PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania fencing programs open postseason action at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional on Saturday, March 7, at Haverford College.
 
NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional
Saturday, March 7 | 9 a.m. (m/w foil and epee) and 12 p.m. (m/w saber)
Haverford, Pa. | Alumni Field House
Live Results
 
The Field
Fencing programs from across the Mid-Atlantic and South regions, representing all three NCAA Divisions, will compete for NCAA Championship qualification, including Penn State, Wagner, Princeton, Duke, North Carolina, Penn, NJIT, Stevens, Drew, Johns Hopkins, Lafayette, Fairleigh Dickinson, Haverford and Temple.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn closed out regular season action at the Temple Invitational back on February 22, winning seven combined battles between both programs. 
 
*The men picked up three wins over Johns Hopkins (16-11), Princeton (14-13), and Penn State (20-7) to wrap up the regular season with a 20-9 overall record.
 
*The women grabbed four wins on Broad Street, topping Johns Hopkins (17-10), Princeton (14-13), Penn State (16-11), St. John's (17-10) to close out the regular season with a 27-13 overall record.
 
*On the men's side, Simon Lioznyansky leads the epee weapons with a 39-14 record, Ben Kogan leads the saber athletes with a 42-23 record, and Conrad Lo leads the foil field with a 27-13 record.
 
*For the women, Grace Hu leads epee with a 55-19 record, Leah Blum leads the saber athletes with a 44-16 record, and Kimberley Jang leads the foil field with a 34-25 record.
 
Anticipated Lineup
Men
Saber
Ben Kogan, Simon Kushkov, and Jaesun Yun.
Foil
Boris Chen, Conrad Lo, Alexander Wu, and Nicholas Wu.
Epee
Nicholas Jin, Simon Lioznyansky, Alexander Moses, and Joseph Wu.
 
Women
Saber
Leah Blum, Amanda Li, Lila Paul, and Cathleen Shi.
Foil
Victoria Amore, Lenna Choi, Malak Hamza, and Kimberley Jang.
Epee
Eda Cevikol, Grace Hu, Polina Kharchyna, and Victoria Kuznetsov.