During the UAA fencing championships, held Saturday and Sunday at Gosman, Brandeis finished second to New York University (NYU) in both the men's and women's competitions. The Judges also fared particulary well in women's Epee and men's Foil, as James McBean '03 and Jessica Lewis-Turner '04 captured titles in their respective weapon classes.Lewis-Turner went undefeated during the tournament, winning her third Epee title in three years for Head Coach Bill Shipman (she is just the second woman in UAA history to accomplish that feat).

While the Violets sailed to victory in the men's competition with an 18-9 triumph over the Judges, the women's meet turned into an incredible nail-biter. In the end, NYU snapped Brandeis' two-year UAA win streak with a 14-13 victory that was decided in the final bout of the afternoon.

Foil Steve Zuilkowski '03 was satisfied with the performance of the men. "During the team portion, we thumped Case Western and were confident going up against NYU, because we've gotten a lot of good recruits that have stepped up for us this year," Zuilkowski said.

"I would have liked to have beaten NYU in my final UAA tournament, but coming in second to them doesn't make us an inferior team. We've had some great successes during the year, especially beating Duke University for the first time ever and beating Boston College 22-5 early in the year."

At the UAAs, the Judges were particularly dominant in men's Foil, as all four Brandeis competitors at that weapon qualified for the finals. Complementing first-place finisher McBean were Benji Rostoker '06, Zuilkowski '03 and Christian Cardillo '06.

On the women's side, the Judges captured two weapon categories, Sabre and Epee.

Epee was particularly strong for Brandeis, as Lewis-Turner finished first at 5-0, Miriam Kingsberg '03 third and Sarah Robinson '06 fourth.

During the second day of competition, the women went out of conference to face Tufts University, who they defeated 14-13, and Sacred Heart, who the Judges handled easily by a score of 20-7.