Hats off to the fencing team!

In case you blocked (or blacked) out this weekend from your memory, Sports Editor Abby Rubel brings you up to date on Columbia’s sports teams.

Fencing: Columbia took second place at the NCAA Championships this weekend. They scored 170 points, 15 behind first-place Notre Dame and 23 ahead of third-place Ohio State. Although a team championship eluded the Lions, junior Iman Blow became the third individual NCAA Champion in Columbia women’s foil history. Sophomore Sam Moelis was a runner-up champion, losing a tough final bout to Notre Dame’s Nick Itkin.

Lacrosse: Columbia improved to 1-3 in conference play with a 14-13 victory over Harvard on Sunday. After establishing a two-point lead in the first half, Columbia expanded their lead in the second. With just under 11 minutes to go in the game, the Lions led 14-8. The Bulldogs came back, scoring five points in the next nine minutes to narrow the gap to one, but the Light Blue held on to claim their first conference victory of the season.

Baseball: The Lions went 2-1 this weekend against Yale’s Bulldogs, winning their first two games 11-10 and 6-5. They lost the afternoon game on Sunday 8-2. In the first game of the set, the Lions were behind 5-4 heading into the ninth. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the top of the inning to lead 10-4, but a series of singles from the Lions coupled with a walk and a fielding error allowed them to score seven runs and claim the victory. The second game was also close, although Columbia took the lead in the fourth inning and didn’t give it up. The offense struggled in the final game of the series, recording only eight hits against senior pitcher Eric Brodkowitz, who pitched the majority of the game.

Women’s Tennis: won 4-1 against LIU Brooklyn
Men’s Heavyweight Rowing: won against Rutgers
Softball: won 8-2, 4-1, lost 8-6 against Yale

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