Wildcats Finish Top-2 At MFC Championships

Saturday, February 22

Columbus, OH

Northwestern

Midwest Fencing Conference Championships

Photo by: Colin B Photography

Wildcats Finish Top-2 At MFC Championships

2/23/2020 11:15:00 PM | Women's Fencing

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Northwestern women's fencing team was back in action at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, hosted by Ohio State University, with team competition on Sunday.

With strong showings, each weapon group made it into the final round. Sabre, foil and epee squads all faced Ohio State in the last round but fell short to the Buckeyes, 5-2, 5-2 and 5-4, respectively. The 'Cats closed out Conference Championships ranked second overall.

"I am really proud of how our team fenced this weekend," said head coach Zach Moss. "We fought hard, competed as one unit, and battled to the very end. We didn't get the results that we were hoping for, but our approach, process and culture were great. Those things will carry us forward and allow us to be successful at the highest level."

The sabre squad started off the day with a dominant win over Purdue. Ashley Gomerman, Hannah Marques and Isabella Min contributed to the 5-0 win. Next, the 'Cats faced Lawrence and defeated them, 5-1.

In the semifinals, the sabre squad faced the University of Chicago. With wins from Robyn Song, Thea Nguyen and Abby Tartell, the #B1GCats advanced, 5-1.

In the final, Northwestern faced Ohio State. Despite a 2-1 effort from Nguyen, the 'Cats lost to the Buckeyes and closed out the day ranked second in sabre.

In foil, the #B1GCats faced the University of Chicago in the first round. Isabelle Banin, Celia Crompton, Julia Shalansky and Dhruthi Reddy all contributed to Northwestern's 5-1 win.

In the semifinals, the Wildcats fenced Michigan and cruised through the round. NU beat the Wolverines, 5-0, with wins from Elina Moon, Sofia Simontov and Sarah Filby.

In the final, the foil squad faced Ohio State. Despite a strong 2-0 start with wins from Alyssa Chen and Anna Biasco, the Wildcats lost, 5-2, and closed out the day ranked second in foil.

In epee, once again, the 'Cats started out strong. In the first round, the epee squad defeated Michigan State, 5-0. Shirley Luong, Marta Amador Molina, Adelle Berdichevsky, Doreen Du and Ananya Gupta each contributed to the dominant win.

In the semifinals, the epee swuad faced Michigan and excelled with a 5-0 win.

In the finals, the Wildcats faced Ohio State. Despite a 2-1 effort from Emma Scala and wins from Julia Falinska and Blodwen Bindas, epee squad lost to the Buckeyes, 5-4, in a close matchup. Epee closed out the day ranked 2nd overall.

Chicago's Big Ten team will be back in action on March 7 at the NCAA Regionals hosted by the University of Detroit Mercy.

RESULTS

Team Results

Sabre:
Northwestern def. Purdue, 5-0
Northwestern def. Lawrence, 5-1
Northwestern def. UChicago, 5-1
Ohio State def. Northwestern, 5-2

Foil:
Northwestern def. UChicago, 5-1
Northwestern def. Michigan, 5-0
Ohio State def. Northwestern, 5-2

Epee:
Northwestern def. Michigan State, 5-0
Northwestern def. Michigan, 5-1
Ohio State def. Northwestern, 5-4

Individual Results

Sabre:
Thea Nguyen, 4-1
Abigail Swallow, 2-2
Isabella Min, 3-0
Ashley Gomerman, 2-0
Robyn Song, 1-3
Abby Tartell, 1-1
Jacqueline Hua, 1-0
Hannah Marques, 1-0

Foil:
Alyssa Chen, 2-2
Isabelle Banin, 2-0
Anna Biasco, 2-1
Celia Crompton, 1-0
Dhruthi Reddy, 1-0
Julia Shalansky, 1-0
Sofia Simontov, 1-0
Elina Moon, 1-0
Sarah Filby, 1-2
Jerrica Liao, 0-1

Epee:
Emma Scala, 4-1
Blodwen Bindas, 3-2
Julia Falinska, 2-2
Shirley Luong, 1-0
Adelle Berdichevsky, 1-0
Marta Amador Molina, 1-0
Doreen Du, 1-0
Ananya Gupta, 1-0
Natalie Kim, 0-1

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