PHILADELPHIA - After upsetting three teams ranked above them last weekend and two more the week before, Temple fencing has moved from #10 to #7 in the CollegeFencing360 Coaches Poll. The Owls (18-7) are now just one spot away from tying their highest-ever ranking of sixth, achieved two seasons ago.
Temple is competing at the NJIT Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Owls will fence host NJIT along with Wagner and Stevens.
Last weekend, Temple finished 9-2 including a 5-0 record on day two of the two-day Northwestern Duals. The Owls defeated #2 Northwestern, #5 Ohio State and #6 Princeton while losing only to #1 Notre Dame and #8 Duke.