Boston College
New England Collegiate Championships
Men's Fencing Takes Second At New England Collegiate Championships
February 21, 2005 | Fencing
Feb. 21, 2005
Cambridge, Mass. - The Boston College men's fencing team finished second at the New England Collegiate Championships this weekend at MIT. Five fencers placed in the individual events to score points for the Eagles.
BC finished with 68 victories, while MIT had 72 on the day. Brown and Brandeis tied for third with 66 points. In the combined competition with the women's team, the Eagles also took second to MIT with 145 victories.
The Eagles sabre squad had the most success on the day. BC took second with 22 points.
BC also looked strong in the individual competitions. In the epee event, Sam Richardson turned in the highest individual performance for the Eagles with a second place finish. Alex Rios and Jon Tong came in behind Richardson in the event.
In the sabre competition, Andy Lee and Steve Koza finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
BC will travel to Brown University next weekend to compete in the IFA Championships.
WEAPON SQUADS
Men's Sabre
1. Brown 29
2. Boston College 22
3. MIT 21
Men's Foil
1. MIT 26
2. Vassar 24
3. Boston College 22
Men's Epee
1. Brandeis 26
2. MIT 25
3. Boston College 24
INDIVIDUAL
Men's Epee
2nd Sam Richardson
5th Alex Rios
6th Jon Tong
Men's Sabre
6th Andy Lee
7th Steve Koza
Men's Foil
4th John Shadrick
SECOND STRING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men's Epee
1st Pat Curley
Men's Sabre
3rd Kevin Dziubek
