http://sacredheartpioneers.com en-us en-us http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130507kzcpej Senior team captain Stuart Holmes was named the ECAC Medal of Merit Recipient for Men’s Athletics at the 2013 Pioneer All Sports Banquet last Sunday. In addition to this prestigious honor, Holmes was named to the Men’s All-Pioneer Team, was a recipient of the Dr. Gary Rose ECAC Scholar Athlete Award and became a member of the C. Donald Cook Scholar Athlete Society. Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130507kzcpej 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130425kp6r0u Team Captain Stuart Holmes’ perfect 28-0 record in foil competition this past season has earned him the honor of being named the Northeast Fencing Conference Men’s Fencer of the Year. He is one of six Sacred Heart men’s fencers to earn All-NFC honors. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130425kp6r0u 2013-04-25T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130423rkeb5v Two Sacred Heart men’s fencing alumni and a current team member competed last week at the United States Fencing Association Division I National Championships that were held in Richmond, Virginia. These events are restricted to only those fencers that currently are on the National Points list for Division I. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130423rkeb5v 2013-04-23T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/2013032383cbwi The Pioneer foil duo of Andrew and Stuart Holmes participated in the 2013 NCAA Fencing Championships in San Antonio Thursday and Friday, finishing 13th and 14th respectively. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/2013032383cbwi 2013-03-22T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130314udikdq Former Sacred Heart men’s fencer Justin Dion has been selected to participate in the United States Olympic Fencing Training Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo. beginning April 1. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130314udikdq 2013-03-14T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130309rvszfo The Sacred Heart Fencing teams will compete at the 2013 NCAA Northeast Regional this Sunday, hosted by St. John’s University. The regional will be aired on ESPN3 beginning at 3:30 p.m. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130309rvszfo 2013-03-10T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130311nh69ea The Sacred Heart men’s fencing team traveled to St. John’s University in New York City for the NCAA Northeast Regional Fencing Championships on Sunday. The brother foil duo of senior team captain Stuart Holmes and sophomore Andrew Holmes placed eight and tenth respectively in the competition. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130311nh69ea 2013-03-10T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/201303031ymp47 The Sacred Heart men’s fencing team clinched its fourth consecutive Northeast Fencing Conference Championship on Saturday, going 5-0 on the day. Senior team captain Stuart Holmes was named the NFC Fencer of the Year after finishing the NFC season 28-0. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/201303031ymp47 2013-03-02T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130225d3kz8f The third annual National Collegiate Squad Championships were held on Sunday at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The SHU foil and epee squads placed second in both competitions to earn Second Team All-American status for the squads. Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130225d3kz8f 2013-02-24T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130225ok7i21 In a split squad weekend a portion of the Sacred Heart men’s fencing team went to participate at the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference Tournament which was held at Brandeis University. Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130225ok7i21 2013-02-23T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130208ncj41y The 15-8 Sacred Heart men’s fencing team traveled to NYU’s Coles Athletic Center Thursday night to face the Columbia Lions and NYU Violets. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130208ncj41y 2013-02-07T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/2013020438sg7u The 11th-ranked Sacred Heart men’s fencing team traveled to Vassar College on Saturday to face Drew, Yale, and Hunter College. SHU had a perfect day, defeating Yale 14-13, Drew 23-4 and Hunter 24-3. Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/2013020438sg7u 2013-02-02T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130127pb7vvn The Sacred Heart men’s fencing team, ranked 11th in the latest CollegeFencing360.com poll, went 4-2 at the Philadelphia Invitational on Saturday at Temple. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130127pb7vvn 2013-01-26T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130120f3d66l Led by three wins from Jon Jacovino, the Sacred Heart men’s fencing team won 14-13 at Yale on Saturday. Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20130120f3d66l 2013-01-19T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121210w89byx (Fairfield, CT) - The Sacred Heart Men’s Fencing team was honored for its third consecutive Northeast Conference Fencing Championship with a ring presentation ceremony during halftime of the SHU Men’s Basketball game against Holy Cross on December 5. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121210w89byx 2012-12-10T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121204jqis4v (Poughkeepsie, NY) - The Sacred Heart Men’s Fencing Team lost two heart breaking matches by 14-13 scores to improved UNC Chapel Hill and NYU squads at the Tradition Tournament on Saturday. The team also was defeated by Harvard 23-4, Princeton21-6, Penn State 20-7, and UPenn 19-8. The highlight of the day was the strong effort of the epee squad, who defeated the epee squads of Penn State 6-3, UPenn 5-4, UNC 6-3 and NYU 5-4. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121204jqis4v 2012-12-01T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121119yjjcfy The Sacred Heart University Men’s Fencing Team once again took the first critical step on their quest for fourth consecutive Northeast Fencing Conference Championship as they went a perfect 5-0 at the NFC meet at MIT on Saturday. They defeated Bostun University 26-1, Brown University 14-13, University of New Hampshire 27-0, MIT 15-12 and Brandeis University 16-11. This makes the fourth consecutive year that the Pioneers have defeated the Brown Bruins by a 14-13 score. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121119yjjcfy 2012-11-17T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121112biij03 The Pitt Center was taken over by twenty fencing strips on Sunday as the Pioneers hosted the 2012 SHU Invitational. The team was a perfect 4-0 with strong wins over Haverford (19-8), Vassar (21-6), Stevens Tech (22-5), and Yeshiva (25-2). The Pioneers won 81 % of their bouts on the day. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121112biij03 2012-11-11T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121105sn6ax6 (Northhampton, MA) - Senior Team Captain Stuart Holmes continued the tradition of the Pioneers winning at least one championship at the Big One with his dominating championship win in foil at Smith College in the traditional kick-off of the collegiate fencing season in the Northeast. The Pioneers garnered seven medals in total in the competition. Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20121105sn6ax6 2012-11-03T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20120824kog0gv (Fairfield, CT) - The Pioneer men return to competition after posting their best season ever last year. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2012-13/releases/20120824kog0gv 2012-08-24T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120326hofa2p (Columbus, OH) - Megan Floyd, Stuart Holmes, and Marty Williams represented the Pioneers at the NCAA Championships last week at the Ohio State University in Columbus , OH. The NCAA Championship in fencing is a combined championship, with the University with the largest number of both mens and womens bout wins from the round robin part of the tournament being crowned NCAA Champion. Williams placed 15th in the mens saber competition with 11 victories while both Stuart Holmes in mens foil and Megan Floyd in womens epee and 6 victories and placed 22nd. The combined 23 wins from Pioneer fencers gave Sacred Heart a 16th place finish, which is where the team placed at last year’s NCAA Championship. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120326hofa2p 2012-03-26T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120322dsuyim (Fairfield, CT) - This weekend, Sacred Heart University Fencing will be represented at the NCAA Fencing Championships at Ohio State University by saberist Marty Williams, foilist Stuart Holmes, and epeeist Megan Floyed. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120322dsuyim 2012-03-22T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120319epjq4m (Fairfield, CT) - Northeast Fencing Conference Commissioner Elliot Lilien recently announced the Conference’s All Star Selections. Team Captain Stuart Holmes was named to the Conference’s foil first team for the second consecutive year. He made the All-Conference second team as a freshman. Freshmen foilist Jonathan Jacovino was named to the All-Conference second team. Justin Dion and Michael Fenech were named to Conference first team in epee. This is the fourth straight year that Dion has earned first team All – Conference Honors. In saber, Marty Williams also was a first team selection for the fourth consecutive year. Holmes and Williams will represent Sacred Heart at the NCAA Championships this coming week. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120319epjq4m 2012-03-19T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120313aqpnok (Fairfield, CT) - The Northeast Regional round of the NCAA Fencing Championships took place at Boston College’s Flynn Field House on Sunday. 2011 All-American saber fencer Marty Williams placed second and qualified for his third consecutive trip to the championship round. Stuart Holmes placed fourth in foil and will be the first male Pioneer foilist to make it to the championship round competition. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120313aqpnok 2012-03-13T04:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120305ko7qyu Sacred Heart University’s ninth ranked Men’s Fencing team qualified the maximum number of fencers for the NCAA Regionals to be held on Sunday, March 11 at Boston College. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120305ko7qyu 2012-03-05T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120227a66cfe The Sacred Heart University Fencing Team’s competition season concluded this weekend with major victories by the program. On Saturday, SHU won the NEIFC men’s team title, the foil squad title, the saber squad title, the Silvio Vitale Cup (foil squad 29-0) for the third consecutive season, the individual foil championship by Stuart Holmes and the individual saber championship by Marty Williams. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120227a66cfe 2012-02-25T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120212nejqfs (Amherst, MA) - The Sacred Heart University Men’s Fencing Team completed their mission of a third consecutive undefeated Northeast Fencing Conference season and a conference title on Saturday at the University of Massachusetts. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120212nejqfs 2012-02-11T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120209hzhkpz (New York, NY) - The ninth-ranked Pioneers travelled to Columbia yesterday to take on the NYU Violets and the Columbia Lions, beating the Violets 17-10 and falling to the Lions 19-8. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120209hzhkpz 2012-02-08T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120128etmvoz (New Haven, CT) - The ninth-ranked Pioneers travelled to Yale Saturday to take on the tenth-ranked Yale Bulldogs, beating the hosts en route to raising the season record to 17-3. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/20120128etmvoz 2012-01-28T05:00:00Z http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/201201269gcvu1 (Fairfield, CT) – Marty Williams (Plainfield, NJ) was named one of five NCAA male fencers Primetime Performer by collegefencing360.com this week. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-fenc/2011-12/releases/201201269gcvu1 2012-01-26T05:00:00Z