FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Sacred Heart University fencing held their annual invitational Sunday, hosting seven schools that included two Ivy League teams and competitors such as NYU, PSU, NJIT, Vassar and Temple.

• During the SHU/ Vassar round, the men's saber squad contributed seven wins for the Pioneers with Mateo Villarreal and Vijay Ganta contributing two wins each
• Jacob Bartel also went 2-1 against the Brewers
• Jeffrey Palma was the only epeeist to win a bout against Harvard with a 5-3 bout score finish
• David Belluomo was able to go 2-1 against PSU
• First-Year Connor Loth was able to earn a single win for the Pioneers alongside Villarreal, Ganta, and Domenic Bartolo against NJIT
• Patrick Simpson contributed two wins for the Pioneers against NJIT 
• The epee squad was able to contribute six wins for the Pioneers, with Palma, Simpson, and Connor Kravit all winning two bouts against the Bobcats of NYU

Men's Results

Round 2 (Vassar) 15-12 L

Saber 2-7

Foil 3-6

Epee 7-2

Round 3 (Harvard) 24-3 L

Saber 2-7

Foil 0-9

Epee 1-8

Round 4 (Princeton) L 23-4

Saber 1-8

Foil 0-9

Epee 3-6

Round 5 (Penn State) L 22-5

Saber 1-8

Foil 2-7

Epee 2-7

Round 6 (NJIT)

Saber 4-5

Foil 3-6

Epee 4-5

Round 7 (NYU) L 18-9

Saber 1-8

Foil 2-7

Epee 6-3