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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2019-20 Women's Fencing

Sara Papp

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lexington, Mass.

Biography

2019-20: Appeared in 25 of 41 team bouts with women’s sabre, going 33-26 … Opened the season with a 6-2 mark at the Elite Invitational, going 3-0 against Notre Dame (11/16) …Went 6-4 at the Penn State Invitational, going 2-1 against defending national champion Columbia (1/12) … Recorded 150th career victory in a win against Yale (1/12) … Notched a 10-7 record at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/18 & 1/19) … Tallied a 7-6 record at the Ivy League Round-Robins, earning a 3-0 sweep against Cornell (2/8 & 2/9) … Finished 22nd at the NCAA Regional (3/7) … Ended Penn career with a 173-112 overall record (.607).

2018-19: Helped the Quakers to a top-3 finish at the Ivy League championships ... Finished 15th at the NCAA Championships ... Finished 10th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South regional ... Posted a 39-21 record in sabre ... Went 11-3 at the Philadelphia Invitational ... Recorded 3-0 marks against Haverford (1/13), Duke (1/20), Brown (1/20), and Cal Tech (2/2).

2017-18: Helped team to fourth place finish at Ivy Championships ... Finished 17th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional ... Had career-best 60 wins ... Earned 100th career victory at the Temple Invite against St. John's. 

2016-17: NCAA third-team All-America (saber) … NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Champion … Put together a 40-21 record in dual matches … Went 8-5 at the Ivy League Round Robins (Feb. 12) … Began year with a 7-2 clip at the Elite Invitational (Nov. 5) … Placed ninth at the Penn State Open (Nov. 20) … Posted an 8-3 mark at the Philadelphia Invitational (Jan. 21) … Recorded a weapon-high seven wins at the Temple Invite (Feb. 26). 

Career Statistics
Year W-L Pct. 
2016-17 40-21 .656
2017-18 61-44 .581
2018-19 39-21 .650
2019-20 33-26 .559
Career 173-112 .607

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sabre
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sabre
  • 2018-19Junior

    Sabre
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sabre