Fencing

Lovelace earns All-American honors at the NCAA Championships

24 March 2018 Michael Zingrone

The Owls finished 11th out of 24 women’s teams at the NCAA Championships in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Fencing team celebrates its all-time wins leader

13 March 2018 Michael Zingrone

Senior epee Safa Ibrahim will graduate this semester after breaking a school record with 221 career wins.

Six Temple fencers make final round at regional competition

11 March 2018 Michael Zingrone

The Owls had nine fencers finish in the top 18 of their weapons to rank as semifinalists at Saturday’s NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional meet at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Fencing team continues NIWFA title streak

05 March 2018 Evan Easterling

Temple won its 22nd straight National Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association title on Saturday in West Point, New York.

Former high school foes help lead fencing team’s sabre squad

27 February 2018 Michael Zingrone

Blessing Olaode and Jessica Rockford have combined for 74 wins this season.

Fencing beats Penn State, John Hopkins at Temple Invitational

25 February 2018 Michael Zingrone

Temple beat Penn State, the No. 3 ranked team in the CollegeFencing360.com Women’s Coaches Poll, 16-11, at the Temple Invitational on Saturday at McGonigle Hall.

High-energy sabre squad leads fencing team in victories

20 February 2018 Michael Zingrone

The sabres’ 211 wins are 29 more than the foil squad’s 182 victories.

Temple fencing wins two of three bouts at Duke Invitational

11 February 2018 Michael Zingrone

Duke University, the No. 10 team in the CollegeFencing360.com Women’s Coaches Poll, gave No. 7 Temple its only loss on Sunday in Durham, North Carolina.

Temple fencing wins eight bouts at Northwestern Duals

05 February 2018 Michael Zingrone

The Owls posted an 8-2 record during the two-day competition in South Bend, Indiana, and coach Nikki Franke earned her 800th career win.

Sophomore sabre Kerry Plunkett (background) watches while sophomore sabre Malia Hee (right) and freshman sabre Eva Hinds fence during practice on Friday in the Student Pavilion. | JAMIE COTTRELL / THE TEMPLE NEWS

PDX Fencing sabre club in Oregon is pipeline to Temple

23 January 2018 Michael Zingrone

Temple has had four fencers from PDX Fencing since 2012.