STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Yeshiva University women's fencing team competed in the Brian Palestis Memorial Invitational, hosted by Wagner College at the Spiro Center, on Sunday afternoon. The YU epee team earned a victory over the City College of New York, 6-3. 

Yeshiva Epee Team's Triumph: Leading the way for the Maccabees was senior Julia Polster, who went 8-4 in epee combat. She led her weapon squad to the victory over CCNY by winning all three of her battles with the Beavers. The Skokie native also went 3-0 against Hunter College and won a bout each against Wagner College and Lafayette College.

Senior Shaina Matveev also played a key role in the YU epee team's win against City College by winning two out of three bouts over the Beavers. She also notched a win against Wagner.

In her collegiate debut, junior Chana Fischer won a pair of battles, one against CCNY and the other over Hunter.

YU Victories in Sabre: Sophomore Rachel Jian won a sabre duel over both CCNY and Hunter.

The Yeshiva Women's Fencing Team Overall: The YU women's fencing program dropped team battles to Wagner (25-2), CCNY (20-7), Hunter (14-7), and Lafayette (23-2). The Yeshiva epee team just fell short to Hunter, 5-4. 

Up Next: Yeshiva will compete in th Fairleigh Dickinson University Invitational, at Rothman Center, next Sunday. The action begins at 10:00 a.m.