March 6, 2022
Banner Season: Blues bring home fourth straight title at 50th women's fencing finale
Kingston, Ont. (via RMC Paladins) - The Toronto Varsity Blues successfully defended the Banner at the 50th OUA Women's Fencing Championship on Sunday in Kingston.
While Toronto was unable to win a gold medal in the individual competitions on Day 1, they nevertheless sat in the lead to enter Day 2 due to their consistent finishes near the top. In the team relay, the Varsity Blues dominated the pistes, winning gold in all weapons to secure the overall first place finish.
Banner Points
Toronto 397
Western 338
RMC 174
Queen's 170
Brock 145
McMaster 64
Carleton 62
Trent 39
Rams 33
Waterloo 32
Ottawa 28
Complete Results: https://universityfencing.ca/results/2022_oua_women/index.htm
Every final Toronto fought on Sunday was against the Western Mustangs, who won silver in every weapon in team relay, and finished the Championship with overall silver as well. In addition to the success of the student-athletes, Western's coach Carol Christie is also taking some hardware home to London, as she was named the 2022 OUA Coach of the Year.
The host RMC Paladins were also in the hunt for medals all day Sunday, as they fought for a bronze medal in every weapon. Third place overall came down to the final bout of the day, as the host Paladins battled the Queen's Gaels in an all-Kingston fight for épée bronze. The score was tied 22-22 in the race to 45, when Shania Sampson won her leg 4-1 for RMC, and the Paladins never looked back from there. Sampson was the anchor as well, winning the final leg 6-2 to stymie any hopes of a Queen's comeback. The points accumulated pushed RMC onto the podium by just four points.
The Gaels did manage to beat the Paladins earlier in the day to land on the podium in the sabre relay, however, led by 2022 Dave O'Donnell Trophy winner Caroline Whitehead.
Also earning a bronze medal on Sunday were the Brock Badgers, who defeated RMC in foil to nab third place.
McMaster was the only other team to crack the top five in the team relays, wining the fifth-place fight over Brock in épée.
In addition to the individual medalists from Day 1, Evangeline Dryburgh of Waterloo, Emily Mason of Queen's, and teammates Mila Yarovaya and Isadora Falkson of Toronto were awarded OUA All-Star recognition.
While Toronto was unable to win a gold medal in the individual competitions on Day 1, they nevertheless sat in the lead to enter Day 2 due to their consistent finishes near the top. In the team relay, the Varsity Blues dominated the pistes, winning gold in all weapons to secure the overall first place finish.
Banner Points
Toronto 397
Western 338
RMC 174
Queen's 170
Brock 145
McMaster 64
Carleton 62
Trent 39
Rams 33
Waterloo 32
Ottawa 28
Complete Results: https://universityfencing.ca/results/2022_oua_women/index.htm
Every final Toronto fought on Sunday was against the Western Mustangs, who won silver in every weapon in team relay, and finished the Championship with overall silver as well. In addition to the success of the student-athletes, Western's coach Carol Christie is also taking some hardware home to London, as she was named the 2022 OUA Coach of the Year.
The host RMC Paladins were also in the hunt for medals all day Sunday, as they fought for a bronze medal in every weapon. Third place overall came down to the final bout of the day, as the host Paladins battled the Queen's Gaels in an all-Kingston fight for épée bronze. The score was tied 22-22 in the race to 45, when Shania Sampson won her leg 4-1 for RMC, and the Paladins never looked back from there. Sampson was the anchor as well, winning the final leg 6-2 to stymie any hopes of a Queen's comeback. The points accumulated pushed RMC onto the podium by just four points.
The Gaels did manage to beat the Paladins earlier in the day to land on the podium in the sabre relay, however, led by 2022 Dave O'Donnell Trophy winner Caroline Whitehead.
Also earning a bronze medal on Sunday were the Brock Badgers, who defeated RMC in foil to nab third place.
McMaster was the only other team to crack the top five in the team relays, wining the fifth-place fight over Brock in épée.
In addition to the individual medalists from Day 1, Evangeline Dryburgh of Waterloo, Emily Mason of Queen's, and teammates Mila Yarovaya and Isadora Falkson of Toronto were awarded OUA All-Star recognition.
