‘Cats Pick Up Five Top-25 Finishes At December NAC

RICHMOND, Va. (December 5, 2023) – Northwestern fencing posted five top-25 finishes as the Wildcats wrapped up competition for calendar year 2023 at USA Fencing's December North American Cup (NAC) event this past weekend in Richmond, Va.
 
Leading the way for the 'Cats was the pairing of Alex Chen and Anna Damratoski, both of whom notched top-15 finishes.
 
After going 5-1 in pool action in the Junior Women's Sabre, Chen rattled off three wins in the tableau, a run punctuated by a 15-7 victory over Yining Wang in the Round of 32, en route to placing 10^th overall.  Competing in the Junior Women's Epee, Damratoski put up a 4-1 mark in pool bouts before, like Chen, scoring three tableau wins of her own to secure a 13^th-place finish.
 
The pairing of Megumi Oishi and Karen Wang posted 17^th-place efforts in the Division I sections of their respective events, both finishing a perfect 6-0 in pool play ahead of each notching a head-to-head victory in the tableau.  Wang also saw action alongside Damratoski in the Junior Women's Epee, where she took 22^nd.
 
A full listing of Northwestern's results from the December NAC follows.
 
Division I Women's Sabre
17^th – Megumi Oishi
38^th – Alex Chen
91^st – Kailing Sathyanath
 
Division I Women's Foil
67^th – Yejine Lee
90^th – Rowan Park
 
Division I Women's Epee
17^th – Karen Wang
56^th – Ava Wade-Currie
65^th – Anna Damratoski
 
Junior Women's Sabre
10^th – Alex Chen
 
Junior Women's Epee
13^th – Anna Damratoski
22^nd – Karen Wang
 
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Northwestern will be idle until it heads west to San Jose, Calif. for USA Fencing's January NAC, January 5-8.