NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Hunter College women's fencing team has announced its 2026-27 competition schedule, featuring a series of invitationals and championship events throughout the season.

The Hawks will open their season Oct. 25 at the Nikki Franke Invitational, hosted by Temple University in Philadelphia. Hunter will then travel to the New Jersey Institute of Technology for the NJIT Invitational on Nov. 1.

Following two meets on the road, the Hawks will head across Central Park on Nov. 8 to face Columbia University before traveling to Poughkeepsie, New York, for the Vassar College Invitational on Nov. 22.

Hunter will return home Dec. 4 to host The City College of New York at 7 p.m. before closing out the calendar year Dec. 6 at the Seahawk Invitational, hosted by Wagner College on Staten Island.

The Purple and Gold will open the new year Jan. 17 with a trip to Baltimore to compete at Johns Hopkins University before heading to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the Eric Sollee Invitational on Jan. 31.

Hunter will continue its season in February with a meet at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, before closing out the month at the Eastern Women's Fencing Conference (EWFC) Championships on Feb. 21.

The Hawks will enter postseason competition March 6 at the National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association (NIWFA) Championships. Hunter will then travel to Boston College for the NCAA Regional Championships on March 20, where the Hawks will look to secure qualification for the NCAA Championships.