The men and women’s fencing team clinched two Northeast Fencing Conference league titles this past Saturday at Boston College. The women went 5-1 in the meet, while the men compiled a record of 4-1.

The women finished the NFC season with an overall mark of 11-1, earning themselves the league title for the first time since 2010. The squad captured the crown after a thrilling fourth-round matchup against the hometown Eagles. The foil team led the Judges as they edged BC 14-13 to hand the opponent their first loss of the season.

The foilists went 8-1 on the match, which was enough to overcome defeats from both the epee and saber squads. The most dramatic point of the match came during the saber portion of the competition. With the score tied 13-13 and the winning point up for grabs, saberist Nina Sayles ’17 found herself down 4-0. Sayles rebounded impressively to win the next five consecutive points to capture both the victory and the match that ultimately gave the Judges the title.

The squad’s only blemish on the day came against Brown University in a 14-13 defeat. They were able to rebound quite nicely by posting victories against Vassar College, Tufts University, Smith College and Dartmouth University.

Epeeist Sonya Glickman ’16 led the Judges with a record of 11-4 during the meet while Sayles went 11-6 on the day. Foilists Emilia Dwyer ’16 and Caroline Mattos ’16 were each able to post impressive records of 7-2 during the day.

The men’s side contributed to another league title, combined with the women. Like the women, the men’s lone loss during the meet was against Brown, by the same score of 14-13.

They were able to come out victorious in a close match decided by one point against Vassar. The men relied on the foil squad, which went 8-1 in the match. The Judges defeated BC 15-12, with a 6-3 epee decision propelling them forward for the victory.

Foilist Elishua Litle ’18 compiled a perfect 11-0 record to lead the team. Fellow foilist Charles Wells ’19 contributed a 10-4 record that gave the foil squad a dominant 1-2 punch victory. 

For saber, Kyle Berney ’18 also went 10-4 on the day to help lead the team. Also big for the sabers was Curtis Wilson ’18, who added a 9-5 record for the 4-1 team.  

The team’s next competition will come at home this Saturday afternoon, hosting the Eric Sollee Invitational, when the Judges square off against competitors from Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Haverford College, New York University and Hunter College.

When the squad faces off against NYU, the winner will earn the University Athletic Association league title.

Coming up on the team’s schedule will be important events at the Duke Invitational, hosted by Duke University, and the Beanpot Tournament at BC.

They will also be competing at the USA Fencing Junior Olympics Championships and the New England Collegiate Championships this coming February.

Also coming up on the Judges’ schedule will be the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Fencing Championships on March 24-27. Brandeis will host the prestigious tournament that will showcase the best fencers from across the country.

 A previous edition of this article noted the women's final record as 9-2, instead of their correct record of 11-1

 The same edition incorrectly wrote of an individual men's title, which should have been noted as a

 combined title of the men and women's teams.