PHILADELPHIA (Penn) - The day did not go quite how the eighth-ranked Temple fencing team had hoped, as the Owls (14-7) finished 2-3 overall at the Philadelphia Invitational hosted by Penn. Temple rebounded with two wins after a loss to start the day, but was edged by one point in its fourth match and lost to the host Quakers to close out the meet.
No. 9 Northwestern won in all three weapons to beat Temple 16-11 in the Owls' first match. Temple turned around and won an exciting match-up against Duke, 14-13, before also taking down Sacred Heart, 21-6.