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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2018-19 Women's Fencing

Simone Unwalla

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Langley
  • Hometown Great Falls, Va.

Biography

2018-19: Helped the Quakers to a top-3 finish at the Ivy League championships ... Posted 18 wins ... Recorded 3-0 mark against UNC (11/18). 

2017-18: Team Captain ... Finished with 43 wins ... Earned 100th career win at the Vassar Invitational against Sacred Heart ... Went 12-2 at the Philadelphia Invitational ... Finished 27th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional. 

2016-17: Second-Team All-Ivy (foil) … Placed 14th at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (3/11) … Finished the year 39-27 in dual matches … Went 10-4 at the Ivy League Championship (2/12) … Tallied a mark of 8-4 at the Northwestern Duals (2/4) … Went 11-4 at the Temple Invitational (2/26).

2015-16: NCAA qualifier after sixth-place finish at NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … Placed 15th at the NCAA Championships (foil) in Waltham, Mass. … Led the foil team with a 48-42 overall record in dual matches … Helped the foil squad to a bronze medal at the United States Collegiate Squad Championships … Collected eight wins at the Ivy League Round Robins … Closed season with a 9-5 clip at the Philadelphia Invitational (2/21) … Made collegiate debut at the Elite Invitational (11/21). 

Personal: Daughter of Kristen Runke and Daraius Adi Unwalla … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences … Father, Daraius, was on the Rutgers crew team from 1980-83 and also coached crew from 1984-1994.
 

Career Statistics
Year W-L Pct. 
2015-16 48-42 .533
2016-17 39-27 .606
2017-18 43-21 .672
2018-19 18-25 .419
Career 148-115 .563

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    FOIL
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Foil
  • 2017-18Junior

    Foil
  • 2018-19Senior

    Foil