Results
Yale 23, Brandeis 4
Yale 19, Boston College 8
Yale 19, MIT 8
Yale 14, St. John's 13
Yale 24, Incarnate Word 3
Yale 19, Wellesley 8
 
It was a glorious day for the Yale women's fencing team at the Brandeis Invitational. The Bulldogs won all six bouts, defeating Brandeis 23-4, Boston College 19-8, MIT 19-8, St. John's 14-13, Incarnate Word 24-3 and Wellesley 19-8.
 
A 7-2 victory by the foil team of Annie Lin, Helen Tan and Emme Zhou spearheaded the thrilling win over St. John's. The foil squad also won all nine bouts against both Brandeis and Boston College.
 
In the victory over MIT, the epee squad posted an 8-1 victory, while the epee went 9-0 vs. Incarnate Word.
 
"Overall, it was a good effort by everyone," said Marat Israelian, Yale's interim head coach of the men's and women's teams. "Both our men's and women's teams were fighting the entire day. Everyone now knows what they need to work on, and we are on to the next meet at Penn State in January. I'm proud of the team for the way they were fighting and competing today."
 
The Penn State Invitational is set for Jan. 8-9.