Men’s and Women’s at Fencing NCAA Championships
Princeton fencing finished fourth out of 27 teams at NCAA championships this past weekend, leaving the competition with seven All-Americans and one champion.
First-year Maia Weintraub won the women’s foil championship, Princeton’s first since 2000. She was one of five women on the team to earn All-American honors, including senior sabrist Maia Chamberlain, senior sabrist Galen Cadley, first-year épéeist Jessica Lin, and junior épéeist Lola Constantino.
For the men, both junior foil fencer Mohamed Hamza and first-year épée Nicholas Lawson earned All-American honors. Hamza fell 15–14 in a nail-biter semifinal to Columbia’s Ashton Daniel, while Lawson defeated Penn’s Emon Daroian 15–11 in the semis, but fell to Ohio State’s Gabriel Feinberg 15–11 in the final.
Women’s Lacrosse at Loyola (MD)
No. 10 women’s lacrosse (6–1, 1–0 Ivy) suffered their first loss of the season 16–15 at No. 7 Loyola Maryland (8–0, 2–0 Patriot). Senior attack Kyla Sears led the Tigers with four goals, while first-year midfielder Sophie Whiteway scored three.
Sophomore midfielder Kari Buonanno opened the scoring for the Tigers, but after Loyola quickly responded with four goals in under three minutes, Princton trailed for the remainder of the game. A late goal from first-year midfielder Nina Montes cut the Greyhounds’ lead to one with just over 90 seconds remaining, but Loyola held on from there.
Princeton is back in action tomorrow at 7 p.m. when they host No. 5 Stony Brook.
Men’s Lacrosse
No. 2 men’s lacrosse (6–2, 1–1 Ivy) suffered its second defeat of the season, dropping a close one 14–12 at No. 11 Yale (4–2, 1–1…