Northwestern University Athletics
'Cats Defeat No. 1 Notre Dame at DeCicco Duals
1/31/2022 1:30:00 PM | Women's Fencing
South Bend, Ind. - The Wildcats rolled through the DeCicco Duals this weekend, as No. 6 Northwestern swept the field and defeated No. 1 Notre Dame on their home turf.
After a tight 15-12 loss to the country's top-ranked team earlier this season, the Wildcats roared back against Notre Dame sweeping all three weapons and handing the Fighting Irish just their second loss of the season.
Anna Biasco swept all three of her bouts in the foil, while Sky Miller matched her teammate with a perfect 3-0 mark in the sabre. Both All-Americans in 2021, Miller and Biasco went undefeated throughout the weekend.
Northwestern Fencing has now taken down the top ranked team in the country in two out of the last three seasons, after defeating No. 1 Princeton in 2020. In a 9-0 sweep of the field at the DeCicco Duals, the Wildcats also took down Cleveland State, LIU, Lawrence, Denison, Florida, Detroit Mercy, Wagner and Wayne State.
In a dominant weekend for the Wildcats, the foilists led the way with a 74-7 mark in all nine competitions, including five perfect 9-0 duals in South Bend.
A returning NCAA Championship qualifier from a season ago, Blodwen Bindas impressed with a 3-0 mark against Florida and picked up a pair of dual victories against Cleveland State.
Northwestern Defeats Notre Dame 17-10 (Sabre 6-4, Foil 6-3, Epee 6-3)
Northwestern Defeats Detroit Mercy 27-0 (Sabre 9-0, Foil 9-0, Epee 9-0)
Northwestern Defeats Denison 26-1 (Sabre 9-0, Foil 9-0, Epee 8-1)
Northwestern Defeats Cleveland State 22-5 (Sabre 8-1, Foil 8-1, Epee 6-3)
Northwestern Defeats Long Island University 21-6 (Sabre 7-2, Foil 7-2, Epee 7-2)
Northwestern Defeats Lawrence 25-2 (Sabre 7-2, Foil 9-0, Epee 9-0)
Northwestern Defeats Florida 26-1 (Sabre 9-0, Foil 9-0, Epee 8-1)
Northwestern Defeats Wayne State 24-3 (Sabre 9-0, Foil 8-1, Epee 7-2)
Northwestern Defeats Wagner 23-4 (Sabre 7-2, Foil 9-0, Epee 7-2)
After a tight 15-12 loss to the country's top-ranked team earlier this season, the Wildcats roared back against Notre Dame sweeping all three weapons and handing the Fighting Irish just their second loss of the season.
Anna Biasco swept all three of her bouts in the foil, while Sky Miller matched her teammate with a perfect 3-0 mark in the sabre. Both All-Americans in 2021, Miller and Biasco went undefeated throughout the weekend.
Northwestern Fencing has now taken down the top ranked team in the country in two out of the last three seasons, after defeating No. 1 Princeton in 2020. In a 9-0 sweep of the field at the DeCicco Duals, the Wildcats also took down Cleveland State, LIU, Lawrence, Denison, Florida, Detroit Mercy, Wagner and Wayne State.
In a dominant weekend for the Wildcats, the foilists led the way with a 74-7 mark in all nine competitions, including five perfect 9-0 duals in South Bend.
A returning NCAA Championship qualifier from a season ago, Blodwen Bindas impressed with a 3-0 mark against Florida and picked up a pair of dual victories against Cleveland State.
Northwestern Defeats Notre Dame 17-10 (Sabre 6-4, Foil 6-3, Epee 6-3)
Northwestern Defeats Detroit Mercy 27-0 (Sabre 9-0, Foil 9-0, Epee 9-0)
Northwestern Defeats Denison 26-1 (Sabre 9-0, Foil 9-0, Epee 8-1)
Northwestern Defeats Cleveland State 22-5 (Sabre 8-1, Foil 8-1, Epee 6-3)
Northwestern Defeats Long Island University 21-6 (Sabre 7-2, Foil 7-2, Epee 7-2)
Northwestern Defeats Lawrence 25-2 (Sabre 7-2, Foil 9-0, Epee 9-0)
Northwestern Defeats Florida 26-1 (Sabre 9-0, Foil 9-0, Epee 8-1)
Northwestern Defeats Wayne State 24-3 (Sabre 9-0, Foil 8-1, Epee 7-2)
Northwestern Defeats Wagner 23-4 (Sabre 7-2, Foil 9-0, Epee 7-2)
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