CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College Fencing will travel to Brown University for the first of two days of competition in the Northeast Fencing Conference Championships.
The Eagles will compete against Tufts, Wellesley, Wheaton, and the host Bears.
LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
Boston College hosted last year’s Northeast Fencing Conference Championships. The men finished 4-1 while the women were 6-1. The women’s foil was undefeated, epee went 5-2, and saber finished the day 6-1.
They defeated Wheaton, Wellesley, Sacred Heart, Vassar, and Brandeis before falling to Brown and ending the day with a win over MIT. Junyao Lu and Taylor Sartori both recorded their 150th career wins during the tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
The Eagles opened the 2026-27 season at the fourth annual Nikke Franke Classic. Boston College had two winners, Lydia Johnson and Elijah Onik. It was the second straight year that Onik had recorded a victory in the men’s foil competition.
BC recorded 11 top-15 finishes on the women’s side and eight on the men’s side. In addition to Johnson and Onik’s victories, Piper Cooper and Cameron Cho tied for third in the women’s foil competition, while Yikai Lu tied for third in the men’s foil competition.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will travel to MIT on Nov. 18 for the Beanpot. Day two of the Northeast Fencing Conference Championships will continue on Jan. 23, when the Eagles travel to Wellesley. The men’s team will compete that day while the women’s team will fence the other half of their competition.
Source: bceagles.com
