Dec. 16, 2013
Brandeis Invitational 
WALTHAM, MA - The Johns Hopkins women's fencing team picked up a pair of wins at the annual Brandeis Invitational, defeating Boston College and MIT. Hopkins also suffered losses to Air Force, Cornell, Columbia, Brandeis and Brown (forfeit). The Blue Jays enter the winter break with a 7-5 record.
Hopkins opened with a 15-12 win over Boston College, including a dominating 8-1 win in the Foil. In the Sabre, sophomore Isabella So led the Blue Jays with a 3-0 record and also clinched the 5-4 win in the ninth bout. Junior Rachel Kalina picked up a pair of wins for Hopkins. Sophomores Abigail Delamater and Rachel Viqueira led the Jays to the win in the Foil with a combined six wins. In the Epee, Hopkins fell 7-2 with freshmen Charlotte Green and Katherine Couch each winning a bout.
The Blue Jays then dropped a 17-10 decision to the Air Force Falcons. JHU earned a 5-4 win in the Sabre behind three wins from So, including the clinching win. Air Force then took an 8-1 win in the Foil and a 5-4 win in the Epee. Couch led the Jays in the Epee with two wins. Hopkins also lost to Cornell by a 17-10 score. The Blue Jays again won a close 5-4 decision in the Sabre. Kalina led the way in this round for Hopkins, winning all three of her bouts and clinching the win in the final bout. The Big Red followed with wins in the Foil (8-1) and the Epee (5-4). Couch once again won two of her bouts to lead JHU.
Hopkins followed with a hard-fought 14-13 win over MIT, despite winning just one of three weapons. The Engineers picked up a 6-3 win in the Sabre, while Kalina won all three of her bouts for the Blue Jays. Viqueira and senior Jackie Heath won all six of their bouts to lead JHU to an 8-1 win in the Foil. Heath's first win of the round was a milestone - the 250th of her career. MIT also took a 6-3 victory in the Epee.
Columbia defeated Hopkins 17-10 and claimed victories in the Foil and Epee. Hopkins won the Sabre by a 6-3 score, behind two wins each from Kalina, So and freshman Nancy Kim. The Lions meanwhile swept the Foil and then won a close 5-4 decision in the Epee. Couch won two of her three bouts to pace the Blue Jays' effort. Hopkins fell to host Brandeis, 16-11, in its final match of the day. The Judges took the Sabre by a 6-3 score while Kalina had a pair of wins for the Jays. Hopkins then pulled out a 5-4 win in the Foil behind three wins from Heath, including one in the final bout. Brandeis claimed a 6-3 victory in the Epee as well. Hopkins was then forced to forfeit its match versus Brown because of its scheduled flight back to Baltimore.
Hopkins returns to action on January 26 at the Philadelphia Invitational.
Brandeis Invitational
Sabre
Rachel Kalina • 14-4
Nancy Kim • 2-13
Isabella So • 11-7
Nastasia Winey • 0-3
Foil
Abigail Delamater • 5-7
Jackie Heath • 8-10
Ilana Regenbogen • 1-6
Rachel Viqueira • 9-8
Epee
Liz Caris • 2-3
Katherine Couch • 9-9
Charlotte Green • 6-12
Ting Liu • 2-7
Nastasia Winey • 1-3
