The Basics
• Scores:
Johns Hopkins-22, Haverford-5
Johns Hopkins-22, Wagner-5
Johns Hopkins-22, Sacred Heart-5
Johns Hopkins-24, Fairleigh Dickinson-3
Johns Hopkins-21, NJIT-6
Johns Hopkins-21, NYU-6
• Records: Johns Hopkins (7-4)
• Location: Philadelphia, PA • Tse Center
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's fencing team cruised to six wins at the Philadelphia Invitational and senior Alicja Tomaszewski earned her 200^th career win.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins opened the day with a 22-5 win over Haverford. The Foil squad pulled out a 5-4 win, led by freshman Alexandra McDonald and junior Brooke Stanicki's two wins each. Freshmen Alexandra Szewc and Rachel Zhang each won three bouts to lead the Epee squad to an 8-1 win. And the Sabre squad did not drop a bout, thanks to Tomaszewski, junior Rebecca Zhou and sophomore Cherlin Zhu.
• The Blue Jays won by the same score over the Wagner Seahawks. The Foil squad won 8-1 behind three wins from MacDonald. This time it was the Epee squad with the close win, led by senior Shivani Bisen and junior Shaina Morris' combined four wins. The Sabre squad again went unbeaten, with three wins each from Tomaszewski and senior Erin Chen.
• JHU followed with another 22-5 win, this time over Sacred Heart. Stanicki and sophomores Miya Herman and Erika Wong combined for a 9-0 win for the Foil squad. Bisen, Morris and Zhang won two bouts each and the Epee squad won 6-3. Chen won all three of her bouts to lead the Sabre squad to a 7-2 win.
• Hopkins then defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 24-3. The Foil squad went unbeaten for the second straight round, led by Wong and McDonald with three wins each. Bisen, Morris and Szewc earned two wins each as the Epee squad won 6-3. And the Sabre squad picked up its third unbeaten round due to Zhou, Tomaszewski and Zhu.
• JHU picked up a 21-6 win over NJIT for its fifth win of the day. The Foil squad went unbeaten for the third straight round, led by McDonald, Stanicki and Herman. Szewc, Zhang and Morris each won two bouts and the Epee squad earned a 6-3 win. Zhou, Tomaszewski and Chen did the same for the Sabre squad.
• The Blue Jays wrapped up the day and the sweep with a 21-6 win over the NYU Violets. McDonald and Stanicki won three bouts apiece to lead the Foil squad to an 8-1 win. Szewc and Zhang each won two to lead the Epee squad to a close 5-4 win. Tomaszewski and Chen each won three bouts to lead the Sabre squad to an 8-1 win.
 
What it Means
• Tomaszewski's 15^th and final win of the day gave her 200 for her career. She now ranks 13^th in school history, among all weapons, and fifth in the Sabre.
• Both Stanicki and Zhou eclipsed 150 career wins with 13 and 14 wins, respectively.  
 
The Records • Epee (36-18)
• Shivani Bisen • 8-4
• Shaina Morris • 9-6
• Alexandra Szewc • 10-5
• Rachel Zhang • 9-3
 
The Records • Foil (48-6)
• Miya Herman • 12-1
• Alexandra McDonald • 14-1
• Brooke Stanicki • 13-1
• Erika Wong • 9-3
 
The Records • Sabre (48-6)
• Erin Chen • 11-1
• Alicja Tomaszewski • 15-2
• Rebecca Zhou • 14-3
• Cherlin Zhu • 8-0
 
Up Next
• Hopkins is back in action on February 9 at the JHU Invitational.