stogin and Thomas Abend could pull our squad pretty well, and a third would add to our performance. To go 6-3 in that weapon versus Harvard is promising."
The women's team got by NYU 15-12, North Carolina 14-13 and Vassar 21-6, falling to Penn State 18-9 and Temple 17-10.
"The women's team won against those opponents who were at about the same level and we lost versus Temple and Penn State, who are right now a little bit stronger than us," Dudas said.
"Individually, Chandler Clay had a good performance and Jasjit Bhinder fenced better against better opponents," Dudas said. "Karen Petsche beat some strong opponents from Penn State and picked up some good victories from other teams. Women's sabre looks a little bit stronger than last year. Caroline Merz is a good addition to the team."
Weapon results:
Men, Harvard 16, Princeton 11
Sabre: Princeton 6, Harvard 3
Foil: Harvard 5, Princeton 4
Epee: Harvard 8, Princeton 1
Men, Princeton 15, NYU 12
Epee: Princeton 6, NYU 3
Sabre: NYU 6, Princeton 3
Foil: Princeton 6, NYU 3
Men, Princeton 19, UNC 8
Epee: Princeton 8, UNC 1
Foil: Princeton 5, UNC 4
Sabre: Princeton 6, UNC 3
Men, Penn State 15, Princeton 12
Epee: Princeton 7, Penn State 2
Sabre: Penn State 7, Princeton 2
Foil: Penn State 6, Princeton 3
Men, Princeton 19, Vassar 8
Epee: Princeton 7, Vassar 2
Sabre: Vassar 5, Princeton 4
Foil: Princeton 8, Vassar 1
Women, Temple 17, Princeton 10
Epee: Princeton 5, Temple 4
Sabre: Temple 6, Princeton 3
Foil: Temple 7, Princeton 2
Women, Princeton 15, NYU 12
Epee: Princeton 6, NYU 3
Sabre: Princeton 5, NYU 4
Foil: NYU 5, Princeton 4
Women, Princeton 14, UNC 13
Epee: Princeton 7, UNC 2
Foil: UNC 6, Princeton 3
Sabre: UNC 5, Princeton 4
Women, Princeton 21, Vassar 6
Foil: Princeton 6, Vassar 3
Sabre: Princeton 8, Vassar 1
Epee: Princeton 7, Vassar 2
Women, PSU 18, Princeton 9
Sabre: PSU 5, Princeton 4
Epee: PSU 8, Princeton 1
Foil: PSU 5, Princeton 4
Princeton's men defeated North Carolina 19-8, Vassar 19-8 and NYU 15-12 while falling to Harvard 16-11 and Penn State 15-12.
"The men's team proved we can have a chance against the top teams, but we also proved our team is young and that is what kept us from taking the next step," Princeton coach Zoltan Dudas said.
Men's epee was the only one of the six weapons to win the majority of its bouts against every team.
"We definitely have one of the strongest men's epee squads in the country but we have two freshmen and we were shut down a little bit against Harvard in that weapon. That was the main reason we couldn't beat them," Dudas said. "But versus Penn State we proved we had the best squad."
"Men's foil had a consistent performance but I believe they can do it a little bit better. Peter Toshev and Douglas Hohensee did better than in the Penn State Open. In men's sabre, John Stogin and Thomas Abend could pull our squad pretty well, and a third would add to our performance. To go 6-3 in that weapon versus Harvard is promising."
The women's team got by NYU 15-12, North Carolina 14-13 and Vassar 21-6, falling to Penn State 18-9 and Temple 17-10.
"The women's team won against those opponents who were at about the same level and we lost versus Temple and Penn State, who are right now a little bit stronger than us," Dudas said.
"Individually, Chandler Clay had a good performance and Jasjit Bhinder fenced better against better opponents," Dudas said. "Karen Petsche beat some strong opponents from Penn State and picked up some good victories from other teams. Women's sabre looks a little bit stronger than last year. Caroline Merz is a good addition to the team."
Weapon results:
Men, Harvard 16, Princeton 11
Sabre: Princeton 6, Harvard 3
Foil: Harvard 5, Princeton 4
Epee: Harvard 8, Princeton 1
Men, Princeton 15, NYU 12
Epee: Princeton 6, NYU 3
Sabre: NYU 6, Princeton 3
Foil: Princeton 6, NYU 3
Men, Princeton 19, UNC 8
Epee: Princeton 8, UNC 1
Foil: Princeton 5, UNC 4
Sabre: Princeton 6, UNC 3
Men, Penn State 15, Princeton 12
Epee: Princeton 7, Penn State 2
Sabre: Penn State 7, Princeton 2
Foil: Penn State 6, Princeton 3
Men, Princeton 19, Vassar 8
Epee: Princeton 7, Vassar 2
Sabre: Vassar 5, Princeton 4
Foil: Princeton 8, Vassar 1
Women, Temple 17, Princeton 10
Epee: Princeton 5, Temple 4
Sabre: Temple 6, Princeton 3
Foil: Temple 7, Princeton 2
Women, Princeton 15, NYU 12
Epee: Princeton 6, NYU 3
Sabre: Princeton 5, NYU 4
Foil: NYU 5, Princeton 4
Women, Princeton 14, UNC 13
Epee: Princeton 7, UNC 2
Foil: UNC 6, Princeton 3
Sabre: UNC 5, Princeton 4
Women, Princeton 21, Vassar 6
Foil: Princeton 6, Vassar 3
Sabre: Princeton 8, Vassar 1
Epee: Princeton 7, Vassar 2
Women, PSU 18, Princeton 9
Sabre: PSU 5, Princeton 4
Epee: PSU 8, Princeton 1
Foil: PSU 5, Princeton 4
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