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...quest for Ivy League greatness, beating Columbia phenom and Olympic competitor Emily Jacobson. As has been consistently true throughout the season, the epee marked the weak point for the Crimson, falling, 6-3 to the Big Red and Lions, and 7-2 to the Bears. Junior co-captain Maria Larsson was the sole bright spot on the day, dropping just two bouts and going perfect against Cornell. “We pretty much did what I anticipated, although I was a little disappointed that the women lost to Brown,” Brand said. “Of course again...
...epee squad, which has been depleted because some fencers are training for the Olympics, struggled over the weekend. The trio lost five of their six matches but held their own in most of them, with four matches being decided by a score of 5-4. Junior captain Maria Larsson, who competes in epee, singled out junior Lisa Vastola for her performance over the weekend. Vastola used to be compete in foil but converted to epee to because of team needs. “She’s improved amazingly and fences really well,” Larsson said...
...squad had the hardest time of it. The top epee fencer in the junior international circuit signed herself on to four years at Harvard, making the epee look unstoppable. But after her decision to defer a year, the weapon lacks depth. Still, junior co-captain Maria Larsson fought her way through the stiff competition to finish 18th of 43. Foil looks to be a bit stronger with three returning fencers in sophomores Misha Goldfeder, Anna Podolsky, and Arielle Pensler, who finished 15th, 17th, and 19th, respectively. But no one outdid the saber fencers. With the top finish...
...more than rose to the occasion. Goldfeder and Pensler both made nationals, and Goldfeder finished 10th in the nation—good enough for All-America honors. But what may have been most surprising for the women was the epee. Seniors Jasmine McGlade and Precious Eboigbe and sophomore Maria Larsson carried the Crimson throughout much of the season. “They’ve been really solid,” Brand said. “They feed off of each other’s enthusiasm, they’re very pumped for each match, they help each other...
...Itameri-Kinter, both placed 15th individually.The Crimson women also boasted some strong finishes in the form of four All-Americans.The female epee fencers, so instrumental to the squad’s success throughout the season, faced one of the toughest fields of competition in the tournament. McGlade and sophomore Maria Larsson finished eighth and 11th, respectively, good enough for each fencer’s second career All-America placement.“I was very happy, especially since the first day was pretty tough,” McGlade said. “Then basically the second day I focused more than...