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Joanne Carminucci of Brandeis Wins Second Consecutive Gold at New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference Fall Invitational

Joanne Carminucci of Brandeis Wins Second Consecutive Gold at New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference Fall Invitational
Posted: Oct 28, 2018

From Brandeis University Athletics

Brandeis University fencing senior Joanne Carminucci successfully defended her foil title on Sunday at the season-opening New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference Fall Invitational, also known as "The Big One". The meet marked the collegiate coaching debut for Jennie Salmon.

Carminucci received the fourth seed in the direct elimination tournament after going 5-0 with just four touches received in the preliminary rounds for a +21 margin of victory. She rolled through the first two rounds of the tournament with wins of 15-1 over a foe from Vassar and 15-3 against an opponent from UMass. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Kayla Moy of Boston College, 15-6, then took out another Eagle, Lee Madison, 15-8 in the semifinals. In the title match, Carminucci topped top-seeded Cindy Shen of Dartmouth, 15-9, to earn her second-straight crown.

The Judges had one more foil medalist, as junior Jessica Gets (Morganville, N.J./Marlborough, N.J.) claimed bronze. Gets also went unbeaten in the prelims, finishing with a +19 indicator to earn the sixth seed. Gets defeated two teammates en route to the semifinals, topping sophomore Wendy Mao(Waltham, Mass./Villa Maria Academy), 15-8, in the second round and senior Renee Pite (Woodbridge, Conn./Amity Regional), 15-4, in the quarters, before falling to Dartmouth's Shen in the final four.

Also earning bronze for the women was rookie saber fencer Jada Harrison (Jericho, N.Y./Jericho). She was seeded fifth after a 6-0 prelim round with a +18 indicator. After a first-round by, she easily handled opponents from Smith, 15-6, and WPI, 15-4. In the quarterfinals, she was locked in a battle with MIT's Anita Dey Barsukova before winning 15-13. Harrison dropped the semifinal match against Sacred Heart's Amanda Fischer.

Pite joined Carminucci and Gets in the top 10 of the women's foil standings, placing seventh overall.

In women's saber, sophomore Devon Brown (Concord, Mass. / Concord-Carlisle) joined Harrison with a sixth-place finish, making the quarterfinals as the seventh seed with wins by 15-2 and 15-9 before suffering a 15-5 loss to Crystal Chen of BC.