THE BASICS:
 
- Event: New England Intercollegiate Fencing Championship
 
- Result: 1^st of 17
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Johnson Athletic Center Track)
 
- The Lead: For the second year in the row and the 28^th time in program history, the MIT men's fencing team claimed the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Championship (NEIFC) team title on Saturday. The Engineers finished second in the epee standings and third in foil and sabre.
 
Epee (Second Place with 26-13 record)
- Pool Round 1: MIT compiled an 15-6 record as it defeated Vassar (2-1), Tufts (2-1), Northeastern (2-1), Stony Brook (3-0), UNH (2-1), and Bowdoin (3-0) but fell to Dartmouth (2-1). First-year Max Zhu (Diamond Bar, Calif.) led the way with a 6-1 record, followed by senior Steve Nomeny (Sandnes, Norway) at 5-2, junior Patrick Xinyi Liu (Brookline, Mass.) at 3-0, and senior Timmy Dang (San Francisco, Calif.) at 1-3.
 
- Pool Round 2: The Engineers posted an 11-7 record as it picked up wins over Tufts (2-1), UMass (2-1), Brown (3-0), and Vassar (3-0) but lost to UConn (3-0) and Sacred Heart (2-1). Nomeny won all five of his bouts, Liu and Zhu both went 3-2, and Dang lost in his only appearance.
 
Foil (Third Place with 29-10 record)
- Pool Round 1: MIT won 20 of its 21 bouts as it defeated Dartmouth (3-0), Northeastern (3-0), UMass (3-0), Hamilton (3-0), BU (3-0), Vassar (3-0), and Stony Brook (2-1). Sophomores Henry Zhang (Scarsdale, N.Y.) and Niles Liu (Bedford, Mass.) both went 7-0 while first-year Andy Zhang (Suwanee, Ga.) posted a 6-1 record.
 
- Pool Round 2: The Engineers had 9-9 total as they defeated Sacred Heart (2-1), Brown (2-1), and Stony Brook (2-1) but fell to Vassar (2-1), Northeastern (2-1), and Brandeis (2-1). Henry Zhang led the way with a 5-1 tally while Liu and Andy Zhang both finished at 2-4.
 
Sabre (Third Place with 30-9 record)
- Pool Round 1: MIT amassed a 19-2 ledger following victories against Vassar (3-0), WPI (3-0), BU (3-0), Hamilton (3-0), UMass (2-1), Brandeis (3-0), and Dartmouth (2-1). Sophomore Justin Zhou (Marietta, Ga.) and junior Alex Harris (New York, N.Y.) both won all six of their bouts while sophomore Surya Sakhamuri (Sharon, Mass.) had a 6-1 outing. Sophomore Brendon Murphy (Mount Dora, Fla.) and senior Zhen Yap (London, Great Britain) rounded out the squad with marks of 1-0 and 0-1, respectively.
 
- Pool Round 2: The Engineers notched an 11-7 record as they defeated Stony Brook (3-0), Tufts (2-1), Vassar (2-1), and Northeastern (2-1) but lost to Brandeis (2-1) and Brown (2-1). Zhou turned in a 5-1 performance, followed by Harris (3-2), Sakhamuri (3-3), and Yap (0-1).
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT continues its postseason when it competes in the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Sunday, March 10 at Long Island University in Brooklyn, N.Y.
 
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