The Basics
• Scores:
Johns Hopkins-23, Yeshiva-4
Johns Hopkins-25, Army-2
Johns Hopkins-24, Hunter-3
NJIT-18, Johns Hopkins-9
Stevens-14, Johns Hopkins-13
• Record: JHU (13-9)
• Location: Newark, NJ • NJIT Wellness and Events Center
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team picked up a trio of wins on Sunday at the MACFA A vs. B hosted by NJIT. In addition, junior Tiger Gao Gao earned his 200th career win. 
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins opened the day with a 23-4 win over Yeshiva and a three-weapons' sweep. Senior Solomon Polansky and freshman Noah Park each went 3-0 to lead the Foil squad to a 9-0 win. Sophomore Jake Desman and freshman Devon Osgood did the same as the Sabre squad won by the same score. Gao and sophomore Neel Maddineni won two bouts each to lead the Epee squad to a hard-fought 5-4 win.
• The Blue Jays followed with a 25-2 win over the Army Black Knights and another weapons' sweep. Polansky and junior Adam Katwan combined for six wins to lead the Foil squad to another shutout. The Epee squad picked up a shutout as Gao, senior William Snyder and freshman Kyle Kennedy combined for the nine wins. Freshman Paul Lam won all three of his bouts to lead the Sabre squad to a 7-2 win.
• Hopkins grabbed its third straight win, and a third weapons' sweep, in a 24-3 defeat of Hunter. Katwan and Park combined for six wins to lead the Foil squad to its third straight shutout. Snyder led the Epee squad (6-3) with three wins. Desman, Osgood and sophomore Vance Wood each went 3-0 as the Sabre squad won 9-0.
• JHU then lost to host NJIT, which is receiving votes in the CollegeFencing360.com top-10, by an 18-9 score. Polansky once again went 3-0 to lead the Foil squad to a 7-2 win.
• The Blue Jays then dropped a tough 14-13 decision to the Steven Ducks. Polansky was the leader again for the Foil squad, winning all three of his bouts in the team's 8-1 win.
 
What it Means
• With his sixth win of the day, Gao earned his 200^th career win and now ranks eighth in school history in career Epee wins.
 
The Records • Foil (42-3)
• Adam Katwan • 12-1
• Evan Lau • 5-1
• Noah Park • 11-1
• Solomon Polansky • 14-0
 
The Records • Epee (24-21)
• Tiger Gao • 6-6
• Kyle Kennedy • 6-3
• Neel Maddineni • 4-8
• William Snyder • 8-4
 
The Records • Sabre (28-17)
• Jake Desman • 8-3
• Eryk Kokosinski • 2-6
• Paul Lam • 7-3
• Devin Osgood • 6-3
• Vance Wood • 5-2
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, February 24 at the Temple Invitational.