{"id":208653,"date":"2026-01-31T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/womens-fencing-battles-at-eric-sollee-invitational\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T23:10:08","slug":"womens-fencing-battles-at-eric-sollee-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/womens-fencing-battles-at-eric-sollee-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Fencing Battles at Eric Sollee Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women’s Fencing Battles at Eric Sollee Invitational<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-01-31 17:22:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Waltham, Mass.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Stevens Institute of Technology women’s fencing team competed in six bouts at the Eric Sollee Invitational, hosted by Brandeis University, on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Ducks were defeated by Boston College (21-6), Brandeis (21-6), MIT (18-9), Brown University (23-4), Wellesley College (16-11), and Tufts University (18-9).<\/p>\n

HOW IT HAPPENED<\/strong>
\nAgainst Boston College, Sasha Craine was the lone double winner, going 2-1 at sabre. Ashlyn Leung (sabre), Grace Hicks and Sofia Stoeckel (epee), and Akemi Rodriguez (foil) each earned a victory. Stevens posted its closest result of the day against Wellesley, with both foil and sabre finishing 4-5. Leung went a perfect 3-0 at sabre, while Craine added a win. Julia DiPaolo and Rodriguez recorded two victories in epee, and Hicks, Madyson Gavilanes, and Elyse Sato each picked up a foil win. Foil and epee both went 3-6 against MIT. Craine led the sabre squad with two wins, while Leung added one. Emily Zgombic, Rodriguez, and DiPaolo each finished 1-2 at foil, and Hicks and Gavilanes posted matching 1-2 records at epee.<\/p>\n

Against host Brandeis, Gavilanes went 2-1 at epee, with Hicks, Leung, Zgombic, and Rodriguez each adding a victory. Craine also earned a winning record against Brown, going 2-1 at sabre, while Zgombic and Rodriguez each went 1-2 at foil. In the final bout against Tufts, epee finished 4-5 as Hicks went 2-1 and Katherine Mooney and Stoeckel added wins. Sabre earned three victories, led by Craine’s 2-1 performance and a win from Leung. Rodriguez closed the day with a 2-1 record in epee.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/strong>
\nThe Ducks will host their lone home tournament of the season next Sunday, welcoming teams to the Stevens Invitational beginning at 10:00 a.m. inside Canavan Arena and Walker Gym.
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