Emily Michaelsen
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Women’s soccer suffered its fifth consecutive loss in the season’s first Ivy League matchup, falling to Brown in a 4-0 shutout on Saturday.
Women’s soccer came up short over the weekend in two non-conference matchups, losing to Fordham University on Thursday before suffering a shutout against Monmouth University on Sunday.
Many young athletes dream of gracing the world stage and representing their country at the Olympics. Very few, however, have the opportunity to achieve that dream. For senior foil fencer Zander Rhodes, she’s come inches away—twice.
Sophomore archer Alena Lipscomb continued her standout season this past weekend while competing at the Gator Cup in Newberry, Florida. The Thailand native placed fourth in the under 21 women’s recurve division, competing in a field of over 40 competitors and earning the highest placement among all the Lions.
Archery swept the competition at the USA Archery Collegiate Target Regionals in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this past weekend. The Lions topped the podium with gold medal finishes from sophomore Alena Lipscomb in the recurve division and senior Giselle DeSousa in the compound division.
Following a runner-up finish at the NCAA championships, select members from men’s and women’s fencing traveled to Rio de Janeiro for the 2026 Junior and Cadet World Championships on April 1, where Team USA secured a historic three world titles against a field of over 1,600 athletes.
Men’s and women’s fencing achieved second-place finishes at the NCAA championships, which were held from March 19 to March 22. Both teams fell to the University of Notre Dame for the second year in a row in the finals. Junior foil fencer Sam Kumbla conquered the competition, beating out last year’s NCAA champion, Notre Dame’s Chase Emmer, to bring gold home to Morningside Heights.
Women’s fencing dominated Northeast regionals, claiming two golds and a bronze last weekend at Vassar College.
Archery opened its spring season last week at the Columbia Invitational and USA Indoor Nationals dominating the competition and taking home all six medals, including two golds.
Men’s and women’s fencing swept the competition at the George Kolombatovich Historical Meet this past Wednesday, with both teams dominating for 3-0 results.