ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's fencing team started strong at the 2022 Vassar Invitational, going 7-1 with only a narrow 15-12 defeat at the hands of No. 9 Northwestern the only blemish on the weekend. The Big Red went 178-38 in individual bouts over eight duals. Cornell earned dominant wins over Drew (25-2), Stevens (24-3), Cleveland State (26-1), Lafayette (26-1), Long Island (24-3) and Wagner (23-4), with a more competitive triumph over Sacred Heart (18-9).
While every healthy student-athlete earned opportunities to compete, several stood out. In epee, freshman
Nora Weber (16-1) led three Big Red fencers with double-digit wins with the weapon and four overall. Senior
Emily Gao (13-0) and freshman
Mallika Ketkar (13-3) also made outstanding season debut. Sophomore
Sarah Lacson was 12-0 in sabre, where six different fencers earned at least seven wins on the day. Both freshman
Meeah Bradford and senior
Briana Parris were a perfect 9-0 on the day with the foil.
Cornell will head to Penn's Elite Invitational on Sunday, Nov. 19 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Overall: 178-38
Cornell 25, Drew 2
Sabre: 9-0
Foil: 9-0
Epee: 7-2
Northwestern 15, Cornell 12
Sabre: 5-4
Foil: 6-3
Epee: 4-5
Cornell 24, Stevens 3
Sabre: 6-3
Foil: 9-0
Epee: 9-0
Cornell 26, Cleveland State 1
Sabre: 9-0
Foil: 9-0
Epee: 8-1
Cornell 26, Lafayette 1
Sabre: 9-0
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 9-0
Cornell 24, Long Island 3
Sabre: 8-1
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 8-1
Cornell 23, Wagner 4
Sabre: 8-1
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 7-2
Cornell 18, Sacred Heart 9
Sabre: 3-6
Foil: 8-1
Epee: 7-2
Sabre
Sarah Lacson 12-0
Fiona Neibart 8-1
Emma Brown 9-2
Stella Berman 8-2
Erika Chin 8-4
Keona Moya 7-3
Amit Hanadari-Levy 4-3
Sterre Hoogendoorn 0-1
Foil
Meeah Bradford 9-0
Briana Parris 9-0
Molly Veerkamp 8-1
Alexandra Abayeva 6-0
Mia Jo 6-0
Genevieve Kelly 6-1
Alicia Hao 5-1
Madeleine Nishimura 5-1
Rei Hosono Weintraub 3-2
Asherah Horsley 3-2
Renata Chusid 2-2
Epee
Nora Weber 16-1
Emily Gao 13-0
Mallika Ketkar 13-3
Clarice Lim 9-3
Emma Ni 8-2
Heidi Zhu 2-2
