NEWARK, NJ--The NJIT men's and women's fencing team recorded big weekends for each program as the Highlanders competed at the Fairleigh Dickinson Invitational, Stevens Invitational and MACFA B Round Robin this weekend.
MACFA B Round Robin
The NJIT men registered a 4-1 mark at the MACFA B Round Robin hosted by Stevens with wins over Yeshiva (25-2), Army (23-4) and Hunter (23-4).
The NJIT foil squad combined for a 29-7 mark led by Cristian Candescu with nine wins followed by Kevin Katayama (8) and John Mongrella III (7).
Sophomore Tristan Gibson led the epee squad with seven wins.
The sabre squad combined for a 30-6 mark paced by junior Andrew Richardson with seven wins.
FDU Invitational
The NJIT women went 3-2 at the FDU Invitational with wins over Hunter (24-2), LIU (15-12) and Wagner (14-11).
The foil squad notched 37-8 overall mark paced by Dominika Pawlowska and Marina Arrese with 13 wins each. Dorottya Berczy recorded 11 wins for NJIT.
Freshman Amanda Soliman led the sabre squad with 10 wins.
Stevens Invitational
NJIT went 1-1 with a win over Fairleigh Dickinson (15-8) led by five wins from Pawlowska on the epee strip.
Sophomore Paloma Almodovar recorded three wins on the sabre squad for the Highlanders.