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Air Force Fencing Completes Competition At Elite Invitational
11/21/2022 1:00:00 PM | Fencing
Air Force fencing completed competition at the Elite Invitational this Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Tse Sports Center on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pa.
Air Force faced nine combined ranked opponents, including the nation's top-ranked team in Notre Dame on the men's side and Princeton on the women's side.
The Air Force men's team earned a 18-9 win over Long Island. The Falcons also faced off against #3 Ohio State, #5 Princeton, #8 U Penn and #12 UC San Diego.
Freshman Jack Griffith led Air Force with 14 bout victories in men's foil. Griffith had a winning record against all five opponents, including perfect 3-0 sheets against Long Island and Notre Dame.
Senior Matthew Haw, freshman Mack Luebbe and junior Ned Maurer posted eight wins each. Luebbe led the saber group in wins and Maurer posted his wins in foil. Han led the epee group.
On the women's side, the team earned a 15-12 win over Long Island. The Falcons also competed against #6 Cornell, #8 U Penn and #11 Temple.
A trio of freshmen and junior Josie Ratzlaff led the way with nine bout victories each.
Freshmen Melissa Kline and Shanon Luu led the foil group with nine wins each. Freshman Mira Vestel earned her nine victories in women's saber and Ratzlaff led the epee group.
Head coach Omar Elgeziry on the weekend:
"It was good weekend for us. We still need to improve in winning overall matches collectively, but our cadets have already improved since the Western Invite. We are moving in the right direction with our young team. I'm very proud of our team's perseverance and resilience - we fought hard every match till the end. I'm excited to see how far we will progress in the next semester's duels leading up to Western Regional. Go Falcons!"
The Falcons return to action Dec. 9-12 at the December NAC in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Air Force results at Elite Invitational
Men's Head-To-Head
Air Force def. Long Island, 18-9
#1 Notre Dame def. Air Force, 17-10
#12 UC San Diego def. Air Force, 17-20
#3 Ohio State def. Air Force, 15-12
#8 U Penn def. Air Force, 15-12
#5 Princeton def. Air Force, 21-6
Women's Head-To-Head
Air Force def. Long Island, 15-12
#11 Temple def. Air Force, 19-8
#6 Cornell def. Air Force, 19-8
#8 U Penn def. Air Force, 20-7
#1 Princeton def. Air Force, 21-6
Air Force faced nine combined ranked opponents, including the nation's top-ranked team in Notre Dame on the men's side and Princeton on the women's side.
The Air Force men's team earned a 18-9 win over Long Island. The Falcons also faced off against #3 Ohio State, #5 Princeton, #8 U Penn and #12 UC San Diego.
Freshman Jack Griffith led Air Force with 14 bout victories in men's foil. Griffith had a winning record against all five opponents, including perfect 3-0 sheets against Long Island and Notre Dame.
Senior Matthew Haw, freshman Mack Luebbe and junior Ned Maurer posted eight wins each. Luebbe led the saber group in wins and Maurer posted his wins in foil. Han led the epee group.
On the women's side, the team earned a 15-12 win over Long Island. The Falcons also competed against #6 Cornell, #8 U Penn and #11 Temple.
A trio of freshmen and junior Josie Ratzlaff led the way with nine bout victories each.
Freshmen Melissa Kline and Shanon Luu led the foil group with nine wins each. Freshman Mira Vestel earned her nine victories in women's saber and Ratzlaff led the epee group.
Head coach Omar Elgeziry on the weekend:
"It was good weekend for us. We still need to improve in winning overall matches collectively, but our cadets have already improved since the Western Invite. We are moving in the right direction with our young team. I'm very proud of our team's perseverance and resilience - we fought hard every match till the end. I'm excited to see how far we will progress in the next semester's duels leading up to Western Regional. Go Falcons!"
The Falcons return to action Dec. 9-12 at the December NAC in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Air Force results at Elite Invitational
Men's Head-To-Head
Air Force def. Long Island, 18-9
#1 Notre Dame def. Air Force, 17-10
#12 UC San Diego def. Air Force, 17-20
#3 Ohio State def. Air Force, 15-12
#8 U Penn def. Air Force, 15-12
#5 Princeton def. Air Force, 21-6
Women's Head-To-Head
Air Force def. Long Island, 15-12
#11 Temple def. Air Force, 19-8
#6 Cornell def. Air Force, 19-8
#8 U Penn def. Air Force, 20-7
#1 Princeton def. Air Force, 21-6
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