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Saturday, February 25
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Duke University
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Duke Set for ACC Fencing Championship
2/24/2023 11:50:00 AM | Fencing
DURHAM – With the regular season in the rearview mirror, the Duke fencing team is set to travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., for the 2023 ACC Fencing Championship.
SETTING THE SCENE
Men's
#1 – Notre Dame
#2 – North Carolina
#3 – Boston College
#4 – Duke
Women's
#1 – Notre Dame
#2 – Duke
#3 – North Carolina
#4 – Boston College
CATCH THE ACTION LIVE ON ACCNX
With the regular season complete, the Duke fencing team is continuing to raise money with the Fence for the Fight campaign in partnership with the Duke Cancer Institute.
With 1,152 wins so far this season in combination with pledging, the Fence for the Fight campaign has totaled $48,652.40.
Elizabeth Beguinet, Director of Administration and Recruiting for the Duke fencing program, passed away December 17 after a long fight with breast cancer.
Learn more about Fence for the Fight.
For more information on Duke fencing, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeFEN".
#GoDuke
MEN'S FOIL
Cam Evans
Finn Hossfeld
Ryan Pelosky
David Tierney
WOMEN'S FOIL
Christina Ferrari
Skylar Knight
Rachel Koo
Lulu Tang
MEN'S SABER
Lukas Dannull
Stephen Kim
Terence Lee
Justin Morrill
WOMEN'S SABER
Hava Stone
Kunling Tong
Zsofia Walter
Anneke Zegers
MEN'S EPEE
Danny Campbell III
Allen Marakov
Ethan Nguyen
Bowen Wang
WOMEN'S EPEE
Monica Balakrishnan
Chloe Beittel
Rachel Kowalsky
Sarah Lurye
ACC Fencing Championships Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 25 – Individual Championships
8 a.m. - Women's Individual Tournament Begins
12:30 p.m. - Women's Individual Semifinal Bouts
1 p.m. - Women's Individual Championship Bouts
(in the order of sabre, epee and foil)
2 p.m. – Women's Individual Awards
2:30 p.m. - Men's Individual Tournament Begins
7 p.m. - Men's Individual Semifinal Bouts
7:30 p.m. – Men's Championship Bouts
(in the order of sabre, epee and foil)
8:30 p.m. - Men's Individual Awards
Sunday, Feb. 26 – Team Championships
8 a.m. - Round One of Women's Team Event
(No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Boston College, No. 2 Duke vs. No. 3 North Carolina)
9:15 a.m. - Round Two of Women's Team Event
(No. 3 UNC vs. No. 1 ND, No. 2 Duke vs. No. 4 BC)
10:30 a.m. - Round Three of Women's Team Event
(No. 1 ND vs. No. 2 Duke, No. 4 BC vs. No. 3 UNC)
11:45 p.m. - Women's Championship Awards
12:15 p.m. - Round One of Men's Team Event
(No. 1 ND vs.No. 4 Duke, No. 2 UNC vs. No. 3 BC)
1:30 p.m. - Round Two of Men's Team Event
(No. 3 BC vs. No. 1 ND, No. 2 UNC vs. No. 4 Duke)
2:45 p.m. - Round Three of Men's Team Event
(No. 1 ND vs. No. 2 UNC, No. 4 Duke vs. No. 3 BC)
4 p.m. - Men's Championship Awards
SETTING THE SCENE
- The championships will be held Saturday and Sunday at Boston College's Margot Connell Recreation Center in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
- The championships begin at 8 a.m., Saturday with the women's individual round robin. The men's individual round robin starts at 2:30 p.m., Saturday. The team competition will be held Sunday, with the women kicking things off at 8 a.m., and the men opening at 12:15 p.m.
- This will be the ninth ACC Fencing Championship since fencing returned as a league-sponsored sport.
- Boston College is serving as the host for the second time – 2019, 2023.
- The 12th-ranked Duke women are 19-3 this season while the ninth-ranked men are 13-8.
- Notre Dame is the reigning champion on both the men's and women's sides.
Men's
#1 – Notre Dame
#2 – North Carolina
#3 – Boston College
#4 – Duke
Women's
#1 – Notre Dame
#2 – Duke
#3 – North Carolina
#4 – Boston College
CATCH THE ACTION LIVE ON ACCNX
- The men's and women's individual semifinals and finals, as well as the team championship, will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra. Coverage of the women's semifinals and finals begins at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, while the men's semifinals and finals start at 7 p.m., Saturday. Team finals coverage begins at 8 a.m. (women's) and 12:15 p.m. (men's) on Sunday.
- The No. 12 Duke women's fencing team posted an undefeated 5-0 record at the Duke Meet. The Blue Devils featured three top-10 victories, highlighted by a win over No. 1 Notre Dame.
- The women captured wins over the No. 1 Fighting Irish (16-11), No. 5 Northwestern (15-12), No. 9 Penn State (18-9), MIT (21-6) and Brandeis (24-3).
- The Blue Devil women have tallied seven wins over top-10 teams this season.
- The women's squad is now 19-3 this season.
- Six Blue Devils collected individual medals at the 2022 ACC Fencing Championship at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Sarah Lurye brought home silver in women's epee, while Vivi Buchmann (saber), Christina Ferrari (foil), Terence Lee (saber), Rachel Kowalsky (epee) and David Tierney (foil) captured bronze medals in their respective events.
- As a team, the men finished in third while the women placed second overall.
With the regular season complete, the Duke fencing team is continuing to raise money with the Fence for the Fight campaign in partnership with the Duke Cancer Institute.
With 1,152 wins so far this season in combination with pledging, the Fence for the Fight campaign has totaled $48,652.40.
Elizabeth Beguinet, Director of Administration and Recruiting for the Duke fencing program, passed away December 17 after a long fight with breast cancer.
Learn more about Fence for the Fight.
For more information on Duke fencing, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeFEN".
#GoDuke
MEN'S FOIL
Cam Evans
Finn Hossfeld
Ryan Pelosky
David Tierney
WOMEN'S FOIL
Christina Ferrari
Skylar Knight
Rachel Koo
Lulu Tang
MEN'S SABER
Lukas Dannull
Stephen Kim
Terence Lee
Justin Morrill
WOMEN'S SABER
Hava Stone
Kunling Tong
Zsofia Walter
Anneke Zegers
MEN'S EPEE
Danny Campbell III
Allen Marakov
Ethan Nguyen
Bowen Wang
WOMEN'S EPEE
Monica Balakrishnan
Chloe Beittel
Rachel Kowalsky
Sarah Lurye
ACC Fencing Championships Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 25 – Individual Championships
8 a.m. - Women's Individual Tournament Begins
12:30 p.m. - Women's Individual Semifinal Bouts
1 p.m. - Women's Individual Championship Bouts
(in the order of sabre, epee and foil)
2 p.m. – Women's Individual Awards
2:30 p.m. - Men's Individual Tournament Begins
7 p.m. - Men's Individual Semifinal Bouts
7:30 p.m. – Men's Championship Bouts
(in the order of sabre, epee and foil)
8:30 p.m. - Men's Individual Awards
Sunday, Feb. 26 – Team Championships
8 a.m. - Round One of Women's Team Event
(No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Boston College, No. 2 Duke vs. No. 3 North Carolina)
9:15 a.m. - Round Two of Women's Team Event
(No. 3 UNC vs. No. 1 ND, No. 2 Duke vs. No. 4 BC)
10:30 a.m. - Round Three of Women's Team Event
(No. 1 ND vs. No. 2 Duke, No. 4 BC vs. No. 3 UNC)
11:45 p.m. - Women's Championship Awards
12:15 p.m. - Round One of Men's Team Event
(No. 1 ND vs.No. 4 Duke, No. 2 UNC vs. No. 3 BC)
1:30 p.m. - Round Two of Men's Team Event
(No. 3 BC vs. No. 1 ND, No. 2 UNC vs. No. 4 Duke)
2:45 p.m. - Round Three of Men's Team Event
(No. 1 ND vs. No. 2 UNC, No. 4 Duke vs. No. 3 BC)
4 p.m. - Men's Championship Awards
Players Mentioned
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