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2019-20 Women's Fencing Roster

Erin Chen

  • Position Sabre
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Moorestown Friends School
  • Hometown Lumberton, NJ

Biography

Statistically Speaking
- Holds school record for career Sabre wins and all weapons (364)
 
2019-20
- Finished with 73-17 record; ranked second on Sabre squad and team in wins
- EWFC Champion, First Team All-EWFC
- Placed 11th with a 10-2 record at Temple Open; earned 300th career win
- Won 12 of 15 bouts at Elite Invitational
- Went 11-1 at Philadelphia Invitational
- Won all six of her bouts at JHU Invitational
- Won EWFC Sabre Championship and won 14 bouts in team championship
- Won nine bouts at Temple Invitational
- Tied for third with six wins at NIWFA Championships
- Placed 19th at NCAA Regional
 
2018-19
- Named First Team Google Cloud Academic All-District
- Named First Team All-EWFC
- Finished with an 87-31 record; led team and Sabre squad in wins
- Led Blue Jays with a third-place finish and 10-4 record at Temple Open; was top DIII fencer in the Sabre
- Placed 18th with eight wins at Penn State Garret Open
- Won eight of nine bouts at Columbia
- Went unbeaten at Haverford (6-0) and Drew (15-0)
- Became the program’s all-time wins leader in the Sabre at Drew
- Finished second at EWFC Individual Championships with three wins
- Won 14 of 15 bouts at EWFC Team Championships
- Won five bouts at Temple
- Placed fifth with 11 wins at NIWFA Championships
- Finished 16th with seven wins at NCAA Regional
 
2017-18
- Went 91-24 on the season; led Sabre squad and ranked second on the team in wins
- EWFC Sabre Fencer of the Year and First Team All-EWFC
- Went 10-1 and placed 11th at Temple Open
- Placed 12th with 10 wins at Penn State Garret Open
- Won eight of nine bouts at Haverford Invitational
- Went 8-1 at Philadelphia Invitational
- Went unbeaten (9-0) at JHU Invitational
- Won EWFC Sabre title and went undefeated with a 19-0 record
- Won six bouts at Temple Invite
- Placed third with a 12-1 record at the NIWFA Championships
- Finished in 18th with eight wins at NCAA Regional
 
2016-17 
- Went 113-34 and led Sabre squad and team in wins  
- 113 wins are most by any fencer in a single season in program history  
- Placed sixth (10-1) at Temple Open  
- Won five bouts at Elite Invitational  
- Won six of eight bouts at Columbia Invitational  
- Went unbeaten (9-0) at Haverford Invitational
- Won seven bouts at Philadelphia Invitational  
- Went 13-2 at FDU Invitational  
- Won all nine bouts at Drew Invitational  
- Went a combined 21-1 at EWFC Championship and won individual Sabre championship  
- Went undefeated (20-0) and won NIWFA Championship  
- Placed eight at NCAA Regional with a 13-13 record
 
Personal 
- Erin Chen  
- Daughter of Kenneth and Shu-Ting  
- Member of Chinese Honors Society  
- Peer Leader in Peer Leadership Program  
- Won gold at Freshman Sophomore Tournament first two years  
- Three-time team MVP and two-time team captain  
- Named third team all-state as a junior and first team as a senior  
- Placed top 16 in state as a junior  
- Sabre squad finished second in district and sixth in state as a junior  
- Sabre squad placed fourth in district and third in state as a senior  
- Fenced three and a half years at Bergen Fencing Club  
- 2014 December NAC Division 2 Silver medalist  
- Also played tennis, soccer and lacrosse all four years  
- Named MVP and Coach’s Award winner and two-time all-league selection in tennis  
- Two-time NJ State Sectional Champion in soccer  
- Also earned Coach’s Award in soccer and lacrosse  
- Volunteer for Special Olympics, Thread, Special, Bayview Emergency Department and Charm City Care Connection
- AED Pre-Health Honor Society
- Intern at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Genetics Department  
- Majoring in molecular and cellular biology with a minor in computer science

 
Career Record W-L
2016-17 113-34
2017-18 91-24
2018-19 87-31
2019-20 73-17
Total 364-106

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Sabre
    5'8"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sabre
    5'8"