STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Sophomore Sophie Gajowskyj earned her 100th career victory and the Drew University women's fencing team registered a perfect 4-0 day at the Brian Palestis Memorial Invitational, hosted by Wagner College, on Sunday.
 
The Rangers (21-17) opened with a 21-6 victory over Hunter College before eking out back-to-back 14-13 wins over both Lafayette College and Wagner. Drew completed their big day with a 24-3 triumph over City College of New York.

Gajowskyj finished 4-3 in sabre, pushing her career record to 101-73.
 
The Rangers turned in their top performance in epee, which went 4-0 for the afternoon. The team performed well under pressure, winning each of their first three bouts by a 5-4 count versus Hunter, Lafayette, and Wagner. They finished with a total individual mark of 24-12.
 
Leading the way in epee was sophomore Brenna Behensky, who recorded a 9-3 record on the day. Freshman Izzy Anderson and senior Sophia McGee also performed well, as each posted a 6-3 mark, while junior Caira Blake was 2-1.
 
Both the foil and sabre units finished 3-1 and came close to running the table as well. The foil team's only loss was a 5-4 setback to Lafayette while the sabre squad was only defeated by Wagner, also by a 5-4 count.
 
In foil, which posted an aggregate 25-11 record on the day, sophomore Assata Mutakabbir paced the Rangers with an 8-2 record. Freshman Bella Hatzoglu went 7-2 while junior Lauren Miglietta finished 6-3. Senior Ashley Abreu added a 4-4 mark.
 
In addition to Gajowskyj, sophomore Serena Mancuso had a big day in sabre, finishing 6-3. In addition, senior Hannah Weinstein went 3-3, freshman Gianna Olson finished 3-1, and sophomore Elysa Jordan was 2-2.
 
The team returns to the strip next Sunday at the Fairleigh Dickinson University Invitational, held at Stratis Arena inside the Rothman Center in Hackensack, N.J.