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No. 10 Fencing Upsets No. 2 Northwestern, Goes 4-2 Overall on Day One

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EVANSTON, Ill. - The 10th-ranked Temple fencing team earned a 14-13 upset of the second-ranked Northwestern Huskies to highlight a 4-2 performance on day one of the Northwestern Duals. The Owls (13-7) also defeated Stanford, UC San Diego and Incarnate Word.

Day One Summary
> The sabre squad went 9-0 as the Owls defeated Incarnate Word 21-6 to start the day, but Temple suffered a tough loss to #8 Duke, 17-10, in its second match.
> The Owls rebounded in a big way, using a 7-2 sabre team win for a 14-13 upset of #2 Northwestern.