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Judges Pick Up Two Wins at Brandeis Invitational

Judges Pick Up Two Wins at Brandeis Invitational

From Brandeis University Athletics

The Brandeis University fencing teams faced some stiff competition at today's Brandeis Invitational.

SCORES
MEN
Cornell (W, 20-7)
St. John's (L, 6-21)
Yale (L, 5-22)
Harvard (L 11-16)
Incarnate Word (W, 20-7)

The top squad on the day was the men's sabre fencers, who went 3-2. They were 7-2 winners over Incarnate Word, 8-1 over Cornell, and had a 5-4 upset over Harvard.  Men's foil posted 7-2 wins over both UIW and Cornell, while men's epee won 6-3 and 5-4 over those opponents.

Several Judges posted six wins on the afternoon. Sophomore sabre fencer Lucas Lin (Plano, Texas. / Plano West) had perhaps the most impressive single performance, going 3-0 against Harvard. He was also 2-0 against Cornell. Sabre fencers had the only other 3-0 showings on the day, from senior Shawn Pyatetsky (Fair Lawn, N.J./Fair Lawn) against Cornell and rookie Dexin Huang (Guilford, Conn. / Guilford) against UIW. Senior Charles Catino (Bellvue, Wash./Hillside) added a winning record against Harvard, going 2-1, while also going 2-0 against Cornell. Rookie epee fencer Ben Rogak (E.Setauket, N.Y./Ward-Melville) was the only Judge to pick up wins against all five opponents, including two against Cornell.