Saturday, February 1
Waltham, Mass.
All Day
Boston College
at
Eric Sollee Invitational
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Compete at Eric Sollee Invitational
February 01, 2020 | Fencing
Both the men's and women's teams went 4-2 on the day.
WALTHAM, Mass. – The Boston College fencing team competed in the Eric Sollee Invitational at Brandeis University on Saturday, with both the men's and women's teams going 4-2 on the day. The men picked up wins over the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Hunter, Haverford and the Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens) while the women were victorious over NYU, Hunter College, Haverford and the Stevens.
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COACH'S CORNER
"Both teams had some excellent moments this weekend, but we need to take those moments and forge them into entire meets," said head coach Brendan Doris-Pierce. "We're entering the hardest part of our schedule, and we've proven today that we're capable of competing with the very best in the country and our job over the next month is to go from competing with the best to winning against the best."
MEN'S RESULTS
-The sabre squad went 35-19, earning wins over NJIT, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens … Bolang Meng went 13-5 and picked up a win over NCAA All-American Adam Green of Penn, as did Spencer Kuldell ... Meng also topped two-time All-American Grant Williams of NYU
-The foil squad was victorious over NJIT, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens, going 37-17 in the meet while Justin Herman had a record of 11-4
-The epee squad went 30-24 and earned wins over Hunter, Haverford and Stevens … Michael Corban had a mark of 9-4 in the meet while both Corban and Thomas Junseo Park defeated 2018 NCAA qualifier, Brett Bogert of NJIT ... Park and WIll Smith both posted victories over Andy Faubert of Stevens, who was the 2018 Temple Open champion.
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Boston College def. NJIT, 18-9 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 7-2; Epee: 4-5
No. 8 Penn def. Boston College, 11-16 | Sabre: 4-5; Foil: 4-5; Epee: 3-6
NYU def. Boston College, 7-20 | Sabre: 1-8; Foil: 3-6; Epee: 3-6
Boston College def. Hunter, 22-5 | Sabre: 9-0; Foil: 6-3; Epee: 7-2
Boston College def. Haverford, 22-5 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 8-1; Epee: 7-2
Boston College def. Stevens Institute of Technology, 22-5 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 9-0; Epee: 6-3
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MEN'S SABRE TOTAL MEET RECORD: 35-19
Bolang Meng: 13-5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Ben Slavin: 10-8
Spencer Kuldell: 4-5
Connor Rounds: 8-1
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MEN'S FOIL TOTAL MEET RECORD: 37-17
Bin Huang: 9-3 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Justin Herman: 11-4 Â
Brian Wang: 8-6 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Nate Mange: 2-1
Carl Berggren: 2-2
Philip Acinapuro: 5-1
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MEN'S EPEE TOTAL MEET RECORD: 30-24
Michael Corban: 9-4
Thomas Junseo Park: 4-9
Will Smith: 7-7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Zachary Westen: 5-2
Aiden Banyon-Mrak: 5-2
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WOMEN'S RESULTS
-The BC sabre squad posted a mark of 38-16 on the day, earning wins against NJIT, NYU, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens … Gillian Lawlor finished 14-4 ... Lawlor and Crystal Chen both topped NJIT's Dorrottya Berczy, who was 14th at the 2019 Junior World ChampionshipsÂ
-The foil squad earned wins over NYU, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens and finished the day 36-18 … Kate Devereaux led the Eagles with a mark of 9-3.
-The Eagles' epee squad went 45-9 on the day, defeating Penn, NYU, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens … Cosima Martus had a record of 13-2 on the day ... Martus and Rylie Rueda both defeated Chloe Daniel of Penn, who is 11th in the U.S. U-20 rankings.
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NJIT def. Boston College, 13-14 | Sabre: 5-4; Foil: 4-5; Epee: 4-5
No. 9 Penn def. Boston College, 12-15 | Sabre: 3-6; Foil: 2-7; Epee: 7-2
Boston College def. NYU, 22-5 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 8-1; Epee: 7-2
Boston College def. Hunter, 26-1 | Sabre: 8-1; Foil: 9-0; Epee: 9-0
Boston College def. Haverford, 24-3 | Sabre: 8-1; Foil: 7-2; Epee: 9-0
Boston College def. Stevens Institute of Technology, 22-5 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 6-3; Epee: 9-0
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WOMEN'S SABRE TOTAL MEET RECORD: 38-16
Gillian Lawlor: 14-4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Crystal Chen: 11-4 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Katarina Hone: 11-7 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Mackenzie Lyon: 2-1
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WOMEN'S FOIL TOTAL MEET RECORD: 36-18
Brooke Solsky: 4-8 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Kayla Moy: 7-2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Kate Devereaux: 9-3 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Samantha Davidson: 8-4 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Madison Lee: 5-1
Jessica Muzzi: 3-0
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WOMEN'S EPEE TOTAL MEET RECORD: 45-9
Laura Boden: 11-4 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Cosima Martus: 13-2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Rylie Rueda: 12-3 Â Â Â Â Â
Gianina DiDonato: 3-0
Melissa Gaglia: 3-0
Lucy Hanson: 3-0
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Up Next
Boston College will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 12 when it hosts Harvard, MIT and Brandeis for the Beanpot at the Margot Connell Recreation Center.
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COACH'S CORNER
"Both teams had some excellent moments this weekend, but we need to take those moments and forge them into entire meets," said head coach Brendan Doris-Pierce. "We're entering the hardest part of our schedule, and we've proven today that we're capable of competing with the very best in the country and our job over the next month is to go from competing with the best to winning against the best."
MEN'S RESULTS
-The sabre squad went 35-19, earning wins over NJIT, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens … Bolang Meng went 13-5 and picked up a win over NCAA All-American Adam Green of Penn, as did Spencer Kuldell ... Meng also topped two-time All-American Grant Williams of NYU
-The foil squad was victorious over NJIT, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens, going 37-17 in the meet while Justin Herman had a record of 11-4
-The epee squad went 30-24 and earned wins over Hunter, Haverford and Stevens … Michael Corban had a mark of 9-4 in the meet while both Corban and Thomas Junseo Park defeated 2018 NCAA qualifier, Brett Bogert of NJIT ... Park and WIll Smith both posted victories over Andy Faubert of Stevens, who was the 2018 Temple Open champion.
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Boston College def. NJIT, 18-9 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 7-2; Epee: 4-5
No. 8 Penn def. Boston College, 11-16 | Sabre: 4-5; Foil: 4-5; Epee: 3-6
NYU def. Boston College, 7-20 | Sabre: 1-8; Foil: 3-6; Epee: 3-6
Boston College def. Hunter, 22-5 | Sabre: 9-0; Foil: 6-3; Epee: 7-2
Boston College def. Haverford, 22-5 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 8-1; Epee: 7-2
Boston College def. Stevens Institute of Technology, 22-5 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 9-0; Epee: 6-3
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MEN'S SABRE TOTAL MEET RECORD: 35-19
Bolang Meng: 13-5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Ben Slavin: 10-8
Spencer Kuldell: 4-5
Connor Rounds: 8-1
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MEN'S FOIL TOTAL MEET RECORD: 37-17
Bin Huang: 9-3 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Justin Herman: 11-4 Â
Brian Wang: 8-6 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Nate Mange: 2-1
Carl Berggren: 2-2
Philip Acinapuro: 5-1
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MEN'S EPEE TOTAL MEET RECORD: 30-24
Michael Corban: 9-4
Thomas Junseo Park: 4-9
Will Smith: 7-7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Zachary Westen: 5-2
Aiden Banyon-Mrak: 5-2
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WOMEN'S RESULTS
-The BC sabre squad posted a mark of 38-16 on the day, earning wins against NJIT, NYU, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens … Gillian Lawlor finished 14-4 ... Lawlor and Crystal Chen both topped NJIT's Dorrottya Berczy, who was 14th at the 2019 Junior World ChampionshipsÂ
-The foil squad earned wins over NYU, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens and finished the day 36-18 … Kate Devereaux led the Eagles with a mark of 9-3.
-The Eagles' epee squad went 45-9 on the day, defeating Penn, NYU, Hunter, Haverford and Stevens … Cosima Martus had a record of 13-2 on the day ... Martus and Rylie Rueda both defeated Chloe Daniel of Penn, who is 11th in the U.S. U-20 rankings.
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NJIT def. Boston College, 13-14 | Sabre: 5-4; Foil: 4-5; Epee: 4-5
No. 9 Penn def. Boston College, 12-15 | Sabre: 3-6; Foil: 2-7; Epee: 7-2
Boston College def. NYU, 22-5 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 8-1; Epee: 7-2
Boston College def. Hunter, 26-1 | Sabre: 8-1; Foil: 9-0; Epee: 9-0
Boston College def. Haverford, 24-3 | Sabre: 8-1; Foil: 7-2; Epee: 9-0
Boston College def. Stevens Institute of Technology, 22-5 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 6-3; Epee: 9-0
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WOMEN'S SABRE TOTAL MEET RECORD: 38-16
Gillian Lawlor: 14-4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Crystal Chen: 11-4 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Katarina Hone: 11-7 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Mackenzie Lyon: 2-1
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WOMEN'S FOIL TOTAL MEET RECORD: 36-18
Brooke Solsky: 4-8 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Kayla Moy: 7-2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Kate Devereaux: 9-3 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Samantha Davidson: 8-4 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Madison Lee: 5-1
Jessica Muzzi: 3-0
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WOMEN'S EPEE TOTAL MEET RECORD: 45-9
Laura Boden: 11-4 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Cosima Martus: 13-2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Rylie Rueda: 12-3 Â Â Â Â Â
Gianina DiDonato: 3-0
Melissa Gaglia: 3-0
Lucy Hanson: 3-0
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Up Next
Boston College will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 12 when it hosts Harvard, MIT and Brandeis for the Beanpot at the Margot Connell Recreation Center.
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