January 25, 2009

Bulldogs Wrap Up Competition at NYU

Jan. 25, 2009

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Bulldogs hit the road this weekend for a series of challenging matches at the NYU Invitational in New York, N.Y. The Bulldogs faced Notre Dame, which finished second at the NCAA Championship last year, and fell 4-23. Northwestern, also a strong team, outlasted Yale by 9-18. Against Wayne State, a team the Bulldogs beat last year, Yale posted a 25-2 victory. They followed that victory up with a 19-8 victory against NYU, effectively avenging their loss at last year's invitational. Ohio State, last year's national champions, ended the tournament for Yale with a 3-24 defeat.

Captain Lidia Gocheva commented on the tournament's results:

"We obviously have some serious work to do in order to reach the level of teams like Notre Dame and Ohio State, but I am very optimistic about the remainder of the season. I hope that we will be able to apply what we learned today against our main opponents at the Ivy League Championship."

Full Results:

vs Notre Dame (4-23) (defeat)

Sabre 1-8

Katherine Arden 1-2
Jennifer Ivers 0-3
Farrah Kimovec 0-3

Foil 2-7

Lidia Gocheva 0-3
Katharine Pitt 0-3
Valeria Makeeva 2-1

Epee 1-8

Rebecca Moss 1-2
Abigail Fraeman 0-3
Tasha Garcia 0-2
Pruittiporn Kerdchoochuen 0-1

vs Northwestern (9-18) (defeat)

Sabre 4-5

Katherine Arden 2-1
Jennifer Ivers 2-1
Farrah Kimovec 0-3

Foil 4-5