Denison University

Big Red Take Two out of Three in Day Two of the 2025 Elite Invitational

Women's Fencing | 11/9/2025 5:03:00 PM

Columbus, Ohio - After splitting on day one at the Ohio State Elite Invitational, the Big Red went 2-1 in day two after defeating Cleveland State and Air Force, while losing in a close loss to the Buckeyes. On the weekend, the Big Red went 4-3 against top-ranked competition.

Denison kicked off their competition on Sunday at 11 a.m. with a 19-8 win over Cleveland State, with the foil squad going 8-1 against the Vikings. In their second matchup, Denison took on Air Force in what would be a close-fought victory for the Big Red, 16-11. Then at 3 p.m., the Big Red faced off against the 6th-ranked Buckeyes, and would fall 16-11 after a battle between all three squads. In total, the foil squad led the Big Red in wins, going 18-9. The sabre group trailed not too far behind, going 16-11, and epee went 12-15 on Sunday.

Senior Velma Hall was the MVP on the weekend with a 13-6 record (68% wins). First-year Tessa Randleman led the epee squad with a record of 10-9 (53% wins), and junior Corvus Endo paced the sabre squad with a 9-5 record (64% wins).

Day Two Results

Round 1-Denison 19, Cleveland State 8

Foil: 8-1
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 7-2

Round 2-Denison 16, Air Force 11

Foil: 6-3
Epee: 4-5
Sabre: 6-3

Round 3-No. 6 Ohio State 16, Denison 11

Foil: 5-4
Epee: 5-4
Sabre: 6-3

Up Next for the Big Red:

The Big Red will have a couple weeks off before they travel out west for the Western Invitational hosted by Air Force at the USAF Academy in Colorado on November 22-23.

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Corvus Endo: Sabre; Junior

Velma Hall: Foil; Senior

Tessa Randleman: Epee; First-Year

Players Mentioned

Corvus Endo
: Junior
: Sabre

Velma Hall
: Senior
: Foil

Tessa Randleman
: First-Year
: Epee