The Basics
• Scores:
Johns Hopkins-23, Haverford-4
Johns Hopkins-25, Navy-2
Johns Hopkins-27, William & Mary-0
• Records: JHU (4-2)
• Location: Haverford, PA • Alumni Field House
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's fencing team cruised to a 3-0 day at the 2021 D'Arnstein '09 Invitational Sunday at Haverford.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins opened the day with a 23-4 win over host Haverford. The Sabre squad picked up a 6-3 win behind a 3-0 showing from sophomore Jenny Song. The Epee squad earned a shutout as junior Rachel Zhang and sophomores Diya Kulkarni and Maya Zhang combined for nine wins. Junior Alex McDonald led the Foil squad to a 8-1 win as she won all three of her bouts.
• The Blue Jays then beat the Mids of Navy, 25-2. Song, senior Cherlin Zhu and sophomore Sanya Bawa combined for all nine Sabre wins. In the Epee, freshmen Ameera Ebrahim and Katelyn McShine each went 3-0 to lead the team to a 7-2 win. And in the Foil, McDonald, senior Miya Herman and sophomore Czarina Alfonso each went 3-0.
• Hopkins closed out the day with a 27-0 win over William & Mary. Song, Zhu and Bawa led the Sabre squad with a combined nine wins. In the Epee, it was Maya Zhang, Rachael Zhang and junior Zoe Readi-Brown leading the way with nine wins. And in the Foil, Alfonso and Herman led the squad with three wins apiece.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 35-6 all-time against Haverford and has 23 straight against the Fords. JHU is now 10-12 against Navy, having won nine straight over the Mids. And against William & Mary, Hopkins owns a 7-4 lead in the series and has won six straight.
• McDonald moved into a tie for 22^nd in school history with 87 career Foil wins. Herman needs just one win to move into a tie for 10^th place.
• Zhu moved to 12^th in school history and needs just two wins to reach 100 for her career.
 
The Records • Epee
• Ameera Ebrahim • 3-0
• Diya Kulkarni • 3-0
• Katelyn McShine • 3-0
• Zoe Readi-Brown • 4-2
• Maya Zhang • 6-0
• Rachel Zhang • 6-0
 
The Records • Foil
• Czarina Alfonso • 8-0
• Miya Herman • 8-1
• Alex McDonald • 8-0
• Katelyn McShine • 2-0
 
The Records • Sabre
• Sanya Bawa • 8-1
• Jenny Song • 9-0
• Alex Szewc • 3-0
• Cherlin Zhu • 4-2
 
Up Next
• Hopkins will travel to Columbus, OH for the Elite Invitational December 4-5.