Word: foils
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...captain Kai Itameri-Kinter was third-best with an 8-4 record. The women continued to outperform the men, demolishing Vassar 22-5, the Violets 21-6, the Owls 18-9, and Princeton 17-10. The lone loss came against fencing juggernaut Penn State 17-10. The foil squad led the way again, with co-captain Emily Cross posting an undefeated, 15-0 mark. She was followed closely by a number of rookies who continued to impress in the young season. Freshman epee fencer Noam Mills had an 11-2 afternoon, and classmate and sabre fencer Caroline Vloka went...
...tournament for the first time yesterday evening in Chestnut Hill, Mass., defeating MIT, Boston College, and Brandeis.The women started fast and finished strong, never winning by fewer than 13 bouts, besting MIT 22-5, BC 21-6, and Brandeis 20-7.The Crimson was led by solid performances from its foil fencers. The deepest weapon on the squad, the foil boasts an Olympic medalist in co-captain Emily Cross, a gutsy freshman in Shelby MacLeod, and junior Anna Podolsky who competed at NCAAs last spring. The trio went a combined 26-1 on the day, with the lone defeat coming...
...fencing squads to impressive victories Friday night at the Malkin Athletic Center, as the Crimson opened up the dual meet portion of its schedule and competed as teams for the first time this season.The women’s team (2-0) was led by a strong performance from its foil squad and its many freshmen in cruising to victory over Sacred Heart, 23-4, and then taking down Tufts, 22-5.The men’s team, competing without its top epee fencer and captain Benji Ungar and sophomore foil fencer Hao Meng, who were both out with injuries, defeated Sacred Heart...
...with lasting significance, hopefully disproving Kaminski’s own fatalistic prediction that “first one’s unknown, then one’s famous, then one’s forgotten again.” Zollner serves as the artist’s more dynamic, optimistic foil. He, in all his self-absorbed vanity, is a character you will love to hate, for beneath his flaws lies a self-consciousness with which the reader can identify. While he may be a narcissist, a pompous jerk, and a pathological liar, he is not defined by those qualities alone...
...laughing when she came back with two slices of steamed white bread and a dish of green custard that precisely matched the color of the plate. Bizarre though it was, the dish was the best part of the meal. Who knew that Wonderbread would be such a great foil to the milky-rich coconut custard? With four people ordering appetizers and entrees and drinking water (Shabu Square doesn’t serve alcohol), the bill came to a modest $63, including tax and tip, so things could have been worse.We all scrambled out of our booths and out into...