Nov. 6, 2004

BALTIMORE, Md. (www.lafayette.edu) - A 9-0 sweep of the foil by sophomore Brendan O'Dea led Lafayette's fencing team to a 2-1 showing on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Johns Hopkins.

The Leopards posted wins over Virginia Tech (16-13) and Virginia (18-9), and fell 17-10 to William and Mary.

The epee squad went 8-1 versus Virginia Tech, as junior Andrew Kopelman and sophomore Robert Boguski were 3-0 and Dave Watrous won a 2-1 decision.

The foil and epee events each dominated Virginia. Junior team captain Mat Ingraham, junior foil squad captain Mark Lodato, and O'Dea were 8-1 in the foil. Kopelman's 3-0 win gave Lafayette a 7-2 margin in the epee.

Full results are as follows:

Lafayette 16, Virginia Tech 13

Foil (VT 6-5)
Mike Zboray, 1-1
Brendan O'Dea, 3-0
Mat Ingraham, 1-2
Chris Jacoby, 0-3

Epee (LC 8-1)
Robert Boguski, 3-0
Dave Watrous, 2-1
Andrew Kopelman, 3-0

Sabre (VT 6-3)
Nate Landis, 1-2
Zach Guilfoyle, 1-2
Clay Howell, 1-2

Lafayette 18, Virginia 9

Foil (LC 8-1)
Brendan O'Dea, 3-0
Mat Ingraham, 3-0
Mark Lodato, 2-1

Epee (LC 7-2)
Robert Boguski, 2-1
Dave Watrous, 2-1
Andrew Kopelman, 3-0

Sabre (UVA 6-3)
Nate Landis, 2-1
Kim Ferguson, 0-3
Clay Howell, 1-2

William and Mary 17, Lafayette 10

Foil (LC 6-3)
Brendan O'Dea, 3-0
Mat Ingraham, 2-1
Mark Lodato, 1-2

Epee (W&M 6-3)
Robert Boguski, 1-2
Dave Watrous, 1-2
Andrew Kopelman, 1-2

Sabre (W&M 6-3)
Nate Landis, 1-2
Clay Howell, 0-3
Zach Guilfoyle, 0-1
Annalese Maddox, 0-2