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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2006-07 Women's Fencing

Eve Overton

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Centereach
  • Hometown Lake Grove, N.Y.

Biography

2007: Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area ... Winner of the University’s prestigious Goldring Award ... Part of a foil team that won the gold medal at IFAs, a first in Penn fencing history ... Went 42-17 overall and 9-9 in Ivy League bouts in foil ... Went 6-0 against opponents from Sacred Heart and Drew (12/2) ... Was 10-5 at the Penn State Invitational, recording 3-0 sweeps over opponents from Duke and Haverford (1/27) ... Went 10-2 at the MIT Multi-Meet (2/4), with 3-0 records over MIT and Boston College.

2006: Academic All-Ivy ... Compiled a 19-8 record in the regular season and went 7-2 in Ivy League bouts ... Placed ninth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional (3/5) ... Finished second in the C-Division at the IFA Championships (2/26) ... Swept her opponents from Brown and Cornell 6-0 (2/12) ... Went 5-1 against her opponents from Drew and Temple at the Philaldelphia Invitational Multi-Meet (1/21). 

2005: Finished the season 38-21 ... Placed 22nd at the NCAA Championships ... Finished fourth at NCAA Regionals ... Finished fifth at the Temple Open (11/5) ... Went 9-0 at the Penn State Open (1/22) ... Shut out opponents from Rutgers 3-0 (1/30) ... Went 5-1, shutting out opponents from Boston College (2/5) ... Went 10-1 at the MIT Multi-Meet (2/6). 

2004: Went 9-1 during the season ... Placed 10th at Temple Open in season debut (11/2) ... Went 3-0 at Penn State Multi-Meet (1/24), winning all three bouts against Hunter ...... Finished 24th at Penn State Open (11/23) ... Went 3-1 at Brandeis Multi-Meet on (2/1) ... Swept all three Drew opponents at Penn Multi-Meet on (2/7). 

High School: Four-year fencing letterwinner ... Served as team captain junior and senior years ... Team MVP as a sophomore and senior ... Three-time all-county honoree ... County champion in 2003 ... Also a four-year letterwinner in tennis ... Served as tennis team captain as a senior ... Tennis team MVP as a junior and senior ... All-league in tennis as a junior and senior. 
 
Personal:
 Born March 26, 1985 ... Daughter of Linda and Ronald Overton ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a dual major in biological basis of behavior and English. 


Historical Player Information

  • 2004-05Sophomore

    FOIL
  • 2005-06Junior

    FOIL
  • 2006-07Senior

    FOIL