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McGee Surpasses 200 Wins for Women’s Fencing
McGee Surpasses 200 Wins for Women’s Fencing
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HACKENSACK, N.J. – Senior Sophia McGee reached a major milestone for the Drew University women's fencing team, earning her 200th career victory in epee while leading the Rangers to a 3-2 showing at the Fairleigh Dickinson University Invitational on Sunday.
 
Drew, which improved to 24-19, defeated Hunter (24-3), CCNY (23-4), and Army (15-12) but lost to NJIT (16-11) and Tufts (22-5), which is ranked second in Division III by the US Fencing Coaches Association.
 
McGee turned in a stellar performance, finishing 9-1 on the day while going 3-0 against Hunter, CCNY, and Army to push her career record to 204-164 and her season mark to 51-32.
 
McGee's efforts helped lead the epee squad to an impressive 4-1 team mark that included a 5-4 victory over NJIT. Individually, epee turned in a 33-12 record.
 
Sophomore Brenna Behensky also turned in a big performance in epee, finishing 12-3 while notching a victory versus Tufts and improving to 48-26 for the season. Freshman Izzy Anderson registered a 7-2 mark to extend her season record to 44-24. Sophomore Amira Mutakabbir posted a 2-1 showing versus Tufts while junior Caira Blake also captured a win over the Jumbos.
 
The foil unit finished 3-2 on the day and was led by junior Lauren Miglietta, who finished 7-2. Freshman Nix Feeley added a 6-3 mark while sophomore Assata Mutakabbir went 5-4. Additionally, first-year Bella Hatzoglu went 4-5 and earned a win over an opponent from Tufts.
 
The sabre team went 2-3 and was paced by sophomore Sophie Gajowskyj and senior Hannah Weinstein, each of whom finished 4-5.
 
Drew returns to action on Sunday, when it serves as the host for the Eastern Women's Fencing Conference Championships in the Simon Forum.

 
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