ACC fencing, Women guaranteed 1-2 in Saber
by Radi-skull (2023-02-25 13:10:02)
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1 finalist each in Epee and Foil

Sent 3 to the Epee and Saber semis, 2 for Foil

Watched the final day and ND was dominant
by Anotherjoe  (2023-02-28 05:12:06)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Really showed coaching and dedication. Impressive!
ND swept all 6 mens and women's ACC championships.
by Domerduck  (2023-02-25 23:39:45)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

They got 11 of the 18 medals including the 6 golds. Closest final beetwen an Irish fencer against another ACC fencer was women's foil where 4th seed Soph Nicole Pustilnik had to beat #1 seed UNC fencer Sophia Mandour before taking on #2 seed Duke's Christina Ferrari and winning 15-13.
Also international fencers
by lavieenor  (2023-02-26 02:19:51)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

There were also 5 current ND foilists at the Senior World Cup in Cairo Women: Josephina Conway (86th) and Jane Caufield (88th) Men: Marcello Olivares (27th) Ziyuan Chen (94th) and Chase Emmer (132nd) and one, Ariadna Tucker-Alarcon, who earned Bronze at the Junior European Championships.

Obviously, there were quite a few notable alumni in Cairo, as well: Women: Lee Kiefer (3rd), Stefani Deschner (50th) and Sabrina Massialas (68th) Men: Nick Itkin (9th), Gerek Meinhardt (19th) and Kristjan Archer (55th)