January 28, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. -Northwestern opened its dual meet season at home, winning six matches and losing three at the NU Duals, a round-robin that included seven teams ranked nationally in last years final NCAA poll. After opening with a heartbreaking loss to North Carolina, the Wildcats went on a tear, winning consecutive matches against James Madison, Fairleigh Dickinson, Cleveland State and Air Force. The team finished strong with wins over Cal. State-Fullerton and Chicago after losing to powerhouses Temple and Ohio State.
NU dominated in the foil, going 83-45 overall, with admirable performances from its top three -- freshman Kristen Dorf (St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Academy), who went 22-5, junior Erin Epstein (Tampa, Fla./Stanton Preparatory), who went 19-8 and senior Kim Boudreau (Modesto, Calif./Fred C. Beyer), who was 16-9. Freshman Jennifer Greenbaum was tops among Wildcat epeeists with a 21-5 record. Northwestern went 73-55 overall.
1999 NU Duals Women's Fencing Results (Foil-Epee-Total)
1/23 Round 1 - North Carolina 15-5-20; Fairleigh Dickinson 1-11-12 Air Force 10-14-24; Cal. State-Fullerton 6-2-8 Round 2 - North Carolina 11-12-23; Air Force 5-4-9 Fairleigh Dickinson 6-15-21; Cal. State-Fullerton 10-1-11 Round 3 - Temple 12-11-23; Air Force 4-5-9 Cal. State-Fullerton 7-10-17; Wayne State 9-6-15 Round 4 - James Madison 12-6-18; Fairleigh Dickinson 4-10-14 North Carolina 8(59)-8(63)-16; Northwestern 8(57)-8(62)-16 Sabre (exhibition): Northwestern 5; North Carolina 4 Temple 12-9-21, Wayne State 4-3-7 Round 5 - North Carolina 13-11-24; Cal. State-Fullerton 3-5-8 Fairleigh Dickinson 10-13-23; Hollins 6-3-9 James Madison 12-6-18; Air Force 4-10-14 Ohio State 16-7-23; Fairleigh Dickinson 0-9-9 Round 6 - Fairleigh Dickinson 13- - -13; Lawrence 3- - -3 Temple 7(55)-9(67)-16(122); Ohio State 9(53)-7(60)-16(113) Air Force 7-15-22; Cleveland 9-1-10 Cal. State-Fullerton 11-10-21; Hollins 5-6-11 Northwestern 12-9-21; James Madison 4-7-11 North Carolina 9-11-20; Wayne State 7-5-12 Round 7 - North Carolina 11-15-26; Cleveland St. 5-1-6 Air Force 8(52)-11-19; Wayne State 8(51)-5-13 Lawrence 11- - -11; Hollins 5- - -5 Temple 16-13-29; Cal. State-Fullerton 0-3-3 Ohio State 13-10-23; James Madison 3-6-9 Northwestern 13-8(60)-21; Fairleigh Dickinson 3-8(58)-11
1/24 Round 1 - Chicago 10-11-21; Michigan State 6-5-11 Cal. State-Fullerton 9- - -9; Lawrence 7- - -7 Ohio State 12-9-21; Air Force 4-11-15 James Madison 12-6-18; Michigan 4-10-14 Northwestern 10-12-22; Cleveland St. 6-4-10 Temple 16-12-28; Hollins 0-4-4 Round 2 - North Carolina 13- - -13; Lawrence 3- - -3 Fairleigh Dickinson 9-9-18; Michigan 7-7-14 Ohio State 15-13-28; Lawrence 1-3-4 Cal. State-Fullerton 9-8(60)-17; Michigan St. 7-8(57)-15 Northwestern 12-9-21; Air Force 4-7-11 Temple 12-10-22; James Madison 4-6-10 Round 3 - Fairleigh Dickinson 5-14-19; Cleveland St. 11-2-13 Ohio State 11-9-20; North Carolina 5-7-12 Air Force 13-12-25; Hollins 3-4-7 Chicago 8(47)-9-17; James Madison 8(50)-7-15 Temple 10-10-20; Northwestern 6-6-12 Michigan 7-12-19; Cal. State-Fullerton 9-4-13 Round 4 - Chicago11-12-23; Lawrence 5-4-9 Fairleigh Dickinson 11-12-23; Michigan State 5-4-9 James Madison 14- - -14; Lawrence 2- - -2 Temple 13-12-25; North Carolina 3-4-7 Ohio State 8(55)-11-19; Northwestern 8(48)-5-13 Cal. State-Fullerton 7-13-20; Cleveland St. 9-3-12 Round 5 - Cleveland St. 12-11-23; Hollins 4-5-9 Northwestern 14-13-27; Cal. State-Fullerton 2-3-5 James Madison 11-11-22; Michigan State 5-5-10 Air Force 12-9-21; Michigan 4-7-11 Ohio State 12-11-23; Chicago 4-5-9 Temple 15- - -15; Lawrence 1- - -1 Round 6 - Northwestern 12-12-24; Chicago 4-4-8 North Carolina 16-10-26; Michigan 0-6-6 Air Force 13-12-25; Michigan State 3-4-7 Ohio State 12-14-26; Cal. State-Fullerton 4-2-6 James Madison 10-10-20; Cleveland St. 6-6-12 Round 7 - North Carolina 16-11-27; Michigan 0-5-5 James Madison 11-10-21; Cal. State-Fullerton 5-6-111999 NU DUALS TEAM RECORDS WOMEN
Foil Epe Overall Temple 8-1 8-0 9-0 Ohio State 9-0 6-3 8-1 North Carolina 9-2 7-3 9-2 Northwestern 6-3 6-3 6-3 James Madison 8-3 3-7 6-4 Chicago 2-3 3-2 3-2 Cal. State-Fullerton 6-7 6-7 7-7 Fairleigh Dickinson 5-5 7-2 5-5 Air Force 5-6 8-3 5-6 Michigan 0-6 2-4 1-5 Cleveland State 4-3 1-6 1-6 Wayne State 1-3 0-4 0-4 Lawrence 1-7 0-2 1-7 Hollins 0-6 0-5 0-5 Michigan State 0-5 0-5 0-5