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Penn Duals
Wildcats Go 5-0 at Penn Duals
1/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Fencing
Jan. 21, 2006
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern's women's fencing team went 5-0 at the Penn Duals in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon. Hosted by Ivy League school Penn, NU upped its season dual record to 17-1 on the season.
The Wildcats ran into bad weather leaving Chicago and did not arrive in the city of brotherly love until approximately 3:30 a.m. But NU looked past the travel difficulties and opened the dual meets with a 23-4 trouncing of Cornell. The foil team dominated, winning all nine of its bouts, as both the epee and sabre squads went 7-2.
NU faced the Owls of Temple in the second match of the day, winning 18-9. Foil and sabre squads each went 7-2, while the epee team was 4-5.
In what head coach Laurie Schiller called the `strongest team effort of the day,' NU beat ninth-ranked Penn, 17-10. The foil team was 8-1 and sabre went 6-3. The epee squad fell 3-6.
Like good teams do, NU did not let up after a big win over a ranked opponent. NU beat Drew University 22-5. The sabre team was a perfect 9-0 and foil was 8-1. Epee won 5-4.
In the final match of the Penn Duals, the Wildcats shut out New Jersey Institute of Technology, 27-0. The foil team won all three of its bouts, adding to the six forfeits, to go 9-0. The epee team did not get a chance to fence, as all nine wins were by forfeit. The sabre team went 6-0 before three forfeits totaled the 27 points.
The Northwestern women's fencing team is back in action, this time in New York City for the NYU Duals. The meet will take place all day.
