EASTON, PA – Junior Czarina Alfonso and freshman Josephine Chang led the Johns Hopkins women's fencing team with 22^nd place finishes at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Saturday at Lafayette.
 
Alfonso led the Foil squad with her 22^nd place finish, out of 36 fencers. She was also the top Division III fencer in the weapon as she went 4-6 on the day. Freshman Rosy Cepero went 2-3 to place 26^th and classmate Bethany Lee finished in 30^th place with a 1-4 record.
 
Chang had a first-round bye and then went 1-4 in pool play to finish in 22^nd place. She was also the top DIII fencer in the Sabre, out of 36 fencers. Freshman Adelaide Benoit placed 25^th with a 2-3 record while junior Jenny Song took 31^st place with a 1-4 record.
 
In the Epee, sophomore Ameera Ebrahim led the Blue Jays with a 25^th place finish and a 3-2 record on the day. Sophomore Katelyn McShine went 1-4 and finished in 31^st place, while senior Rachel Zhang also went 1-4 and took 35^th place. Junior Maya Zhang finished in 36^th place with an 0-5 record.
 
Notes: Alfonso now ranks 15^th in program history with 110 career Foil wins • Rachel Zhang is 13^th with 114 career Epee wins • Song moves into a tie for 11^th with 138 career Sabre wins • Chang now has 106 wins on the season, the second most in program history for a freshman, in any weapon • In addition, Chang is just the fourth fencer to win 100 bouts in a season.