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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.

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.

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.

Fencers take three wins at Penn State Invitational

16 January 2018 Michael Zingrone

Coach Nikki Franke is now 12 wins away from 800 for her career after Temple’s wins against Yale University, Haverford College and the University of North Carolina at the Penn State Invitational on Sunday.

Fencing team prepares for duals season at January NAC

10 January 2018 Michael Zingrone

Senior epee Safa Ibrahim and sophomore sabre Malia Hee placed in the top 16 of their competitions at the January North American Cup in Virginia Beach, Virginia.