Hild Places Sixth In Sabre, Leads ‘Cats At November NAC

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Hild Places Sixth In Sabre, Leads ‘Cats At November NAC

11/18/2025 3:51:00 PM | Women's Fencing

November NAC Results

Sophomore earns second top 20 finish of 2025-26

FORT WORTH, Texas (November 18, 2025) – Nisha Hild secured a sixth-place finish in the Division I Women's Sabre as No. 5 Northwestern fencing saw action at USA Fencing's November North American Cup (NAC) in Fort Worth, Texas.

Hild got off to a fast start in the Lone Star State, picking up four wins in pool competition ahead of entering the tableau. The Holliston, Mass., native collected four wins in direct elimination, a run highlighted by upset wins over No. 5 Xuanyi Zhang, 15-14, and No. 23 Nina Sayles, 15-10, en route to securing her spot on the podium.

Competing alongside Hild in the Division I Women's Sabre, Sophia Schiminovich rattled off three wins in direct elimination, knocking off No. 30 Nina Goldin, 15-9, and No. 35 Ashley Chen, 15-12, to place 32^nd overall.

Houston, Texas native Karen Wang led the way for the Wildcat epeeists in the Division I section of the event. After four wins of her own in pool action, Wang, who finished 32^nd, came away with three wins in the tableau, including a 15-7 win over No. 12 Catherine Witter in the Round of 128. Natasha Lee impressed in epee pool competition, sweeping all six of her bouts, on the way to finishing 65^th.

A full listing of Northwestern's results from the November NAC follows.

Division I Women's Epee
32^nd – Karen Wang
65^th – Natasha Lee
106^th – Anna Damratoski
167^th – Ava Wade-Currie

Division I Women's Foil
102^nd – Samantha Serban

Division I Women's Sabre
6^th – Nisha Hild
32^nd – Sophia Schiminovich
53^rd – Megumi Oishi
71^st – Natalie Shearer
100^th – Elaine Lu

UP NEXT
Northwestern returns to dual competition this coming weekend, November 22-23, at the Western Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 'Cats two-day stay includes premier matchups with No. 2 Columbia and No. 9 Stanford, with the clash against the Lions set to open the weekend at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday morning on the campus of the United States Air Force Academy.