The Basics
NJIT-16, Johns Hopkins-11
Johns Hopkins-19, Stevens-8
Columbia-23, Johns Hopkins-4
• Location: New York, NY • Dodge Fitness Center
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's fencing team picked up its first win of the season, beating Stevens at the Columbia Invitational.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins opened the day with a 16-11 loss to NJIT but earned a win in the Foil. Senior Cherlin Zhu and sophomores Jenny Song and Grace Van Atta each won a bout for the Blue Jays in the Sabre (6-3). Sophomore Diya Kulkarni and freshman Ameera Ebrahim each earned a win in the Epee (7-2). In the Foil, senior Miya Herman and sophomore Czarina Alfonso each won two bouts to lead JHU to a 6-3 win.
• JHU then defeated Stevens, 19-8, while sweeping all three weapons. Junior Alex McDonald won all three of her bouts to lead the Foil squad to a 7-2 win. The Epee squad earned a 7-2 win, led by sophomore Maya Zhang and freshman Katelyn McShine with three wins each. And in the Sabre, Song led the Blue Jays with three wins, including the clinching win as JHU won 5-4.
• Hopkins wrapped up the day with a 23-4 loss to Columbia, the 2019 NCAA Champions. The Foil squad fell 9-0 to the Lions. In the Epee, Zhang, McShine and junior Alex Szwecz each earned a win for the Blue Jays. And in the Sabre (8-1), Van Atta picked up a win for Hopkins.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 35-10 all-time against Stevens and earns its fourth straight win over the Ducks.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins is back in action on Saturday, November 20 at Haverford's D'Arnstein '09 Invitational.