No. 6 Duke Defeats No. 3 Penn State to Open Duke Meet

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Saturday, February 12

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No. 6 Duke Defeats No. 3 Penn State to Open Duke Meet

2/12/2022 7:03:00 PM | Fencing

DURHAM – The sixth-ranked Duke men's fencing team posted an undefeated showing Saturday on the first day of the annual Duke Meet.

The Blue Devil men posted a flawless 5-0 overall record, which was highlighted by a dominant 18-9 win over third-ranked Penn State.

In addition to the Nittany Lions, Duke secured victories over Air Force (18-9), Boston College (19-8), Brandeis (17-10) and Johns Hopkins (22-5) in front of its home crowd in Card Gym.

Both the saber and epee squads went 5-0, while the foil team posted a 4-1 record on the day.

Epeeist Bowen Wang led the entire squad with 10 victories, followed closely behind by junior Finn Hossfeld with an impressive 9-2 showing.

Terence Lee (saber), Stephen Kim (saber) and Sam Gruber (foil) all recorded eight wins while freshman Ethan Nguyen (epee) posted a flawless 7-0 ledger.

Full results from the competition can be found below.

The 12th-ranked Duke women will close out the Duke Meet on Sunday beginning at 8 a.m.

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NO. 6 DUKE MEN | 5-0
Duke def. No. 3 Penn State, 18-9 (F5-4, E6-3, S7-2)
Duke def. Johns Hopkins, 22-5 (F7-2, E9-0, S6-3)
Duke def. Brandeis, 17-10 (F4-5, S8-1, E5-4)
Duke def. Air Force, 18-9 (F5-4, E8-1, S5-4)
Duke def. Boston College, 19-8 (F8-1, E4-5, S7-2)

MEN'S SABER | 5-0
Alan Chen 6-5
Lukas Dannull 5-1
Terence Lee 8-3
Stephen Kim 8-4
Maxwell Greenbaum 3-1