Jan. 28, 2011
2011 Notre Dame Duals
Saturday, January 29 Meets beginning at 7 a.m. CT
Site: Joyce Center South Bend, Ind.
2010-11 Northwestern Fencing Statistics
EVANSTON, Ill. -- After a successful weekend on the east coast, seventh-ranked Northwestern makes the short trip to South Bend, Ind., competing in the Notre Dame Duals at the Joyce Center on Saturday, January 29. The Wildcats head into the weekend with a 15-2 record in dual meets this season, including a 3-2 mark against top-10 opponents.
"We're looking for another good weekend all around at Notre Dame," said head coach Laurie Schiller. "We should be favored in the majority of our bouts, and I know our girls are looking forward to getting another shot at Notre Dame. We fenced them well last weekend, so hopefully we can learn from that and have a better showing this time around."
Northwestern opens up the day with a meet against Swarthmore College at 7 a.m. CT before facing Midwest Fencing Conference rival Lawrence in round two. The day's marquee match then unfolds at around 9 a.m. when the seventh-ranked Wildcats battle the top-ranked Fighting Irish. The two squads met last week at the NYU Invitational with Notre Dame edging out NU 16-11.
Following the showdown with the Irish, Northwestern should be favored in the remainder of its Saturday matches, beginning with Air Force at 10 a.m. The Wildcats defeated the Falcons 19-8 at the UC San Diego West Invitational on Jan. 8 and are 19-3 all-time against the Academy. Wayne State then awaits the Wildcats at 11 a.m., looking to avenge its 20-7 defeat to Northwestern at NYU last weekend.
Northwestern closes out the afternoon with a pair of conference opponents in Detroit and Cleveland State before facing Florida in Saturday's final round. The Wildcats and Gators met up in San Diego on January 8 with NU taking the 18-9 victory and improving to 8-0 all-time against Florida.
After the Notre Dame Duals this weekend, the Wildcats return home to host the first installment of the Northwestern Duals next weekend. 14 schools will make the trip to Evanston for the two-day event, beginning at 8 a.m. on both Saturday, Feb. 5, and Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Sports and Aquatic Center (SPAC).
2011 Notre Dame Duals Schedule
Round One - Northwestern vs. Swarthmore 7 a.m. CT
Round Two - Northwestern vs. Lawrence 8 a.m. CT
Round Three - Northwestern vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 9 a.m. CT
Round Four - Northwestern vs. Air Force 10 a.m. CT
Round Five - Northwestern vs. Wayne State 11 a.m. CT
Round Six - Northwestern vs. Detroit/Cleveland State 12 p.m. CT
Round Seven - Northwestern vs. Florida 1 p.m.
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