NEW YORK, N.Y. – Heading into the 2024 Ivy League Championships, the Crimson's undersized roster left them at a significant disadvantage. Despite having to forfeit six bouts per match, the Harvard women won two of the three individual titles and posted a strong showing across the board. Over the course of the weekend Harvard went 76 and 50, winning 60 percent of its bouts on the strip and boasting a +68 indicator.



The Crimson managed to secure wins against Cornell and Brown on day one of the Championships, but faced close defeats against Princeton, Penn, Yale, and Columbia, ending the tournament with a 2-4 record.

The second day saw the Crimson open against Penn. Junior and captain Emily Vermeule earned a 3-0 record and led the women's epee squad to a 6-3 record for the match.  Despite winning 12 of the 21 matches fenced it wasn't enough to make up for the 6 forfeits and Harvard fell to the Quakers 15-12.

Women's epee carried its momentum into the next two matches, going a combined 12-6 against the Lions and Bulldogs.  Sophomore Chloe Williams finished the day strong, going an undefeated 3-0 against a seasoned Columbia sabre squad. However, the Crimson's six forfeits continued to hamper the team and Harvard lost 17-10 to Yale and 16-11 to Columbia.

Individual performances were a highlight, with sophomore Zoe Kim clinching the saber title with a 14-4 record and a weapon-high +29 touch differential. Vermeule took the epee title with a tournament-high in wins with a 15-3 record, the best across all weapons and both genders. Her +33 touch differential was the best among all Harvard fencers and all epee fencers, both men and women, at the tournament.

Kim and Vermeule both earned First Team All-Ivy League Honors, along with sophomore epee fencer Faith Park.



HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS:
?      Harvard women's fencing won 76 bouts and recorded a 60 percent bout win percentage at the 2024 Ivy League Championships.
?      Women's Epee led all Harvard weapons at the tournament, producing a 36-18 record, boasting a 66% win record
?      Vermeule led all Harvard fencers in wins (15) and touch differential (+33). She also led all Ivy League fencers in the win category as well.
?      Kim led all saber fencers at the Ivy League Championships in wins (14) and touch differential (+29).

UP NEXT:
 
Harvard women's fencing will take the strip again on Sunday, Mar. 10, traveling back to New York for the NCAA Northeast Regionals at Long Island University.
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
Zoe Kim: 14-4
Chloe Williams: 11-7
Annora Lee: 8-10
Linda He: 7-11
Emily Vermeule: 15-3
Faith Park: 12-6
Isabella Chin: 9-9
 
RESULTS:
W vs. Cornell, 15-12
Women's Epee (6-3)
Faith Park (5-0)(0-1)(5-4)
Emily Vermeule (5-1)(5-4)(5-0)
Isabella Chin (1-5)(5-3)(1-2)
 
Women's Foil (3-6)
Annora Lee (0-5)(5-3)(5-1)
Linda He (5-4)(1-5)(0-5)
 
Women's Saber (6-3)
Zoe Kim (5-0)(5-1)(5-2)
Chloe Williams (5-3)(5-0)(5-1)
 
L vs. Princeton, 11-16
Women's Epee (4-5)
Faith Park (3-4)(5-4)(4-5)
Emily Vermeule (4-5)(5-3)(5-4)
Isabella Chin (4-5)(1-2)(5-3)
 
Women's Foil (4-5)
Annora Lee (2-5)(5-2)(3-0)
Linda He (2-3)(0-5)(5-3)
 
Women's Saber (3-6)
Zoe Kim (5-4)(3-5)(5-4)
Chloe Williams (3-5)(3-5)(3-5)
 
W vs. Brown, 17-10
Women's Epee (8-1)
Emily Vermeule (5-1)(4-5)(5-2)
Isabella Chin (5-0)(5-2)(5-0)
Faith Park (5-1)(5-3)(4-3)
 
Women's Foil (4-5)
Annora Lee (5-1)(5-1)(1-5)
Linda He (5-1)(1-2)(5-1)
 
Women's Saber (5-4)
Zoe Kim (5-1)(5-4)(5-4)
Chloe Williams (1-5)(5-3)(5-3)
 
L vs. Penn, 12-15
Women's Epee (6-3)
Emily Vermeule (5-2)(5-3)(5-3)
Isabella Chin (5-1)(0-1)(2-5)
Faith Park (3-5)(5-4)(5-4)
 
Women's Foil (2-7)
Annora Lee (5-3)(2-5)(1-5)
Linda He (4-5)(5-4)(2-5)
 
Women's Saber (4-5)
Zoe Kim (5-4)(5-2)(5-3)
Chloe Williams (3-5)(2-5)(5-2)

L vs. Yale, 10-17
Women's Epee (6-3)
Emily Vermeule (5-4)(5-2)(5-4)
Isabella Chin (5-2)(4-5)(5-3)
Faith Park (3-5)(2-3)(5-2)
 
Women's Foil (1-8)
Annora Lee (1-2)(5-3)(1-5)
Linda He (1-5)(1-5)(2-5)
 
Women's Saber (3-6)
Zoe Kim (4-5)(5-0)(5-2)
Chloe Williams (1-5)(2-5)(5-1)
 
L vs. Columbia, 11-16
Women's Epee (6-3)
Faith Park (3-2)(5-4)(3-2)
Emily Vermeule (5-2)(4-5)(5-4)
Isabella Chin (4-5)(4-3)(4-5)
 
Women's Foil (1-8)
Annora Lee (2-3)(1-5)(3-5)
Linda He (1-5)(5-2)(0-5)
 
Women's Saber (4-5)
Zoe Kim (2-5)(5-1)(2-5)
Chloe Williams (5-4)(5-1)(5-4)