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Duke Set for 2021 ACC Fencing Championship
2/26/2021 1:19:00 PM | Fencing
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke fencing team is set for the 2021 ACC Fencing Championships Feb. 27-28 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The event is hosted by North Carolina in Carmichael Arena.
Live stats for the weekend can be found?here?and fans can follow along live on ACC Network Extra?Saturday and Sunday. A recap of the championship will air on ACC Network March 7 from 6-8 p.m.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
A complete schedule of this weekend's events can be found here.
SETTING THE SCENE
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2021 marks the seventh conference fencing championship since its return as an ACC sponsored sport.
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Notre Dame claimed both the men's and women's team titles last season.
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The Duke men own a season record of 4-2 during the shortened winter slate, while the women are 6-2.
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The Blue Devils will face North Carolina and Boston College. The Notre Dame fencing team will not travel to Chapel Hill this weekend to defend its titles at the 2021 ACC Championships. The decision was made out of an abundance of caution following positive tests, subsequent quarantining and contact tracing within the team.
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In addition to the team competition, an individual tournament will also be held to crown a champion in each of the three weapons: epee, foil and saber.
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The individual competition will take place Saturday, Feb. 27 with the team event to follow on Sunday.
LOOKING BACK AT 2020
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Five Blue Devils collected individual medals at the 2020 ACC Fencing Championships in South Bend, Ind.
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Huda Aldadah?(silver),?Danny Campbell III?(bronze),?Alex Gorman?(silver),?Brycen Rushing?(silver) and?Bowen Wang?(silver) brought hardware back to Bull City following their performances in the individual competition.
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Aldadah and Gorman became just the fourth and fifth Blue Devil women to garner All-ACC accolades, while Rushing and Wang were honorees on the men's side by placing in the top two.
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During the team event, the 10th-ranked Blue Devil men secured second place while the women finished in third.
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The Duke men made history in 2018 as they became ACC Champions in the team event.
FIERCE FOILISTS
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The women's foil squad owns the best record on the team through one event at 6-2 and are led by rookies Christina Ferrari (15-2) and Lulu Tang (16-4), while the men are 4-2 as sophomore Finn Hossfeld went 9-6 in the opening weekend.
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2020 All-ACC honoree Rushing returns for his senior year and looks to capture a second conference medal.
SUPERB SABERISTS
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Women's saber is 5-2 after the 2021 opening weekend at Ohio State. Junior Alex Gorman is 15-3, while sophomore Anneke Zegers is 14-6. On the men's side, freshman Stephen Kim owns an 8-1 ledger.
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2020 All-ACC recipient Gorman looks to follow up her performance from last year this weekend.
EXCEPTIONAL EPEEISTS
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The women's epee team is 4-4 this season while the men boast a 4-1-1 record. During the opening weekend, the women's squad was represented by freshmen Chloe Beittel and Sarah Lurye as they went 12-12 and 13-11, respectively. Junior Kevin Chao is 8-8 heading into the weekend.
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Huda Aldadah and Danny Campbell III seek an ACC medal for the second straight year.
UP NEXT
Following this weekend, qualifying Blue Devils will have some time before the 2021 NCAA Fencing Championship March 25-28 in State College, Pa.
FAN INFORMATION
Due to the impact of COVID-19, the ACC Fencing Championship will not have spectators. This weekend's events will include essential game management personnel and broadcast media.
For more information on Duke fencing, follow the Blue Devils on?Twitter,?Facebook?and?Instagram?by searching for "DukeFEN".
#GoDuke
MEN'S SABER
Ben Stone
Ping Ping Kitsiriboon
San Ha Lim
Stephen Kim
WOMEN'S SABER
Alex Gorman
Zsofia Walter
Anneke Zegers
Gabrielle Zegers
MEN'S FOIL
Brycen Rushing
Finn Hossfeld
Sam Gruber
David Tierney
WOMEN'S FOIL
Zoe Superville
Christina Ferrari
Lulu Tang
Julia Gianneschi
MEN'S EPEE
Danny Campbell III
Kevin Chao
Jason Post
Joe Choo
WOMEN'S EPEE
Maria Papadopoulos
Huda Aldadah
Sarah Lurye
Chloe Beittel
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