Northwestern University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Fencing Roster
Jersey Number 35
Samantha Serban
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Chatham HS
- Hometown:
- Chatham, N.J.
- Major:
- Political Science
2025-26: Compiled a 27-7 record in her final season with the 'Cats ... Closed Northwestern career with a 101-42 mark in dual competition ... Honorable Mention All-Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) selection ... Opened dual slate with a 7-3 showing at the Western Invitational (11/22-23) ... Stormed a perfect 6-0 finish at the Tufts Invitational (1/18) ... Finished 8-3 at the Schiller Duals (1/31-2/1) ... Helped lead the Wildcats to a CCFC title with a 6-1 finish during team section of the CCFC Championships (2/21), where she also surpassed 100 wins for her collegiate career ... Placed 13th at the CCFC Indiviudal Championships (2/22).
2024-25: Posted an impressive 21-4 record during her junior year ... Finished 11th in Division I Women's Foil at the Remenyik Open (10/12-13) ... Tied for the foil team lead in wins at the Western Invitational (11/2-3), where she finished 9-3 ... Went 5-1 at the Tufts Invitational (1/12) ... Raced to a 7-0 finish at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/22), helping Northwestern to a runner-up showing in the team race ... Finished 12th in the individual section of the CCFC Championships (2/23) ... Closed season with a 20th-place finish in the Division I Women's Foil at USA Fencing's April NAC (4/11-14).
2023-24: Finished 22-12 in dual competition as a sophomore ... Picked up a podium finish to open the year at the Remenyik Open (10/14-15), placing eighth overall ... Split four matchups at the Elite Invitational (11/19) ... Went 6-3 at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/21) ... Posted a 4-1 record at the DeCicco Duals (1/27) ... Finished with a season-best eight victories at the Northwestern Duals (2/3-4) ... Came away with a pair of wins during the team portion of the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/24) as the 'Cats won their first outright CCFC title in program history ... United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) All-Academic Team honoree.
2022-23: Went 31-19 in her first year with the 'Cats ... Took 26th at the Temple Open (10/29) ... Picked up a season-high eight wins at the Western Invitational (11/5-6) ... Went 4-2 at the Tufts Invitational (1/15) ... Posted a 5-1 record at the Northwestern Duals (2/4-5) ... Finished a perfect 6-0 at the Duke Meet (2/12) ... Placed 10th in the individual section of the foil at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/26) ... All-Academic Team selection by the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA).
High School & Club: V Fencing Club...High School All-American (G9,10)...May NAC 2021:10th place out of 123 competitors in Cadets; Summer Nationals 2021: 25th out of 122 in Division 1, 26th out of 194 in Juniors; Summer Nationals 2019: 8th place finish in Cadets
Personal: Chose Northwestern over UC San Diego, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Boston College...Anticipated major is Political Science.
2024-25: Posted an impressive 21-4 record during her junior year ... Finished 11th in Division I Women's Foil at the Remenyik Open (10/12-13) ... Tied for the foil team lead in wins at the Western Invitational (11/2-3), where she finished 9-3 ... Went 5-1 at the Tufts Invitational (1/12) ... Raced to a 7-0 finish at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/22), helping Northwestern to a runner-up showing in the team race ... Finished 12th in the individual section of the CCFC Championships (2/23) ... Closed season with a 20th-place finish in the Division I Women's Foil at USA Fencing's April NAC (4/11-14).
2023-24: Finished 22-12 in dual competition as a sophomore ... Picked up a podium finish to open the year at the Remenyik Open (10/14-15), placing eighth overall ... Split four matchups at the Elite Invitational (11/19) ... Went 6-3 at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/21) ... Posted a 4-1 record at the DeCicco Duals (1/27) ... Finished with a season-best eight victories at the Northwestern Duals (2/3-4) ... Came away with a pair of wins during the team portion of the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/24) as the 'Cats won their first outright CCFC title in program history ... United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) All-Academic Team honoree.
2022-23: Went 31-19 in her first year with the 'Cats ... Took 26th at the Temple Open (10/29) ... Picked up a season-high eight wins at the Western Invitational (11/5-6) ... Went 4-2 at the Tufts Invitational (1/15) ... Posted a 5-1 record at the Northwestern Duals (2/4-5) ... Finished a perfect 6-0 at the Duke Meet (2/12) ... Placed 10th in the individual section of the foil at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/26) ... All-Academic Team selection by the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA).
High School & Club: V Fencing Club...High School All-American (G9,10)...May NAC 2021:10th place out of 123 competitors in Cadets; Summer Nationals 2021: 25th out of 122 in Division 1, 26th out of 194 in Juniors; Summer Nationals 2019: 8th place finish in Cadets
Personal: Chose Northwestern over UC San Diego, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Boston College...Anticipated major is Political Science.
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