Led by Jarocki’s 18-0 record for the weekend, the Harvard sabre squad didn’t drop any of its six matches. But the team’s 15-12 loss to the Tigers in the second match of the round-robin tournament ultimately kept the Crimson from its first league title since 2009.

“We came really close against Princeton, and unfortunately, things didn’t work out,” freshman foilist Liana Yamin said. “But I think we did everything we could have.”

While Harvard was busy beating Brown, 20-7, in its final match of the day, Princeton and Columbia paired off in a match that had title implications. After the Crimson men had rooted for the Tigers to beat Columbia the same day, the tables were turned, with the Harvard women hoping the Lions would somehow beat the defending Ivy champs.

“We were fencing right on the side [of the other match], so we didn’t watch,” Yamin said. “We were focusing more on our own fencing and keeping down ground instead of if Columbia beats [Princeton].... We were more about how we can fence and turn it around.”

But a second upset in favor of the Crimson wasn’t in the cards on Sunday afternoon, and the Tigers went on to clinch Ivy League title with a 6-0 record for the weekend.

“Coming in second was a great accomplishment for our women,” Brand said. “Overall, I’m very happy with what we’ve accomplished. Certainly, we thought we had a shot on the women’s side this year—we came close, but I’m very, very happy with the result.”

With a 5-1 finish, Harvard finished alone in second place in 2014 after taking third the previous season. The women also brought multiple individual awards back to Cambridge, with Jarocki leading the way as the Outstanding Rookie Performer, Outstanding Performer, and first-team all-Ivy honors.

“She’s just a freshman and still has so much more time to do all she can do [with] NCAA’s coming up,” Yamin said. “I’m very proud of her as a teammate–she came in as a really good fencing and proved that this weekend.”

Sophomore Aliya Itzkowitz’s 15-3 record in sabre earned her first-team honors, while captains Kara Lee and Alexandra Kiefer, sophomore Isabella DiTella, and junior Emma Vaggo were named to the second-team.

—Staff writer Caleb Lee can be reached at caleblee@college.harvard.edu.