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‘Cats Come Away With Pair Of Podium Finishes At April NAC
5/2/2024 9:30:00 AM | Women's Fencing
Sabreists, Wade-Curie lead the way for Northwestern
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (May 2, 2024) – Powered by podium showings from its sabre squad and Ava Wade-Currie, Northwestern fencing had a successful stay in Salt Lake City, Utah at USA Fencing's April North American Cup (NAC).
Competing in the Division I Women's Team Sabre competition, the trio of Megumi Oishi, Adele Bois, and Amy Lu secured the Wildcats' second bronze medal in the event in as many years after toppling the Fencing Academy of Denver, 45-38.
Individually, the Wildcats came away with six top-25 finishes. Leading the way for that group was Wade-Currie, who closed out an outstanding first-year campaign by placing eighth overall in the Junior Women's Epee. After picking up three wins during pool action, the Hyde Park, Mass. native scored four victories in the tableau, a run highlighted by a 15-12 upset of seventh-seeded Alexandra Rakhovski.
Competing in the Junior Women's Sabre, Alex Chen capped off a standout debut season of her own, taking 17th. Chen enjoyed an unblemished run through pool play, going 6-0, ahead of a 15-7 win over Heartlyn Tabangay in the tableau.
A pair of 'Cats battled inside the top 25 in the Division I Women's Sabre, with Sky Miller and Oishi placing 20th and 24th, respectively. Both members of the duo finished pool bouts with 5-1 marks before each coming away with a win in head-to-head action.
In the Division I Women's Foil, Samantha Serban came away with four wins across her six pool bouts. Serban added a narrow 15-14 win in the tableau on the way to a 23rd-place finish in the event.
A full listing of Northwestern's results from the April NAC follow.
Division I Women's Foil
23rd – Samantha Serban
39th – Rowan Park
Division I Women's Epee
27th – Karen Wang
71st – Anna Damratoski
130th – Christina Liu
Division I Women's Sabre
20th – Sky Miller
24th – Megumi Oishi
61st – Adele Bois
86th – Amy Lu
Junior Women's Epee
8th – Ava Wade-Currie
95th – Christina Liu
Junior Women's Sabre
17th – Alex Chen
30th – Amy Lu
99th – Adele Bois
Division I Women's Team Epee
9th – Northwestern (Ava Wade-Currie, Karen Wang, Christina Liu, Anna Damratoski)
Division I Women's Team Sabre
3rd – Northwestern (Adele Bois, Amy Lu, Megumi Oishi)
Competing in the Division I Women's Team Sabre competition, the trio of Megumi Oishi, Adele Bois, and Amy Lu secured the Wildcats' second bronze medal in the event in as many years after toppling the Fencing Academy of Denver, 45-38.
Individually, the Wildcats came away with six top-25 finishes. Leading the way for that group was Wade-Currie, who closed out an outstanding first-year campaign by placing eighth overall in the Junior Women's Epee. After picking up three wins during pool action, the Hyde Park, Mass. native scored four victories in the tableau, a run highlighted by a 15-12 upset of seventh-seeded Alexandra Rakhovski.
Competing in the Junior Women's Sabre, Alex Chen capped off a standout debut season of her own, taking 17th. Chen enjoyed an unblemished run through pool play, going 6-0, ahead of a 15-7 win over Heartlyn Tabangay in the tableau.
A pair of 'Cats battled inside the top 25 in the Division I Women's Sabre, with Sky Miller and Oishi placing 20th and 24th, respectively. Both members of the duo finished pool bouts with 5-1 marks before each coming away with a win in head-to-head action.
In the Division I Women's Foil, Samantha Serban came away with four wins across her six pool bouts. Serban added a narrow 15-14 win in the tableau on the way to a 23rd-place finish in the event.
A full listing of Northwestern's results from the April NAC follow.
Division I Women's Foil
23rd – Samantha Serban
39th – Rowan Park
Division I Women's Epee
27th – Karen Wang
71st – Anna Damratoski
130th – Christina Liu
Division I Women's Sabre
20th – Sky Miller
24th – Megumi Oishi
61st – Adele Bois
86th – Amy Lu
Junior Women's Epee
8th – Ava Wade-Currie
95th – Christina Liu
Junior Women's Sabre
17th – Alex Chen
30th – Amy Lu
99th – Adele Bois
Division I Women's Team Epee
9th – Northwestern (Ava Wade-Currie, Karen Wang, Christina Liu, Anna Damratoski)
Division I Women's Team Sabre
3rd – Northwestern (Adele Bois, Amy Lu, Megumi Oishi)
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