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Wellesley Fencing Downs Brandeis In Front of Packed Crowd, 19-8

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College fencing earned a 9-0 victory in sabre and an 8-1 win in epee to down visiting Brandeis University, 19-8, in front of a packed crowd at the Keohane Sports Center on Tuesday evening. The visiting Judges took the win in foil, 7-2.

Wellesley is now 18-5 overall and 2-0 versus Brandeis in 2018. The win is the first home victory for the Blue over Brandeis during the tenure of Head Coach Ariana Klinkov.

Sabre: Wellesley 9, Brandeis 0

The Blue were dominant in sabre, as sophomores Hanamei Shao (Vandenberg AFB, Calif.) and Lauren Park and first year Yasemin Ersen (Newton, Mass.) each finished with a 3-0 record to secure the sweep. Ersen finished her three bouts with a +11 touch ratio to lead Wellesley to the win in sabre.

Epee: Wellesley 8, Brandeis 1

Sophomore Julia Calventus-Coveney (Barcelona, Spain) went 3-0 to lead the Blue to an 8-1 victory in epee. The Blue secured seven straight bout victories to clinch the weapon, with first years Panya Tang (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Sam Wolstenholme-Britt (Cary, N.C.) each going 2-0 through the opening six bouts. Senior Cassandra Cronin (Johns Creek, Ga.) add the other Blue win. 

Foil: Brandeis 7, Wellesley 2 

Brandeis junior Jessica Gets (Morganville, N.J.) and senior Joanne Carminucci (Brewster, N.Y.) opened with back-to-back victories before junior Brie Maurer (Fredericksburg, Va.) countered with the first Wellesley victory to make the score 2-1. Unfortunately for the Blue, Brandeis earned the next three victories to clinch the weapon. Maurer finished the round 2-1 to lead Wellesley, while Carminucci was 3-0 for the visitors.

Wellesley returns to action on Saturday, February 9, at 9:00 AM at the third Northeast Fencing Conference meet of the season. Brandeis will head to the Eric Sollee Invitational, on February 3, at MIT.

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Players Mentioned

Julia Calventus-Coveney

Julia Calventus-Coveney

Epee
5' 11"
2021
Cassandra Cronin

Cassandra Cronin

Epee
5' 7"
2019
Yasemin Ersen

Yasemin Ersen

Sabre
5' 2"
2022
Brie Maurer

Brie Maurer

Foil
5' 5"
2020
Lauren Park

Lauren Park

Sabre
5' 7"
2021
Hanamei Shao

Hanamei Shao

Sabre
5' 1"
2021
Panya Tang

Panya Tang

Epee
5' 4"
2022
Sam Wolstenholme-Britt

Sam Wolstenholme-Britt

Epee
5' 5"
2022

Players Mentioned

Julia Calventus-Coveney

Julia Calventus-Coveney

5' 11"
2021
Epee
Cassandra Cronin

Cassandra Cronin

5' 7"
2019
Epee
Yasemin Ersen

Yasemin Ersen

5' 2"
2022
Sabre
Brie Maurer

Brie Maurer

5' 5"
2020
Foil
Lauren Park

Lauren Park

5' 7"
2021
Sabre
Hanamei Shao

Hanamei Shao

5' 1"
2021
Sabre
Panya Tang

Panya Tang

5' 4"
2022
Epee
Sam Wolstenholme-Britt

Sam Wolstenholme-Britt

5' 5"
2022
Epee
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