Epigram
31.10.2016
Sport
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BUCS Star Team: Women’s Fencing cruise past Plymouth to make it two wins out of two
Justine Lambert
Justine Lambert
Dan Reuben Deputy Online Sports Editor Welcome back to BUCS Star Team, our feature that showcases the very best performances from across Bristol’s competitive sports teams. Every fortnight, we cover the heroics of the winning side, who have all been put forward for the honour by the executive sport committees. This issue, the winners of the award are the Women’s Fencing
1st team after their comprehensive defeat of Plymouth 1st, winning 131-85 in the Western 1A division clash at Tyndall Avenue. Having won their first fixture of the year against Southampton, the team succeeded in continuing their great start to the season with victory over a strong Plymouth side. Bristol dominated from the start against Plymouth, getting points on the board early on and maintained control of the match throughout. Team captain Justine Lambert led
by example, achieving the highest points total of all of the fencers and supported brilliantly by Ellen Bradley, Emma Dulac and Ellie Taverner. Lambert was delighted with the team’s efforts and the fighting spirit that they showed: ‘in our first match we started off very shakily but we pulled it together and worked as a team whereas this time, we controlled the match from the beginning with Emma fighting superbly to secure the foil win (one of three disciplines which constitutes
a game) despite sustaining an injury halfway through her match.’ Talking about the secret to their early season success, Lambert continues: ‘the majority of the team are international fencers and so we are all very competitive. In training, we all fence against each other in order to practice and that means we are able to bring the best out of each other when it matters. We are also all good friends outside of fencing which makes our team spirit that much greater.’
Lambert is optimistic about their chances of promotion to Premier South, saying: ‘We are out there to try and win all of our matches because we think we can push for promotion. Our toughest match will be at rivals Exeter in January and we are preparing already for that match because we know how crucial that game will be’. With fighting talk off the piste and more impressive performances on it, the team will look to carry on their unbeaten record in their quest for promotion to the top division.
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