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Jose Sanchez Cordova | Monday, November 21, 2022
Notre Dame fencing picked up where it left off at its opening meet of the season, going undefeated at the University of Pennsylvania’s Elite Invitational Saturday. The Irish went 5-0 in both the men’s and women’s competitions with some standout performances on both sides. Irish notch big wins over Princeton Wins over the Princeton Tigers
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Barely hours after Notre Dame fencing claimed its 12th national title in Purcell Pavilion earlier this year, the championship countdown clock on the wall of their locker room was updated. The clock read “361 days,” right above the 2023 National Collegiate Fencing Championships logo. That sign — now down to 127 days — is a
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, May 13, 2022
It was another dominant year for the Notre Dame fencing team in the 2021-2022 season as they claimed their 12th national title — their fourth in the last five championships. The title triumph followed an excellent regular season where the men’s team (38-0) and the women’s team (42-3) finished ranked first and third in the
Uyen Le and Spencer Kelly | Monday, March 28, 2022
With the 2022 NCAA fencing championships taking place right here at Notre Dame, our community is reminded that our team is a force to be reckoned with. Composed of fencers from all over the world, the team is one of the most diverse and talented groups on campus. In recognition of Notre Dame’s fencing tradition,
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Wednesday, March 23, 2022
The Notre Dame women’s fencing team found themselves in an unusual situation at the ACC Championships in at Cameron Indoor Stadium about a month ago. During a title-deciding match against Duke, they were down 4-8 and staring down the barrel of a first ACC title loss since 2018. But they rallied, winning 14 of the
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Monday, February 28, 2022
The top-ranked Notre Dame fencing team headed to Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina this weekend for the ACC Championships. It marked their return to the competition after missing the championships last year with a COVID-19 outbreak. Prior to that, Notre Dame had won the ACC Championship in five of the last six years
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Notre Dame Fencing had another strong weekend at the DeCicco Duals, their annual home meet at the Castellan Family Fencing Center. Across the two days of competition, the men’s team went a perfect 11-0 and improved to 32-0 on the season while the women’s team put together an impressive 13-1 weekend and moved to 37-2
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Thursday, January 27, 2022
Notre Dame fencing is back in action this weekend as they host the DeCicco Duals on Saturday and Sunday at the Castellan Family Fencing Center. Last time out, Notre Dame put together two outstanding meets at St. John’s and UPenn where the men’s and women’s teams combined for a 17-1 against multiple top-10 opponents. Last
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The Notre Dame fencing team left little doubt of their ability this weekend with impressive showings at the St. John’s and Philadelphia Invitationals. The men put together a perfect 9-0 weekend to stay undefeated and move to 21-0, while the women compiled an excellent 8-1 weekend record to improve to 24-1 on the season. “I
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Following an undefeated start to the season, the Notre Dame fencing team is back in action this weekend for the first time in 2022 with two meets on the east coast. Since the defending national champions last competed on Dec. 5, the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) released their Early Season poll, with the 16-0