EVANSTON, Ill. - The University of Pennsylvania women's fencing team went 4-2 at the Northwestern Duals over the weekend. The Quakers lone two losses came to No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Northwestern.
How it Happened
Air Force - Results (PDF)
Victoria Zhang,
Simone Unwalla, and
Vanessa Dib each led the Quakers in their opening win of the day. The trio went 2-1 to lead their respective weapon groups in what was a 17-10 win.
Penn 17, Air Force 10
Sabre (6-3):
Victoria Zhang (2-1),
Lark Izenson (1-0),
Sara Papp (1-0),
Kathryn Khaw (1-1),
Miranda Gieg (1-1)
Foil (6-3):
Simone Unwalla (2-1),
Naomi Popkin (1-0),
Lana Prieur (1-0),
Danielle Ferdon (1-1),
Nicole Vaiani (1-1)
Epee (5-4):
Vanessa Dib (2-1),
Emma Harris (2-1),
Katherine Sizov (1-2)
Northwestern - Results (PDF)
Miranda Gieg led the Quakers to their only weapon group win against No. 2 Northwestern as she went 3-0 in sabre. Penn fell 3-6 in sabre despite
Nicole Vaiani's 2-1 outing.
Vanessa Dib earned the line win in epee.
Penn 9, Northwestern 18
Sabre (5-4):
Miranda Gieg (3-0),
Sara Papp (2-1),
Lark Izenson (0-3)
Foil (3-6):
Nicole Vaiani (2-1),
Danielle Ferdon (1-2),
Simone Unwalla (0-3)
Epee (1-8):
Vanessa Dib (1-2),
Emma Harris (0-3),
Katherine Sizov (0-3)
Notre Dame - Results (PDF)
The Quakers put up a good battle against No. 1 Notre Dame, but came up just short.
Nicole Vaiani and
Katherine Sizov each led with two wins.
Penn 8, Notre Dame 19
Sabre (3-6):
Miranda Gieg (1-0),
Victoria Zhang (1-2),
Lark Izenson (1-2),
Sara Papp (0-2)
Foil (3-6):
Nicole Vaiani (2-1),
Simone Unwalla (1-2),
Danielle Ferdon (0-3)
Epee (3-6):
Katherine Sizov (2-1),
Vanessa Dib (1-2),
Kristina Khaw (0-1),
Emma Harris (0-2)
Stanford - Results (PDF)
The Quakers bounced back after two straight losses by defeated Stanford.
Miranda Gieg and
Margaux Games each had undefeated, 3-0, outings in the win. Gieg's 3-0 came in a 7-2 win for sabre while Games went 3-0 in a narrow, 5-4, victory for epee.
Penn 16, Stanford 11
Sabre (7-2):
Miranda Gieg (3-0),
Victoria Zhang (2-1),
Lark Izenson (2-1
Foil (4-5):
Simone Unwalla (2-1),
Nicole Vaiani (1-1),
Danielle Ferdon (1-2),
Naomi Popkin (0-1)
Epee (5-4):
Margaux Games (3-0),
Kristina Khaw (1-2),
Katherine Sizov (1-2)
Cal Tech - Results (PDF)
The Quakers dominated in a 24-3 victory over Cal Tech to earn their second straight win and third overall for the day. Penn's sabre team led the way, sweeping 9-0.
Penn 24, Cal Tech 3
Sabre (9-0):
Miranda Gieg (3-0),
Kathryn Khaw (3-0),
Sara Papp (3-0)
Foil (8-1):
Lana Prieur (3-0),
Naomi Popkin (3-0),
Danielle Ferdon (1-0),
Simone Unwalla (1-1)
Epee (7-2):
Margaux Games (3-0),
Emma Harris (2-1),
Kristina Khaw (2-1)
UCSD - Results (PDF)
Foil led the way for the Red and Blue in their final win of the day.
Naomi Popkin and
Lana Prieur each went 3-0 in foil's 8-1 triumph.
Lark Izenson and
Victoria Zhang each went 2-1 to lead sabre to a 5-4 win.
Penn 15, UCSD 12
Sabre (5-4):
Lark Izenson (2-1),
Victoria Zhang (2-1),
Kathryn Khaw (1-2)
Foil (8-1): Naomi Pokin (3-0),
Lana Prieur (3-0),
Danielle Ferdon (1-1)
Epee (2-7):
Vanessa Dib (1-0),
Margaux Games (1-2),
Katherine Sizov (0-1),
Emma Harris (0-2),
Kristina Khaw (0-2)
Individual Results
Sabre (35-19)
Victoria Zhang: 7-5
Lark Izenson: 6-7
Sara Papp: 6-3
Kathryn Khaw: 5-3
Mirand Gieg: 11-1
Epee (23-31)
Vanessa Dib: 5-5
Emma Harris: 4-9
Katherine Sizov: 4-9
Kristina Khaw: 3-6
Margaux Games: 7-2
Foil (31-23)
Simone Unwalla: 6-8
Naomi Popkin: 7-1
Lana Prieur: 7-0
Danielle Ferdon: 5-9
Nicole Vaiani: 6-4
