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“Every guy has an individual battle”: ND fencing leaders, former NFL coach discuss team success before Stanford game

Serena Zacharias | Monday, October 1, 2018

Notre Dame fencing head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia, fencing team captain senior Sabrina Massialas and former NFL coach and Notre Dame football player Tom Clements spoke at the Eck Center Friday as part of the “Catching Up With…” Football Friday lecture series. Kvaratskhelia and Massialas began the conversation by discussing how they became involved in fencing. Kvaratskhelia

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Notre Dame takes home second-consecutive national title

Charlotte Edmonds | Monday, March 26, 2018

When asked about the key to the success of the fencing team, athletes and coaches repeatedly cited one quality — grit. This determination proved key in the team’s quest to repeat as national champions this past Sunday in State College, Pennsylvania. Irish head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia said there was never a doubt in the team’s

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Notre Dame sets sights on title repeat at NCAA championships

Charlotte Edmonds | Thursday, March 22, 2018

Notre Dame will prepare to defend its title starting Thursday at the NCAA championships with a full roster of 12 competitors. As one of only three schools, along with Columbia and Ohio State, to qualify the maximum number of athletes, the Irish have positioned themselves to compete for a repeat of last year’s success. The

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Six fencers medal for Irish at Midwest Regional championship

Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Notre Dame had another dominant performance at the Midwest Regional championship in Cleveland on March 10, earning the maximum number of qualifications a team can achieve for the NCAA championships Thursday. Coming off the ACC championships — where both the men and women finished in second place in team competition, though the women swept the

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Irish prepare for Duke Duals

Charlotte Edmonds | Thursday, February 8, 2018

After hosting duals for the past two weekends, the No. 1-ranked Irish will travel to Durham, North Carolina, to participate in the Duke Duals. Irish head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia said he’s fully aware of the intense competition they’ll be facing this weekend. “All the teams there will be tough to deal with,” he said. “Especially

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Notre Dame wraps up successful weekend at Northwestern Duals

Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, February 7, 2018

This past weekend, No. 1 Notre Dame impressed yet again, this time as hosts at the Northwestern Duals held in Castellan Family Fencing Center. The top-ranked women went 11-0 and extended their current win streak to 22 matches while the No. 1 men walked away from the action at 7-2. On day one of competition,

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Irish head to New York in return to collegiate action

Alex Bender | Friday, January 19, 2018

This weekend, Notre Dame prepares to return to its first collegiate action since early November — the team will head to Jamaica, New York, for the St. John’s SuperCup on Saturday before heading to the NYU Invitational on Sunday. After opening up the season at Ohio State’s Elite Invitational, a tournament in which the Irish

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Lee Kiefer, Irish capture program’s ninth national title

Jack Concannon | Friday, May 19, 2017

Senior foilist Lee Kiefer was a member of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic teams. She has competed at the Junior World Championships. And when she defeated Cornell’s Luby Kiriakidi at the NCAA championships in February, she clinched a national title for the Irish. This year’s national championship was the ninth in program history, the team’s first since 2011 and the first

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Lee Kiefer wins fourth straight title as Notre Dame captures national championship

Benjamin Padanilam and Zach Klonsinski | Monday, March 27, 2017

From start to finish, there was one only program with its name at the top of the leaderboard at the 2017 NCAA championships, and that was Notre Dame. Throughout the four-day competition, the Irish found themselves outpacing the likes of Ohio State, Columbia, St. John’s and Harvard to notch the program’s ninth national title in

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Irish look to carry ACC momentum into NCAA regionals

Molly Murphy | Thursday, March 9, 2017

This coming weekend, the Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will compete in the NCAA midwest regional in Detroit. With both teams coming off of first-place ACC finishes, the No. 3 Irish women and No. 4 Irish men are poised to continue the momentum in the qualification for NCAAs. On Feb. 25 and 26, Notre

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