Six Wildcats Earn Medals in Day One of MFC Championships

Six Wildcats Earn Medals in Day One of MFC Championships

2/23/2019 8:02:00 PM | Women's Fencing

COLUMBUS, OH. – Six Wildcats received medals on Saturday afternoon in day one of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships. The No. 2 Northwestern fencing program had 17 fencers place in the top-10 in their respective weapons.

The individual competition followed a pools and main draw format, with the top fencers in each weapon receiving a bye into the draw.

Pauline Hamilton received the silver medal in the Epee competition after defeating teammate Maggie Snider to advance to the finals, giving Snider the bronze medal to tie with fellow Wildcat, Natalie Kim. In Saber, Alexis Browne advanced from round of 32 all the way to the semifinals to tie for third.

The Wildcat foilists dominated the competition as five fencers advanced to the top-8 quarterfinals. Sarah Filby defeated Amy Jia to tie for third with Yvonne Chart who defeated Alyssa Chen in the quarterfinals.

Northwestern will compete for its second consecutive MFC team title and sixth overall after becoming conference champions last year. Competition begins Sunday, Feb. 24 at 9:30 a.m. CT. To follow Chicago's Big Ten Team in their quest for their sixth Midwest Fencing Conference Championship, follow @NUWFencing on Twitter and Instagram and Northwestern Fencing on Facebook, as well as the hashtag #B1GCats.

Individual Results (Day 1 of 2)

Women's Foil
3T – Sarah Filby, 3-1
3T – Yvonne Chart, 3-1
5 – Amy Jia, 2-1
6 – Alyssa Chen, 2-1
8 – Justine Banbury, 2-1
9 – Sofia Simontov, 1-1
10 – Elina Moon, 1-1
11 – Sharon Chen, 1-1
14 – Alexandra Banin, 1-1
18 – Jerrica Liao, 0-1

Women's Epee
2 – Pauline Hamilton, 4-1
3T – Natalie Kim, 3-1
3T – Maggie Snider, 3-1
5 – Julia Falinska, 2-1
7 – Emma Scala, 3-1
8 – Marta Amador Molina, 3-1
9- Ella Lombard, 1-1
12 – Adelle Berdichevsky, 2-1
16 – Ananya Gupta, 2-1
26 – Doreen Du, 1-1
29 – Shirley Luong, 1-1

Women's Saber
3T – Alexis Browne, 2-1
5 – Maddy Curzon, 3-1
6 – Emine Yücel, 2-1
7 – Robyn Song, 2-1
11 – Abby Tartell, 1-1
12 – Isabella Minn, 1-1
13 – Ashley Gomerman, 1-1
16- Zhesi Zhuang, 2-1
17 - Abigail Swallow, 0-1
18 – Jacqueline Hua, 0-1

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