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Moss Tabbed CCFC Women’s Team Coach Of The Year
4/7/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Fencing
Wildcats’ head coach earns award for fifth straight season
EVANSTON, Ill. (April 7, 2025) – Northwestern University head fencing coach Zach Moss has been named the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Women's Team Coach of the Year, it was announced on Monday. This marks the fifth straight season in which Moss has received the award.
Moss put together another outstanding campaign in 2024-25, piloting the Wildcats to a 31-8 record in dual competition. Prior the start of the postseason, Northwestern climbed to No. 3 in the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Poll.
Following a runner-up finish in the team race of the CCFC Championships in Detroit, Mich., 16 Wildcats earned podium finishes during the individual section of the league meet, a group that included First Team All-CCFC picks Daphne Chan Nok Sze (2nd; foil), Nisha Hild (2nd; sabre), Adele Bois (3rd; sabre), Amanda Pirkowski (5th; epee), and Karen Wang (7th; epee).
Northwestern's postseason success carried over to the national stage, as six Wildcats secured bids to the NCAA Fencing Championships. Pirkowski led the way for the 'Cats in University Park, Pa., placing seventh in the epee en route to securing Second Team All-America honors, while Chan Nok Sze and Natalie Shearer capped off impressive first-year campaigns, earning Honorable Mention All-America nods in the foil and sabre, respectively. The Wildcats' fifth-place finish amongst women's programs tied for the second highest finish in program history at the NCAA Championships.
Moss put together another outstanding campaign in 2024-25, piloting the Wildcats to a 31-8 record in dual competition. Prior the start of the postseason, Northwestern climbed to No. 3 in the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Poll.
Following a runner-up finish in the team race of the CCFC Championships in Detroit, Mich., 16 Wildcats earned podium finishes during the individual section of the league meet, a group that included First Team All-CCFC picks Daphne Chan Nok Sze (2nd; foil), Nisha Hild (2nd; sabre), Adele Bois (3rd; sabre), Amanda Pirkowski (5th; epee), and Karen Wang (7th; epee).
Northwestern's postseason success carried over to the national stage, as six Wildcats secured bids to the NCAA Fencing Championships. Pirkowski led the way for the 'Cats in University Park, Pa., placing seventh in the epee en route to securing Second Team All-America honors, while Chan Nok Sze and Natalie Shearer capped off impressive first-year campaigns, earning Honorable Mention All-America nods in the foil and sabre, respectively. The Wildcats' fifth-place finish amongst women's programs tied for the second highest finish in program history at the NCAA Championships.
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