Fencers go 5-9 at Northwestern Duals II
2/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Fencing
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. - Air Force finished 5-9 in Evanston, Ill., at the Northwestern Duals II this past weekend, Jan. 31-Feb. 1. The Air Force women finished 4-6 while the men's team finished 2-5.
On Saturday, the women defeated Wayne State, 16-11, the squads finished 4-5 in saber, in foil, 7-2, and 5-4 in epee. The women also defeated UC San Diego, 15-12, and were 4-5 in saber, 7-2 in foil and 4-5 in epee. The Falcons also defeated Cal Tech, 21-6, winning 7-2 in saber, 9-0 in foil, and 5-4 in epee. No. 5 Ohio State defeated Air Force, 25-2. No. 6 Penn defeated Air Force, 20-7 and No. 10 Temple defeated the women, 19-8. No. 1 Notre Dame defeated the Falcons, 22-5.
The Air Force men defeated Wayne State, 19-8, as the men finished 6-3 in saber, 8-1 in foil, and 5-4 in epee. The Falcon men also defeated CalTech, 21-6, finishing 9-0 in saber, 6-3 in foil, and 6-3 in epee. The losses were against Penn 17-10, Notre Dame 20-7, Ohio State, 21-6, Princeton 22-5 and UC San Diego 16-11.
On Sunday, the Air Force women defeated Fairleigh Dickenson,14-13, finishing 4-5 in saber, 7-2 in foil and 3-6 in epee. Air Force was defeated by Northwestern, 21-6 and Stanford,15-12.
Not all results were available at the time of this posting.
