New York, NY – The Hunter women's fencing team swept the competition Wednesday night, defeating Queens College 23-4, CCNY 17-10 and Yeshiva University 25-2 at the Hunter Quad held in the B4 Gymnasium of the Hunter Sportsplex.

Sabre

Second-year fencer Stella Shifrin (Brooklyn, NY/Edward R. Murrow) and junior Elizabeth Arce (Brentwood, NY/Brentwood) each finished the day with a perfect 6-0 record in sabre bouts against Queens and Yeshiva, while junior Nicole Schirmer (Selden, NY/Newfield) was 5-0 on the day.

Foil

The Hunter foilists were led by junior Christina Lio (Staten Island, NY/Tottenville) who went 6-3 on the day, followed by senior Nikisha Charles (St. David's, Grenada/St. Joseph Covent) at 5-4 and sophomore Annie Zhen (New York, NY/MCSM) who also finished the day at 5-4.

Epee

Junior Centhia Obi (Bronx, NY/Manhattan Center) had an outstanding day as she was the only Hawk to finish the day with a perfect 9-0 record. Sophomore Amanda Birro (Centereach, NY/Centereach) also had a nice outing, finishing the day at 7-1 as the Hawk epee team went unbeaten on the day.

The women's fencing team will be back in action next Saturday, January 31 when they travel to Wellesley, Massachusetts for the Wellesley College Invitational.