Boston College
New England Collegiate Championships
Women's Fencing Takes Second At New England Collegiate Championships
February 21, 2005 | Fencing
Feb. 21, 2005
Cambridge, Mass. - The Boston College women's fencing team finished second at the New England Collegiate Championships this weekend at MIT. Four fencers placed in the individual events to score points for the Eagles.
BC finished with 77 victories, while MIT had 82 on the day. Tufts took third place with 71 victories. In the combined competition with the men's team, the Eagles also took second to MIT with 145 victories.
In the sabre competition, the Eagles tied for second place with 27 points. BC's best team results came in the epee event where the Eagles tied for first with Brown.
In the individual epee competition, Tiffany White took third place and Clara Yum earned fourth.
The Eagles also found success in the sabre bouts. Jane Leahy and Ali DiQuollo finished fifth and seventh, respectively.
BC will travel to Brown University next weekend to compete in the IFA Championships.
Results
Women's Sabre
1. Tufts 32
2T. Boston College 27
2T. MIT 27
Women's Foil
1. MIT
2. UMass
3T. Boston College 21
3T. Brandeis 21
3T. UNH 21
Women's Epee
1T. Boston College
1T. Brown
3. Wellesley
Individual Results
Women's Epee
3rd Tiffany White
4th Clara Yum
Women's Sabre
5th Jane Leahy
7th Ali DiQuollo
Second String Championships
Women's Epee
1st Lara Kapura
Women's Sabre
1st Laura Buckley
Women's Foil
1st Carrie O'Connor
