▁= ▁The ▁f encing ▁team ▁compet es ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁and ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Women ' s ▁F encing ▁Association ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁* ▁Category : S ports ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁metropol itan ▁area <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁g on ad , ▁sex ▁g land , ▁or ▁re product ive ▁g land ▁is ▁a ▁mixed ▁g land ▁that ▁produces ▁the ▁gam etes ▁( sex ▁cells ) ▁and ▁sex ▁h orm ones ▁of ▁an ▁organ ism . ▁In ▁the ▁female ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁the ▁re product ive ▁cells ▁are ▁the ▁egg ▁cells , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁male ▁the ▁re product ive ▁cells ▁are ▁the ▁s perm . ▁The ▁male ▁g on ad , ▁the ▁test icle , ▁produces ▁s perm ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁s perm ato zo a . ▁The ▁female ▁g on ad , ▁the ▁ov ary , ▁produces ▁egg ▁cells . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁gam etes ▁are ▁ha p lo id ▁cells . ▁ ▁Reg ulation ▁ ▁The ▁g on ads ▁are ▁controlled ▁by ▁l ute in izing ▁h orm one ▁and ▁fol lic le - st im ulating ▁h orm one , ▁produced ▁and ▁secret ed ▁by ▁g on ad otrop es ▁or ▁g on ad ot roph ins ▁in ▁the ▁anterior ▁p itu it ary ▁g land . ▁This ▁secret ion ▁is ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁g on ad otrop in - re le asing ▁h orm one ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁hypoth al