LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The University of the Incarnate Word men's and women's fencing teams kicked off the 2026-27 campaign at the West Invitational, hosted by the University of California San Diego on Saturday and Sunday.

MEN'S RESULTS

SATURDAY

The men's team went 0-4, losing 16-11 to Air Force, 20-7 to Stanford, 17-10 to Brandeis and 16-11 to Ohio State.

The highlight of the day came in the Air Force match, when the trio of Davis Dore, Luke McKinley and Chance Johnson earned an 8-1 win in foil.

The Sabre team of Yassin Khodir and Adham Shalaby also earned a 5-4 win against Ohio State.

SUNDAY

The Cardinals went 0-2, losing 18-9 to UC San Diego and 17-12 to Brandeis.

UIW actually won two of three divisions against Brandeis, with Khodir and Shalaby winning 5-4 in sabre and Bryce Thayer, Zeph Yang and Manny Sanchez winning 5-4 in epee.

WOMEN'S RESULTS

SUNDAY

Competing on the second day, the Cardinals lost 23-9 to Northwestern, 23-4 to UCSD and 17-10 to Brandeis.

UIW was able to snag a win in epee competition against Brandeis, with Jenna Baly, Itzayana Iniguez and Shelby Johnson pulling it out 5-4.

Incarnate Word's next competition will come on Jan. 30-31, when it travels to Evanston, Ill. for the Schiller Duals.