EVANSTON, Ill. (October 29, 2024) – Northwestern fencing opened its dual schedule in style this past Sunday, rolling to a 24-3 victory over Wellesley as part of the Northwestern Fall Duals inside Patten Gymnasium.
The 'Cats swept all three weapons against the Blue, highlighted by a perfect 9-0 showing from their foil squad. Yejine Lee and Yukari Takamizawa both posted spotless 3-0 records to lead the attack. Brianna Ho finished 2-0, while Ophelia Tong was victorious in her long head-to-head bout.
Northwestern's epeeists prevailed by an 8-1 scoreline, fueled by unblemished showings Athina Kwon and Amanda Pirkowski, the latter of whom made her Wildcat debut on Sunday. Christina Liu added a pair of victories across her three appearances.
In the sabre, Kailing Sathyanath helped propel the Wildcats to a 7-2 triumph as she finished 3-0 in the weapon. Alex Chen and Amy Lu both contributed a pair of victories as well to close out a clean sweep of the weapons for Northwestern.
COMPLETE RESULTS
UP NEXT
Northwestern jets west to San Diego, Calif. this weekend for the prestigious Western Invitational, November 2-3.
The 'Cats swept all three weapons against the Blue, highlighted by a perfect 9-0 showing from their foil squad. Yejine Lee and Yukari Takamizawa both posted spotless 3-0 records to lead the attack. Brianna Ho finished 2-0, while Ophelia Tong was victorious in her long head-to-head bout.
Northwestern's epeeists prevailed by an 8-1 scoreline, fueled by unblemished showings Athina Kwon and Amanda Pirkowski, the latter of whom made her Wildcat debut on Sunday. Christina Liu added a pair of victories across her three appearances.
In the sabre, Kailing Sathyanath helped propel the Wildcats to a 7-2 triumph as she finished 3-0 in the weapon. Alex Chen and Amy Lu both contributed a pair of victories as well to close out a clean sweep of the weapons for Northwestern.
COMPLETE RESULTS
| Opponent | Epee | Foil | Sabre | Overall | V-D |
| Wellesley | 8-1 | 9-0 | 7-2 | 24-3 | V |
UP NEXT
Northwestern jets west to San Diego, Calif. this weekend for the prestigious Western Invitational, November 2-3.