2019-20 Women's Fencing Roster

Emma Scala
Jersey Number 23

Emma Scala

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    San Francisco University High School
  • Hometown:
    San Francisco, Calif.
2021-22: Won five duals in pool play to secure a fifth-place finish at the Remenyik Open...Picked up a sweep against Air Force at the 2021 Western Invitational

2021: Academic All-Big Ten

2019-20: USFCA All-Midwest Region...All-MFC Second Team...Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Reached the semifinals of the Remenyik Open with a third-place finish...Impressed at the October NAC with five victories in pool play to reach the direct elimination round...Her perfect 6-0 mark at the NU Duals helped Northwestern take down UChicago...Won four duals at the Elite Invitational...Went 3-2 in pool play at the January NAC...Recorded a strong 5-3 mark at the Western Invitational...Led all Northwestern fencers with a 9-1 performance at the Penn Duals, including a pair of wins against No. 3 Columbia...Followed up her strong performance with a sweep of No. 1 Notre Dame...Went 8-11 at the NU Winter Duals...Finished in fifth place at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships...Helped lead Northwestern to a second-place team finish at the MFC Championships...Finished in sixth at NCAA Regionals

2018-19: Earned All-MFC Second Team honors … Finished 7th at the MFC Championships … Placed 13th in Div. 1A epée at Remenyik Open in first collegiate action … Finished 38th at Penn State Open… Went 14-2 at Vassar Invitational in first official collegiate meet, leading all Wildcats in wins … Went 2-4 at Elite Invitational … Competed in December USA Fencing NAC event in Cincinnati, Ohio, placing 68th … Placed 53rd in Div. 1 Women’s Epée event and 41st in Junior Women’s Epée event at January USA Fencing NAC in Charlotte, N.C. … Went 2-3 at Philadelphia Invitational … Placed 55th in Junior Women’s Epée at Junior Olympics

High School/Club: Fenced six years at Golden Gate Fencing Center … 2017 League Champions in high school … Ranked A17 by USA Fencing … Third place at the 2017 Cadet Junior Olympics … Ranked 20th on the 2017 Cadet National Points List … 30th place at the Junior November NAC … 24th at the Cadet World Cup in Slovakia.

Personal: Parents are Melissa and Josh Scala … Chose Northwestern over Penn and Brown … Competed and trained with former Wildcat Anya Harkness … Anticipated major is Undecided.
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