Competing against several nationally prominent programs, the Owls finished 2-3 at the Philadelphia Invitational held at the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Temple (14-7) came into the tournament ranked No. 8 in the CollegeFencing 360.com coaches poll. The Owls began the tournament with a 16-11 loss to No. 9 Northwestern University.
Coach Nikki Franke’s team won its next two matches, picking up a 14-13 victory against Duke University, which finished just outside the Top 10 in the latest rankings, and a 21-6 win against Sacred Heart University. Temple’s foil squad went 8-1 against Sacred Heart.
The Owls finished the day with a 14-13 loss to Cornell University, which also received votes in the last poll, and a 19-8 loss to No.