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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2018-19 Women's Fencing

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Naomi Popkin

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Dwight-Englewood School
  • Hometown Ridgewood, N.J.

Biography

2018-19: Helped the Quakers to a top-3 finish at the Ivy League championships ... Posted 19 wins in foil ... Went 4-1 at the Philadelphia Invitational ... Went 7-1 at the Northwestern Duals ... Recorded 3-0 marks against Cal Tech (2/2) and UCSD (2/2). 

2017-18: Had 30 wins for a third straight season ... Earned 100th career win against St. John's at the Philadelphia Invitational ... Started season 11-4. 

2016-17: Put together a 34-13 dual-match record on foil … Placed 10th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (3/11) … Went 2-1 at the Ivy Round Robins (2/12) … Tallied a 5-0 record at the Elite Invitational (11/5) … Finished eighth at the Penn State Open (11/20) … Posted a 6-1 mark at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/21) … Registered an 11-4 record at the Temple Invitational (2/26).

2015-16: Registered the second-most foil wins with 43 … Placed 20th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … Picked up seven wins at the 2016 Ivy Championships … Posted nine wins at the Northwestern Duals … Part of a third-place foil finish at the United States Collegiate Squad Championships … Closed season with a 9-5 mark at the Philadelphia Invitational (2/21) … Made collegiate debut at the Elite Invitational (11/21).
 
Career Statistics
Year W-L Pct. 
2015-16 43-46 .483
2016-17 34-13 .723
2017-18 33-15 .688
2018-19 19-20 .487
Career 129-94 .578

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    FOIL

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Foil

  • 2017-18Junior

    Foil

  • 2018-19Senior

    Foil