Temple University Athletics
Saturday, February 20
McGonigle Hall
All Day
Temple University
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Temple Invitational (Penn State, St. John's, Brown, Princeton, Penn)
Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Fencing to Honor Seniors at Temple Invitational Saturday
2.19.16 | Women's Fencing
PHILADELPHIA - Six outstanding senior student-athletes will be honored at Temple fencing's Temple Invitational, set for Saturday, Feb. 20 in McGonigle Hall. The Senior Day ceremony will begin around 9 a.m., with the meet scheduled to run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For the first time, Temple will be live streaming all of its matches Saturday on OwlsTV. Temple student Ed LeFurge will be on the call along with D.C. Pixie Roane, a 1997 Temple graduate and current club coach.
Tenth-ranked Temple will face four teams on Saturday, including two others ranked in the Top 10. The Owls will start the day against #3 Princeton at 9:30 a.m., followed by Brown at 11 a.m. After a short break for lunch, the Owls will fence #9 Penn at 1 p.m. and then finish the day against #7 St. John's at 2:30 p.m.
The group of seniors is a big one for the Owls this year, and will be sorely missed. Temple head coach Nikki Franke said honoring them will be a mixed blessing. "It's great to see them getting to this point and knowing they're ready to move on and start their careers, but it's a strong group and it's a group full of leadership. We're really going to miss them."
Princeton is the only team the Owls will be facing for a second time this season, after losing 16-11 to the third-ranked Tigers at the Northwestern Duals on Jan. 31. Temple would have faced Penn on Jan. 23, but that meet was postponed to this coming Sunday, Feb. 21. The Owls are still heading across town to Penn on Sunday, but will now face just #5 Northwestern, FDU and Cornell, making it a total of four matches against ranked teams in two days.
"Everyone is going to work hard and it's going to be tough, but that's what we want," said Franke. "We want strong competition, and that's going to make us fence our best. We're looking forward to finishing out the dual meet season with our best effort."
Senior Day Bios
Gloria Aguilar
In just two years at Temple, Gloria has made her mark with the program. She is the sabre squad leader this season and recently finished with a winning record of 2-1 against #2 Notre Dame at the Duke Meet on February 7th. Gloria's two-year career record stands at 72-62, and she placed 10th at her first NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional last season. At the conclusion of her junior season, Gloria was named Most Valuable Player on the sabre squad. She is a psychology major from Madrid, Spain, and was named to the 2015 Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Demi Antipas
The overall team captain this season as well as the foil squad leader, Demi has achieved much success in her four years with the program. Her overall career record stands at 135-102 heading into today's meet, and she placed seventh overall in foil at last year's NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional. Earlier this season, Demi tied for sixth at the Temple Open before placing sixth yet again at the Penn State Open. Demi is a psychology major from Stony Brook, New York, and has been named to Temple's President's Honor Roll each year for having a GPA of 3.5 or above. Her high school coach was Jennie Salmon, a member of the 1992 Temple NCAA Foil Championship Team.
Jessica Hall
Currently serving as the epee squad leader for a second year in a row, Jess has had a very strong final season for the Owls. Her record stands at 42-25 heading into today's meet, and she has a career mark of 166-102. At the Elite Invitational on November 21st, Jess went 9-2 against competition that included two top-10 teams. She finished 7-3 at the Penn State Invitational, going 2-1 in a team win against #8 Penn State. Jess is a speech, language and hearing science major from Parsippany, New Jersey, and has twice been named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Petra Khan
After an injury kept her off the strip for much of last season, Petra has returned strong and is having an impressive senior year. Her season record stands at 35-20, and she has an overall career mark of 114-77. Petra placed sixth in sabre at the Temple Open to start the season, and was ninth at the Penn State Open. Her 13-8 overall mark at the Northwestern Duals included a 2-1 record against #2 Notre Dame and another 2-1 performance in a sabre squad win vs. #6 Ohio State. Petra is a public relations major from Beaverton, Oregon, and has been named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for the past two years for having a GPA of at least 3.0.Â
Fatima Largaespada
Having earned a trip to the NCAA Championships in each of her three years so far at Temple, Fatima has made her mark for the Owls' foil squad. This season she has already amassed an impressive record of 38-21, and she stands at 174-101 for her career. Fatima started the season with Gold Medal at the Temple Open, and earned a medal yet again when she tied for third at the Penn State Open. She had the top record of 7-1 for the foil squad at Sacred Heart on December 6th, and her 10-2 mark on January 16th at the Penn State Invitational included a 3-0 record against #8 Penn State. Fatima is a public relations major from Puebla, Mexico, and has been named to both the Athletic Director's and President's Honor Rolls in her career at Temple.Â
Olivia Wynn
Despite switching weapons halfway through her collegiate career, Olivia has continued to find success. Now a member of the sabre squad, she has amassed a mark of 27-9 this season, and is 94-38 overall in her career including two years of foil. Olivia went a perfect 7-0 at the Elite Invitational in November and completed the Northwestern Duals in late January with an overall record of 12-2. In her first year fencing sabre last season, she was a finalist at the NIWFA Championships and placed eighth overall. Olivia is a therapeutic recreation major from Somerville, New Jersey, and has been named to both the President's and Athletic Director's Honor Rolls during her four years at Temple.
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Tenth-ranked Temple will face four teams on Saturday, including two others ranked in the Top 10. The Owls will start the day against #3 Princeton at 9:30 a.m., followed by Brown at 11 a.m. After a short break for lunch, the Owls will fence #9 Penn at 1 p.m. and then finish the day against #7 St. John's at 2:30 p.m.
The group of seniors is a big one for the Owls this year, and will be sorely missed. Temple head coach Nikki Franke said honoring them will be a mixed blessing. "It's great to see them getting to this point and knowing they're ready to move on and start their careers, but it's a strong group and it's a group full of leadership. We're really going to miss them."
Princeton is the only team the Owls will be facing for a second time this season, after losing 16-11 to the third-ranked Tigers at the Northwestern Duals on Jan. 31. Temple would have faced Penn on Jan. 23, but that meet was postponed to this coming Sunday, Feb. 21. The Owls are still heading across town to Penn on Sunday, but will now face just #5 Northwestern, FDU and Cornell, making it a total of four matches against ranked teams in two days.
"Everyone is going to work hard and it's going to be tough, but that's what we want," said Franke. "We want strong competition, and that's going to make us fence our best. We're looking forward to finishing out the dual meet season with our best effort."
Senior Day Bios
Gloria Aguilar
In just two years at Temple, Gloria has made her mark with the program. She is the sabre squad leader this season and recently finished with a winning record of 2-1 against #2 Notre Dame at the Duke Meet on February 7th. Gloria's two-year career record stands at 72-62, and she placed 10th at her first NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional last season. At the conclusion of her junior season, Gloria was named Most Valuable Player on the sabre squad. She is a psychology major from Madrid, Spain, and was named to the 2015 Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Demi Antipas
The overall team captain this season as well as the foil squad leader, Demi has achieved much success in her four years with the program. Her overall career record stands at 135-102 heading into today's meet, and she placed seventh overall in foil at last year's NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional. Earlier this season, Demi tied for sixth at the Temple Open before placing sixth yet again at the Penn State Open. Demi is a psychology major from Stony Brook, New York, and has been named to Temple's President's Honor Roll each year for having a GPA of 3.5 or above. Her high school coach was Jennie Salmon, a member of the 1992 Temple NCAA Foil Championship Team.
Jessica Hall
Currently serving as the epee squad leader for a second year in a row, Jess has had a very strong final season for the Owls. Her record stands at 42-25 heading into today's meet, and she has a career mark of 166-102. At the Elite Invitational on November 21st, Jess went 9-2 against competition that included two top-10 teams. She finished 7-3 at the Penn State Invitational, going 2-1 in a team win against #8 Penn State. Jess is a speech, language and hearing science major from Parsippany, New Jersey, and has twice been named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Petra Khan
After an injury kept her off the strip for much of last season, Petra has returned strong and is having an impressive senior year. Her season record stands at 35-20, and she has an overall career mark of 114-77. Petra placed sixth in sabre at the Temple Open to start the season, and was ninth at the Penn State Open. Her 13-8 overall mark at the Northwestern Duals included a 2-1 record against #2 Notre Dame and another 2-1 performance in a sabre squad win vs. #6 Ohio State. Petra is a public relations major from Beaverton, Oregon, and has been named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for the past two years for having a GPA of at least 3.0.Â
Fatima Largaespada
Having earned a trip to the NCAA Championships in each of her three years so far at Temple, Fatima has made her mark for the Owls' foil squad. This season she has already amassed an impressive record of 38-21, and she stands at 174-101 for her career. Fatima started the season with Gold Medal at the Temple Open, and earned a medal yet again when she tied for third at the Penn State Open. She had the top record of 7-1 for the foil squad at Sacred Heart on December 6th, and her 10-2 mark on January 16th at the Penn State Invitational included a 3-0 record against #8 Penn State. Fatima is a public relations major from Puebla, Mexico, and has been named to both the Athletic Director's and President's Honor Rolls in her career at Temple.Â
Olivia Wynn
Despite switching weapons halfway through her collegiate career, Olivia has continued to find success. Now a member of the sabre squad, she has amassed a mark of 27-9 this season, and is 94-38 overall in her career including two years of foil. Olivia went a perfect 7-0 at the Elite Invitational in November and completed the Northwestern Duals in late January with an overall record of 12-2. In her first year fencing sabre last season, she was a finalist at the NIWFA Championships and placed eighth overall. Olivia is a therapeutic recreation major from Somerville, New Jersey, and has been named to both the President's and Athletic Director's Honor Rolls during her four years at Temple.
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