The Basics
• Scores:
Johns Hopkins-22, Lafayette-5
Johns Hopkins-23, Lafayette-4
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's fencing team returned to Goldfarb Gym for the first time since February 2020 and picked up two wins over Lafayette.
 
How it Happened
• In round one, Hopkins swept the weapons with a combined 22 wins. Freshman Diya Kulkarni won all three of her bouts to lead the Epee squad to a 7-2 win. In the Sabre (6-3), senior Brooke Stanicki, junior Cherlin Zhu and freshman Sanya Bawa each won two bouts. Juniors Erika Wong and Miya Herman and sophomore Alexandra McDonald combined to lead the Foil squad to a 9-0 win.
• Round two, saw the Blue Jays do one better – dropping just four bouts in the win. Senior Shaina Morris and freshman Maya Zhang each won their three bouts to lead the Epee squad to an 8-1 win. Bawa also won her three bouts as the Sabre squad earned a 6-3 win. And in the Foil, McDonald, Wong and Herman again combined for the shutout.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins moves to 7-0 all-time against Lafayette and is 3-0 against the Leopards this season.
• Wong moves into a tie for 12^th in program history with 117 career wins.
 
The Records • Epee (15-3)
• Diya Kulkarni • 4-0
• Shaina Morris • 4-0
• Maya Zhang • 5-1
• Rachel Zhang • 2-2
 
The Records • Foil (18-0)
• Miya Herman • 6-0
• Alexandra McDonald • 6-0
• Erika Wong • 6-0
 
The Records • Sabre (12-6)
• Sanya Bawa • 5-1
• Brooke Stanicki • 4-2
• Cherlin Zhu • 3-3