WALTHAM, MA - Leaving the tri-state area for the first time this year, the Yeshiva men's fencing team traveled up to Brandeis University for the Brandeis Invitational on Sunday, Dec. 3, posting stellar results in the process.
 
Crossing swords with some of the top teams in the northeast, the Maccabees competed against the likes of Yale University, Brown University, Brandeis University, St. John's University, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cornell University.
 
At the end of the final bout, the Macs sported a 2-29 record on the year.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Macs saw stiff competition early on from a pair of Ivy League opponents, falling to both Yale and Brown by a score of 27-0 in rounds one and two.
• Shaking off the rust, Yeshiva saw more success in the following four matches, securing duel wins against Brandeis (26-1), St. John's (26-1), MIT (25-2) and Cornell (22-5).

 
UP NEXT
Returning to MACFA action in the new year, the Macs will travel out to Stevens Institute of Technology for the MACFA Group B Round Robin on Sunday, Feb. 4.