Boston College
Duke, Hunter, NYU, Penn, Penn State, Tufts and Yeshiva
BC Fencing Teams Compete Well at Eric Sollee Invitational
February 11, 2011 | Fencing
Feb. 11, 2011
BC Fencing Photos from Eric Sollee Invitational
The Boston College Men's fencing team came away with three wins at the Eric Sollee Invitational on Sunday, and the women's team compiled two victories at the event hosted by MIT.
The men won big against Hunter and Yeshiva and took an upset victory over NYU. Their three losses for the day came against #9 Duke, #7 Penn, and #4 Penn State. BC's 12-15 loss to Penn was Penn's closest match of the day.
Peter Souders went 15-1 in sabre, improving his season record to 36-5. "Pete's showing great consistency this season," Head Coach Syd Fadner said. "An 8-1 run against three of the top ten schools in the country on the same day is impressive."
Freshman epeeist Kendall Harmeyer was 11-4 for the day, including a 3-0 sweep of Penn.
BC women's fencing was 2-4 on the day, defeating Hunter and Yeshiva. Their four defeats included losses to #2 Penn State, #8 Penn and #11 Duke.
"It's challenging to face so many top ranked schools on the same day, but having the opportunity to compete against some of the best collegiate fencers in the country is invaluable," Fadner said.
Foilist Jennifer Colacino was 10-5 for the day and notched two wins each against Penn State and Penn.
Next week Fencing travels to Brandeis for the fourth annual fencing Beanpot where they will face Harvard (#2 men, #3 women), MIT, and Brandeis.
Men's Results
Boston College 15 - NYU 12
Boston College 25 - Hunter 2
Boston College 22 - Yeshiva 5
University of Pennsylvania 15 - Boston College 12
Duke 17 - Boston College 10
Penn State University 18 - Boston College 9
Women's Results
Boston College 20 - Hunter 7
Boston College 20 - Yeshiva 7
NYU 12 - Boston College 15
UPenn 20 - Boston College 7
Penn State 22 - Boston College 5
Duke 23 - Boston College 5
