CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — After starting out strong in round one of the first Northeast Fencing Conference meet of the season with a 27-0 shutout, the Sacred Heart University men's fencing team secured four wins on Saturday.
The Red & White improve to 11-3 overall with a 4-3 record amongst league opponents.
The saber squad consisting primarily of
Domenic Bartolo,
Vijay Ganta and
Mateo Villarreal dominated the weapon with four wins. Ganta led the trio with a 10-4 record across five rounds.
The epee and foil units each secured three individual wins during the meet.
Cameron Silver had the best overall record of the day after going 11-3 in the epee. First-year
Connor Kravit was success on the strip with a 8-6 bout record.
In the foil, standouts
Lawrence Tan and
Tomas Koeck dominated their matchups with a 11-4 and 10-5 record, respectively.
The team did not participate in rounds four and eight and received a win by forfeit in round seven over Tufts University.
The Pioneers host their only home meet of the season at 10 a.m. on December 5 in the William H. Pitt Center.
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Round 1:
SHU v. UNH
Foil: 9-0
Epee: 9-0
Saber: 9-0
Total: 27-0
Round 2:
SHU v. Brown
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 7-2
Saber: 6-3
Total: 19-8
Round 3:
SHU v. MIT
Foil: 4-5
Epee: 4-5
Saber: 3-6
Total: 11-16
Round 5:
SHU v. Brandeis
Foil: 7-2
Epee: 3-6
Saber: 5-4
Total: 15-12
Round 6:
SHU v. Boston College
Foil: 1-8
Epee: 3-6
Saber: 1-8
Total: 5-22
Round 7:
SHU v. Tufts
Foil: 9-0
Epee: 9-0
Saber: 9-0
Total: 27-0 (Win by forfeit)