MADISON, N.J. – Wellesley College fencing won four of its six matches, including a notable one over highly ranked Division III team Denison University at the Drew Invitational on Saturday.

Wellesley 14, Cleveland State 13

The Sabre squad led the way with a 6-3 win. Sophomores Rai Henry (Takoma Park, Md.) and Lauren Lee (San Diego, Calif.) and first-year Rachael Huang (Totowa, N.J.) all contributed a point to the cause. Foil earned four tallies, two by way of sophomore Viola Qian (Jiangsu, China), and one from senior Lauren Khoo (San Francisco, Calif.) and sophomore Emma Fung (Saratoga, Calif.). Epee saw one bout won in the debut of first-year Alyssa Pan (Beijing, China).

Wayne State 14, Wellesley 13

Foil picked up six out of nine matches. Khoo and junior Daisy Wiseman (Austin, Texas) both had a pair of bout victories, while Qian and first-year Danika Yam (San Diego, Calif.) each nabbed one win. Pan won twice in epee and sophomore Elaine Lin (Flushing Meadows, N.Y.) and first-year Penelope Chung (Mountain View, Calif.) both tallied one bout victory. Sabre's three wins all came from Huang.

Wellesley 15, Wagner 12

Fung, Khoo and Wiseman all went 2-1 in foil as the squad grabbed a 6-3 win. Lin went 3-for-3 in epee and Chung and junior Renee Sun (The Woodlands, Texas) added the fourth and fifth points. Sabre took four points as a unit. Sophomore Alice Wang (Newport Beach, Calif.) was a two-win performer and Huang and Henry both triumphed once. 

Wellesley 16, Denison 11

Foil put together an 8-1 performance with 3-0 showings from Fung and Khoo, and two wins by Qian. Lin and first-year Susan Shu (Weston, Mass.) both tacked on two victories in epee. Lee, Henry and Wang combined for four bout wins in sabre.

NYU 17, Wellesley 10

Lin and Sun were both able to wrestle two wins away from NYU. Khoo won three bouts in foil. Sabre's three tallies came from Huang (two wins) and sophomore Joy Xu (Shanghai, China) (one win).

Wellesley 23, Detroit Mercy 4

Wiseman, Yam and first-year Ishana Kumar (Stamford, Conn.) all grabbed a win in foil. Pan, Shu and first-year Amanda Cashman combined for a 3-0 performance in epee with the remaining bouts being forfeited. Xu won twice in sabre as did junior Judy Bang (Seoul, Korea). Senior Rebecca Hsieh (Annandale, Va.) added one win.

Wellesley will take part in the Northeast Fencing Conference meet No. 1 at Brown University on Sunday, November 15.