PHILADELPHIA, Pa. ¨C November 6, 2005 ¨C Senior Andrea Wine (Friendswood, Tex.) placed first in the women¡¯s epee division at the 26th Temple Open on Saturday. Wine defeated Cornell¡¯s Erica Waichman in the finals while finishing atop a list of 75 fencers in the epee division.

The Penn State women¡¯s fencing team faired particularly well in the epee division, placing three fencers in the top eight. Sophomore Megan Lutheran (Glen Gardner, N.J.) finished seventh and Katherine Cook (Setauket, N.Y.) placed eighth.

Halli Melnitsky of Haverford College topped Duke¡¯s Allison Schafer in the finals of the women¡¯s saber division. Penn State placed three fencers in the top 25 of a saber division made up of 70 fencers. Junior Lily Matusiak (Wexford, Pa.) took 16th while senior Juliet Howard (Santa Monica, Calif.) and sophomore Rachel Arndt (Stafford, Va.) placed 20th and 25th, respectively.

In the foil division, Penn¡¯s Abby Emerson defeated Sabrina Shapiro of the hosting Temple University in the finals. Both of Penn State¡¯s two lone participants in the field of 73 had respectable showings. Freshman Julia Mouk (New York, N.Y.) finished 14th and sophomore Sara Gonzalez (Princeton, N.J.) placed 19th.

Temple Open action continues tomorrow with the men¡¯s divisions. The Penn State men¡¯s fencing team, along with fencers from 27 other colleges and universities, will compete in the saber, foil, and epee competitions.

FENCING RESULTS FOR TEMPLE OPEN (WOMEN¡¯S)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2005

 WOMEN¡¯S SABER 1. Halli Melnitsky- Haverford 2. Allison Schafer- Duke 3. Kristine Jones- Temple University 3. Ashlee Phillips- Temple University 5. Emma Nostrand- Drew 6. Keri Ecker- Temple University 7. Jennifer Kling- North Carloina 8. Alexandra Heiss- Cornell 9. Cassandra Partyka- UPenn 10. Jennifer Ritchey- North Carolina 11. Jennifer Clark- North Carolina 12. Azure Wheeler- Drew 13. Erica Hartmann- Johns Hopkins 14. Megan Hinman- Florida 15. Kelly Karlinski- Clemson 16. Lily Matusiak- Penn State 17. Gina Ferrugia- Clemson 18. Emily Bean- Rochester 19. Nicole Moldovan- Stevens 20. Juliet Howard- Penn State 20. Amanda Hauck- FDU 22. Michelle Gutierrez- Johns Hopkins 23. Cassandra Frey- UPenn 24. Angela Hatter- Florida 25. Rachel Arndt- Penn State 26. Apryl Webb- Stevens 27. Allison Wollenberg- Cornell 28. Lindsay Carling- Indiana 29. Maria MacHarrie- Temple University Fencing Club 30. Laura Sodon- Stevens 31. Monica Kim- North Carolina 32. Courtney Morris- Temple University 33. Jordan Price- North Carolina 34. Maia Hadidi- Stevens 35. Amanda Streacker- Florida 36. Martha Kwoka- Clemson 37. Miriam Bunow- Maryland 38. Julia Joy Gainey- Florida 39. Kim Baldino- Drew 40. Nikki McCoy- North Carolina 41. Vanessa Kauffman- Temple University Fencing Club 42. Stacy Dubov- Princeton 43. Jenna Babyak- Maryland 44. Mary Magrane- Clemson 45. Silvana Pop- Temple University Fencing Club 46. Alla Brafman- Johns Hopkins 47. Dana Litowitz- Haverford 48. Laura Rice- Cornell 49. Lindsay Cumella- Cornell 49. Allison Gray- Florida 51. Helen Kaplan- Temple University Fencing Club 52. Tanya Onyshchenko- Virginia 53. Max Tridente- Stevens 54. Mary Ball- Virginia 55. Nayeon Han- Stevens 56. Meghan Nash- Florida 57. Victoria Vargus- Haverford 58. Tierni Orendoff- Temple University Fencing Club 59. Stacie Sachs- Florida 60. Melinda Douros- Virginia Tech 61. Teresa Wallace- Clemson 62. Kaitlyn Pietras- Clemson 63. Jen Cheng- FDU 64. Carolyn Robinson- Florida 65. Michelle Collura- Virginia Tech 66. Hefui Desai- Temple University Fencing Club 67. Anna Alperovich- Hunter 68. Kristen Heath- Florida 69. Jeeha Park- Indiana 70. Mary Clark Lind- Virginia Tech WOMEN¡¯S FOIL 1. Abby Emerson- UPenn 2. Sabrina Shapiro- Temple University 3. Jenna Remmert- Temple University 3. Zoya Abdikulova- UPenn 5. Nina Gernes- Temple University 6. Samantha Myles- Temple University 7. Ilana Sinkin- UPenn 8. Meghan Morris- North Carolina 9. Kathleen Reckling- Columbia 10. Maryanne Forsythe- Temple University 10. Eve Overton- UPenn 12. Samantha Giordana- Columbia 13. Kelly Crandall- Florida 14. Julia Mouk- Penn State 15. Jen Carman- Haverford 16. Shannon Flatley- Cornell 17. Anne Kurtz- Virginia Tech 18. Rachel Lieberman- Haverford 19. Sara Gonzalez- Penn State 20. Rebecca Kellogg- FDU 21. Alex DeMitchell- Florida 22. Sara Lefkowitz- Drew 23. Amy Lester- Drew 24. Jessica Wacker- North Carolina 25. Grace Fried- Johns Hopkins 26. Stephanie Godlewski- Drew 27. Joanne Scher- Maryland 28. Rachel Hylton- North Carolina 29. Katie Rebich- North Carolina 30. Katie Zenger- Clemson 31. Colleen Kirk- Stevens 32. Tara Odorizzi- Florida 33. Tracy Kracker- Clemson 34. Joanna Kochaniak- Johns Hopkins 35. Detra Euland- North Carolina 36. Nat Chabebe- Stevens 37. Rachel Cortez- Stevens 38. Amy Graybill- Clemson 39. Ranee Kumar- North Carolina 40. Celia Smith- Cornell 41. Kim Ho- Florida 42. Jessica Cho- Cornell 43. Helen Kourlos- Stevens 44. Lin Ling- Stevens 45. Jessica Wignall- Virginia 46. Christine Lee- North Carolina 47. Soong Yee-Ning- Maryland 48. Thara Gorur- Virginia 49. Cora Provins- Goucher 50. Meredith Peck- North Carolina 51. Julie Ganio- Florida 52. Lin Yi-Chen- Cornell 53. Genie Ko- North Carolina 54. Ashley Farris- Goucher 55. Phoebe Yung- Maryland 56. Laura Jones- Virginia Tech 57. Kaitlyn White- Temple University Fencing Club 58. Nisa Aziz- Stevens 59. Anne Searcy- Swarthmore 60. Adrienne Quiray- Stevens 61. Ashley Goldberg- Clemson 62. Deborah Apple- Goucher 63. Kristan Pardue- Florida 64. Clair Barbasch- Cornell 65. Paige Hill- North Carolina 66. Jessica DaSilva- Florida 67. Lepei Xie- Hunter 68. Meggie Ladlow- Swarthmore 69. Latifah Supian- Stevens 70. Joann Oliver- Clemson 71. Maryse Holly- Haveford 72. Laurie King- Virginia 73. Megan Ribeiro- Virginia WOMEN¡¯S EPEE 1. Andrea Wine- Penn State 2. Erica Waichman- Cornell 3. Kira Hohensee- Princeton 3. Brianna Ferrara- Temple University 5. Brenna Rabel- Drew 6. Melissa Forsythe- Temple University 7. Megan Lutheran- Penn State 8. Katherine Cook- Penn State 9. Meghan Phair- Cornell 10. Courtney Krolikoski- North Carolina 11. Marla Nacey- Temple University 12. Cindy Jorgensen- Rutgers 13. Kristen Hughes- UPenn 14. Jacklyn Schramm- UPenn 15. Zena Coulombe- FDU 16. Judith Generoso- Stevens 17. Alison Luckhardt- FDU 18. Jasmine Cooper- FDU 19. Elyse Feldman- Cornell 20. Ana Gutierrez- UPenn 21. Jessica Mayerovitch- Maryland 22. Cindy Liu- Johns Hopkins 23. Naomi Bocarsly- Drew 24. Erica Kuehn- FDU 25. Erica Golarza- FDU 26. Rachel Eschenbach- North Carolina 27. Amy Peterson- Clemson 28. Emily Frier- Stevens 29. Jacquie Harkema- North Carolina 30. Ninah Bell- Temple University 31. Christina D¡¯Elia- Florida 32. Amy Buzby- Haverford 33. Leigh Scrimpf- Florida 34. Ashley Lund-Pearson- Rutgers 35. Torren Hoyord- Florida 36. Jackie McCullen- Rochester 37. Melanie Preston- Haverford 38. Marybeth Derbyshire- Maryland 39. Rachel Zuraw- Princeton 40. Kaitlyn Ukert- Temple University 41. Danika Globokar- Florida 42. Nicole Greco- Stevens 43. Robin Coulter- North Carolina 44. Kat Zukaitis- Haverford 45. Vanessa Pena- Haverford 46. Kate Dunne- Johns Hopkins 47. Cathy Gallagher- Johns Hopkins 48. Courtney Stokes- Florida 49. Rachel Cannell- Stevens 50. Susan Frendandall- Clemson 51. Marlina Roberts- Clemson 52. Alaina Floyd- Clemson 53. Michelle Yancey- Virginia Tech 54. Gloria Ham- Clemson 55. Neha Govil- Stevens 56. Morgan Colwan- Virginia 57. Allison Barlow- Swarthmore 58. Alisa Woideck- Florida 59. Ayla Norris- Clemson 60. Emma Standiford- Clemson 61. Sok Risa- Hunter 62. Hope Kaye- Haverford 63. Sallie Lampron- North Carolina 64. Holly Ray- Florida 65. Irene Norman- North Carolina 65. Sarah Saville- Virginia Tech 67. Valerie Burkett- Florida 68. Ari Prior-Grosch- North Carolina 69. Namrata Idnani- Cornell 70. Beijie Min- Hunter 71. Carolyn Valle- Florida 72. Candice Carr- Goucher 73. Carmen DeJesus- Florida 74. Stephanie Green- Purdue 75. Heather Gavigan- Florida