Fencing Set for Exciting 2021-22 Season

PHILADELPHIA - After a truncated 2020-21 season thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Temple fencing program is ready to return to the strip for an exciting 2021-22 campaign.

"I'm really excited," sabre squad coach Tasia Ford said. "The team is young, mostly freshmen and sophomores, so most people haven't seen a full season of collegiate fencing. I can't wait for them to bring their energy and stamina to the strip this year."

The Owls are coming off one of the best seasons in recent history, qualifying the maximum six fencers for the NCAA Championships and a seventh-place finish among 17 women's teams. Of the six NCAA qualifiers from last year, five will return to a squad comprised of mainly…