Eagles Open Up 2021 Season at St. John's

Saturday, February 6

Queens, N.Y.

Boston College

St. John's University

A BC fencer competes on the strip at the Margot COnnell Recreation Center.

Photo by: John Quackenbos

February 06, 2021 | Fencing

Men's Results (Round 1)Men's Results (Round 2)Women's Results (Round 1)Women's Results (Round 2)

The Eagles kicked off the shortened season with a dual against the Johnnies.

By: Athletic Communications

QUEENS, N.Y. – The Boston College fencing team opened up the 2021 season on Saturday, going up against the St. John's Red Storm at Taffner Field House.

The Eagles picked up wins over St. John's in both rounds of the women's foil while the second round on the men's side saw the BC foil and epee squads earn a pair of 5-4 wins.

COACH'S CORNER
"I'm very happy with how both teams overcame adversity and injury today," said head coach Brendan Doris-Pierce. "For the women, the epee squad fenced very well against a strong squad from St. John's. The men's team as a whole really battled to minimize only having two fencers in men's sabre and having to sacrifice three bouts a round, and nearly pulled out a win against a talented Red Storm team. Now we rest for a bit and focus on Sacred Heart and Drew two weekends from now."

MEN'S RESULTS
-In the first collegiate competition of their careers, both Clayton Reid and Inigo Rivera had three bout wins …. Rivera went 3-3 in sabre while Reid was 3-3 in foil.
-One of Reid's victories came over Mazime Tarasiewicz, who finished sixth at the Northeast Regionals last season.
-Will Smith had a 4-2 record in epee on the day while Bin Huang posted a 3-3- mark in foil

Round 1: SJU def. Boston College, 18-9 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 6-3; Epee: 5-4
Round 2: SJU def. Boston College, 15-12 | Sabre: 7-2; Foil: 4-5; Epee 4-5

MEN'S SABRE INDIVIDUALS
Jahi Tracy: 1-5
Inigo Rivera: 3-3

MEN'S FOIL INDIVIDUALS
Brian Wang: 2-4
Bin Huang: 3-3
Clayton Reid: 3-3

MEN'S EPEE INDIVIDUALS
Michael Corban: 2-1
Zachary Westen: 2-4
Will Smith: 4-2
Aiden Banyon-Mrak: 1-2

WOMEN'S RESULTS
-Laura Boden picked up a win in epee against the Red Storm's Nicole Gavriko, who earned an NCAA Championship bid last season by winning bronze at the Northeast Regionals.
-The first round of the day saw the women pick up the lone win on the afternoon for the Eagles, with BC defeating SJU, 17-10

Round 1: Boston College def. SJU, 17-10 | Sabre: 4-5; Foil: 9-0; Epee: 4-5
Round 2: SJU def. Boston College, 15-12 | Sabre: 8-1; Foil 0-9; Epee: 7-2

WOMEN'S SABRE INDIVIDUALS
Crystal Chen: 2-1
Rachel Liu: 1-5
Katarina Hone: 1-5
Gillian Lawlor: 1-2

WOMEN'S FOIL INDIVIDUALS
Samantha Yeh: 6-0
Samantha Davidson: 6-0
Madison Lee: 6-0

WOMEN'S EPEE INDIVIDUALS
Laura Boden: 2-4
Jamie Bang: 2-4
Gianina DiDonato: 2-2
Lucy Hanson: 0-2

UP NEXT
Boston College is scheduled to return to action on Saturday, Feb. 20 when it hosts Sacred Heart at the Margot Connell Recreation Center. The Eagles are also set to travel to Drew University the next day, Sunday, Feb. 21.