PHILADELPHIA, Penn. - The No. 2-ranked Northwestern women's fencing team had no intentions of slowing down their incredible start to the season as they once again swept its opponents, 4-0, at the Philadelphia Invitational on Sunday.
Northwestern entered the weekend as the second-ranked fencing program in the country in the first CollegeFencing360Coaches Poll this season. The Wildcats' 23-1 start earned them the the highest mark in program history. The 2018-19 season includes four top-10 wins, over No. 4 Penn State, No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Princeton, plus a ninth-ranked Penn team. The Wildcats also own notable 2018-19 wins over Air Force (18-9), Cornell (19-8; 18-9), Stanford (20-7), North Carolina (14-13), Wellesley (22-5) and Stevens Tech (16-11) while their lone loss has come against top-ranked Notre Dame, 11-16.
In Philadelphia, the 'Cats knocked off two more ranked opponents, No. 10 Temple and No. 3 Columbia.
Northwestern's foil trio Yvonne Chart, Alyssa Chen,and Sarah Filby opened the bout against No. 10 Temple with a 7-2 foil victory which paced the 'Cats in their 15-12 win.
After defeating both Yale and NYU with convincing 18-9 and 20-7 scores, NU would face the third-ranked Columbia Lions in the fourth and final round.
Emine Yücel, Maddy Curzon, and Pauline Hamilton posted 3-0 sweeps to propel the 'Cats, 14-13 in a thrilling victory over the Lions, completing the sweep.
Chicago's Big Ten Team now moves to 27-1 overall and will take a short break until February to host the Northwestern Duals in Ryan Fieldhouse, Feb. 2-3.
Below are the overall results for the weekend:
Team Results
#2 Northwestern def. #10 Temple, 15-12
Sabre: 3-6
Foil: - 7-2
Epée: 5-4
#2 Northwestern def. Yale, 18-9
Sabre: 7-2
Foil: 7-2
Epée: 4-5
#2 Northwestern def. NYU, 20-7
Sabre: 7-2
Foil: 4-5
Epée: 6-3
#2 Northwestern def. #3 Columbia, 14-13
Sabre: 7-2
Foil: 3-6
Epée: 4-5
*Note: Drew University withdrew from the competition due to weather
Individual Results
Saber:
Maddy Curzon: 7-2
Abigail Swallow: 2-3
Emine Yücel: 7-2
Jacqueline Hua: 5-1
Alexis Browne: 3-4
Foil:
Yvonne Chart: 7-2
Alyssa Chen: 5-4
Sarah Filby: 5-3
Elina Moon: 3-3
Jerrica Liao: 4-0
Epee:
Pauline Hamilton: 7-2
Maggie Snider: 4-5
Emma Scala: 2-3
Ella Lombard: 4-6
Ananya Gupta: 2-1
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Northwestern entered the weekend as the second-ranked fencing program in the country in the first CollegeFencing360Coaches Poll this season. The Wildcats' 23-1 start earned them the the highest mark in program history. The 2018-19 season includes four top-10 wins, over No. 4 Penn State, No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Princeton, plus a ninth-ranked Penn team. The Wildcats also own notable 2018-19 wins over Air Force (18-9), Cornell (19-8; 18-9), Stanford (20-7), North Carolina (14-13), Wellesley (22-5) and Stevens Tech (16-11) while their lone loss has come against top-ranked Notre Dame, 11-16.
In Philadelphia, the 'Cats knocked off two more ranked opponents, No. 10 Temple and No. 3 Columbia.
Northwestern's foil trio Yvonne Chart, Alyssa Chen,and Sarah Filby opened the bout against No. 10 Temple with a 7-2 foil victory which paced the 'Cats in their 15-12 win.
After defeating both Yale and NYU with convincing 18-9 and 20-7 scores, NU would face the third-ranked Columbia Lions in the fourth and final round.
Emine Yücel, Maddy Curzon, and Pauline Hamilton posted 3-0 sweeps to propel the 'Cats, 14-13 in a thrilling victory over the Lions, completing the sweep.
Chicago's Big Ten Team now moves to 27-1 overall and will take a short break until February to host the Northwestern Duals in Ryan Fieldhouse, Feb. 2-3.
Below are the overall results for the weekend:
Team Results
#2 Northwestern def. #10 Temple, 15-12
Sabre: 3-6
Foil: - 7-2
Epée: 5-4
#2 Northwestern def. Yale, 18-9
Sabre: 7-2
Foil: 7-2
Epée: 4-5
#2 Northwestern def. NYU, 20-7
Sabre: 7-2
Foil: 4-5
Epée: 6-3
#2 Northwestern def. #3 Columbia, 14-13
Sabre: 7-2
Foil: 3-6
Epée: 4-5
*Note: Drew University withdrew from the competition due to weather
Individual Results
Saber:
Maddy Curzon: 7-2
Abigail Swallow: 2-3
Emine Yücel: 7-2
Jacqueline Hua: 5-1
Alexis Browne: 3-4
Foil:
Yvonne Chart: 7-2
Alyssa Chen: 5-4
Sarah Filby: 5-3
Elina Moon: 3-3
Jerrica Liao: 4-0
Epee:
Pauline Hamilton: 7-2
Maggie Snider: 4-5
Emma Scala: 2-3
Ella Lombard: 4-6
Ananya Gupta: 2-1
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