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Miller, Vasile Lead ‘Cats At October NAC
10/31/2023 4:30:00 PM | Women's Fencing
Both members of duo place inside top 30
ORLANDO, Fla. (October 31, 2023) – Sky Miller and Karina Vasile both earned top-30 finishes as Northwestern fencing competed at USA Fencing's October North American Cup (NAC) event over the weekend in Orlando, Fla.
Coming off a runner-up finish in her first action of 2023-24 at the Penn State Open, Miller impressed in the Division I women's sabre, finishing 5-1 in pool action en route to being seeded 26th in the tableau. The Durham, N.C. native picked up a pair of victories in knockout action en route to a 23rd-place finish. Megumi Oishi also turned in a strong showing in the event, checking in 32nd overall.
Vasile led the charge in the Division I women's foil, placing 28th. After splitting six pool bouts, the Bucharest, Romania native product scored two wins in the tableau, highlighted by an upset of ninth-seeded Mikayla Chusid, 15-13.
Anna Damratoski (64th) and Ava Wade-Currie (68th) paced the 'Cats in the Division I women's epee, while Sumin Liu came out on top in her first two tableau matches to secure 25th in the Division II women's sabre.
A full listing of Northwestern results follows.
Division I Women's Sabre
23rd – Sky Miller
32nd – Megumi Oishi
52nd – Kailing Sathyanath
55th – Adele Bois
81st – Alex Chen
83rd – Amy Lu
Division I Women's Foil
28th – Karina Vasile
63rd – Erika Castanada
67th – Rowan Park
73rd – Yejine Lee
81st – Samantha Serban
Division I Women's Epee
64th – Anna Damratoski
68th – Ava Wade-Currie
81st – Karen Wang
162nd – Emma Ning
170th – Christina Liu
Division II Women's Sabre
25th – Sumin Liu
UP NEXT
Northwestern, which debuted at No. 5 in the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Preseason Poll, jets west to Colorado Springs, Colo. this weekend, November 4-5, for the Western Invitational.
Coming off a runner-up finish in her first action of 2023-24 at the Penn State Open, Miller impressed in the Division I women's sabre, finishing 5-1 in pool action en route to being seeded 26th in the tableau. The Durham, N.C. native picked up a pair of victories in knockout action en route to a 23rd-place finish. Megumi Oishi also turned in a strong showing in the event, checking in 32nd overall.
Vasile led the charge in the Division I women's foil, placing 28th. After splitting six pool bouts, the Bucharest, Romania native product scored two wins in the tableau, highlighted by an upset of ninth-seeded Mikayla Chusid, 15-13.
Anna Damratoski (64th) and Ava Wade-Currie (68th) paced the 'Cats in the Division I women's epee, while Sumin Liu came out on top in her first two tableau matches to secure 25th in the Division II women's sabre.
A full listing of Northwestern results follows.
Division I Women's Sabre
23rd – Sky Miller
32nd – Megumi Oishi
52nd – Kailing Sathyanath
55th – Adele Bois
81st – Alex Chen
83rd – Amy Lu
Division I Women's Foil
28th – Karina Vasile
63rd – Erika Castanada
67th – Rowan Park
73rd – Yejine Lee
81st – Samantha Serban
Division I Women's Epee
64th – Anna Damratoski
68th – Ava Wade-Currie
81st – Karen Wang
162nd – Emma Ning
170th – Christina Liu
Division II Women's Sabre
25th – Sumin Liu
UP NEXT
Northwestern, which debuted at No. 5 in the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Preseason Poll, jets west to Colorado Springs, Colo. this weekend, November 4-5, for the Western Invitational.
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