Temple competed in its second event of the month at Sunday’s Penn State Invitational in State College, Pennsylvania. The Owls went 4-2 on the day, with both losses against ranked opponents.
The Owls fell 16-11 to Columbia University, the defending national champion. Sophomore epee Ally Micek and senior epee Alexandra Keft, who was 7-2 on the day, went 2-1 against the Lions. Sophomore foil Auset Muhammad won the only two bouts for the foil squad against Columbia, which won 7-2 in foil.
The foil squad went 27-9 against the Owls’ next four opponents. The foil squad went undefeated in Temple’s 25-2 win against Haverford College and 6-3 against each of Temple’s next three opponents.