MADISON, N.J. – Junior Norah Vaughan (Hope Hull, Ala.) continued her winning ways with a 5-2 record over three matches to lead the Wheaton College (Mass.) women's fencing team on the second day of the Drew Invitational at Drew University's Simon Forum and Athletic Center in Madison, N.J.

The Lyons dropped three matches to complete their weekend in the Garden State. Wheaton fell to Lawrence University, 22-5 to begin the day. Wheaton was nipped by University of Detroit Mercy, 14-13, before closing out the day with a 19-5 loss to No. 18 Cleveland State University.

Vaughan won at least two bouts in all three matches for the Lyons.

Vaughan had little trouble with Lawrence junior Hannah Bugeja (Gulfview Heights, Australia), winning, 5-1 in foil, before pulling out a 5-4 decision against sophomore Mathilda Reiff (Denver, Colo.). Junior Valerie Oginsky (Lawrenceville, N.J.) also won two bouts in epee for Wheaton. She took down sophomore Trinity Cowles (Tinley Park, Ill.), 5-3, and defeated sophomore Yungi Jeong (Paju-si, South Korea), 5-4. First year Anastasia Komarow (Dubai, U.A.E.) also picked up a win in epee with a 5-4 effort against sophomore Charly Stommel-Diaz (Los Angeles, Calif.).

The Lyons gained 12 points off forfeited bouts in addition to Vaughan winning her only bout against Detroit Mercy, but UDM still hung on for a one-point triumph.  She did not drop a point in a 5-0 shutout of first year Violet Culp. 

In the final match of the day, Vaughan captured two of three matches again for Wheaton. She upended junior Anna Quinn (Corvallis, Ore.), 5-2, before shutting out junior Malvestuto (Homewood, Ill.), 5-0.

The Lyons return to the strip on Sunday, November 15 when they compete at Brown University in Northeast Fencing Conference action in Providence, R.I. at 11:00 a.m.