POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Northwestern continued its hot start to the 2015-16 season with seven more wins at the Vassar Duals on Sunday. The Wildcats went 7-1 on the day and scored more than 20 points in six of the eight duals.
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Northwestern held its opponents to just 41 points overall, including only allowing one to Tufts, two to Queens and Stevens Tech and four to Haverford and Vassar.
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Chicago's Big Ten Team improved to 14-2 on the season.
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Several Wildcats posted dominant individual outings, especially in the Sabre, which continues to be the strongest weapon group for Northwestern. The group went a collective 66-6 with Julia Abelsky posting a perfect 12-0 mark on the day. Emine Yücel, Cindy Oh, Alisha Gomez-Shah and Sacha Bazzal were 11-1 and freshman Maddy Curzon went 10-2.
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Mandeep Bhinder was also undefeated on Sunday. Bhinder went 12-0 in the epee and was joined in the double-digit win column by Courtney Dumas, who was 10-2.
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In the foil, Stefani Kahookele, Yvonne Chart and Jen Yamin posted double-digit wins for the 'Cats, all going 10-2.
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The Elite Cup Duals are next up for the Wildcats on Saturday. The all day event is held in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Northwestern held its opponents to just 41 points overall, including only allowing one to Tufts, two to Queens and Stevens Tech and four to Haverford and Vassar.
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Chicago's Big Ten Team improved to 14-2 on the season.
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Several Wildcats posted dominant individual outings, especially in the Sabre, which continues to be the strongest weapon group for Northwestern. The group went a collective 66-6 with Julia Abelsky posting a perfect 12-0 mark on the day. Emine Yücel, Cindy Oh, Alisha Gomez-Shah and Sacha Bazzal were 11-1 and freshman Maddy Curzon went 10-2.
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Mandeep Bhinder was also undefeated on Sunday. Bhinder went 12-0 in the epee and was joined in the double-digit win column by Courtney Dumas, who was 10-2.
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In the foil, Stefani Kahookele, Yvonne Chart and Jen Yamin posted double-digit wins for the 'Cats, all going 10-2.
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The Elite Cup Duals are next up for the Wildcats on Saturday. The all day event is held in Philadelphia, Pa.
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